Crystal Palace manager Roy Hodgson has thrown his weight behind Aston Villa captain Jack Grealish in his battle to make the England squad for this summer’s European Championship. “It was a fortune moment in time when Jack decided he would commit himself to England,” former Three Lions boss Hodgson said. It is a tough, tough decision, but is Jack good enough and would he be a player in his best form that could make a difference to this England team? The 25-year-old could have played for the Republic of Ireland and did represent their youth teams before Hodgson, whilst England manager, was one of many to convince him to commit to the Three Lions in 2015. “Certainly Gareth is very, very experienced now as a national team manager and is in a perfect position to make those decisions.”

Source: Express May 15, 2021 09:00 UTC