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The Aston Villa star made another eye-catching performance for the Three Lions as he pushed his case for a starting spot.
Jack Grealish hasn’t hurt his chances of becoming a regular England starter after a solid individual performance in a 2-0 loss to Belgium in the Nations League on Sunday.
The 25-year-old started on the left flank on the side of Gareth Southgate and was one of the Three Lions’ sharpest players when on the ball.
Grealish completed the second most matchups (4), while also being fouled seven times, the most of the game, as Belgium did their best to try to contain him.
The brilliant performance brought a silver lining to England, who will now be unable to reach the Nations League final, and Southgate was quick to single out Grealish for filling an attacking void.
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“I thought we were excellent. I couldn’t get enough praise for the players,” Southgate said. Sky sports After the match.
“We had a different player profile, but in those positions I thought Jack Grealish had an absolutely outstanding game. Losing Raheem Sterling and Marcus Rashford, we lose a lot of speed. But I can’t fault the attacking game until the last opportunity.”
“We created a lot more opportunities than we did at Wembley. I saw what I knew he would see from Jack, someone with the courage to play. He took the ball in tight areas, his technique was good, we knew he would buy a lot of free kicks. I thought he would He was outstanding, he should be delighted, I explained what we wanted to see when we brought it in September.
“Today was a great match for us to see. I couldn’t speak highly of his performance.”
Grealish’s strong performance also caught the attention of Premier League legend Cesc Fabregas, whose only observation of the match on social media was focused on the Villa captain.
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The forward now hopes to back up his performance on Wednesday when England host Iceland at Wembley.
Grealish’s promising displays for the Three Lions stem from a strong start to the season with Villa, where he has scored four goals and provided five assists in just seven Premier League appearances.
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