Southgate should give him a call then if that’s the case as there will be a strikers position open not too far away.
He got a couple of caps in November against Norway and Malta.
Friendlies though. Don’t think they count.
all i’ll say is that i’ve never seen them in the same room together.
They count as caps but an appearance in a friendly doesn’t lock you in to a side like you say. Happened with Wilf Zaha back when people thought he had a shot of playing for England.
I'd say he's fairly nailed down to play in the next competitive games unless he has his head turned for some reason.
Definitely. Like I said, he’s not up against much competition. We’d be mad not to at least give him some minutes. I’m sure we will. He’s ready.
I think this is the thing. If he had a Spanish/French mother, I'd be more worried we'd lose him but nobody born and reared in Ireland (or at least the 26 counties) would ever pull on an English jersey. It would be considered a massive betrayal given the history. Even Grealish is looked down on in Ireland for picking England and he was born and raised in England to two English parents!
Eoin Morgan. He has an English mother as well.
Not in football that I know of. Captained England to a World Cup and masterminded an entire ethos change in another sport though…
Yes Eoin Morgan can play football for England sounds good to me.Highly likely I would imagine. He’ll want to play on the biggest international stage.
Eoin Morgan already captained England Cricket team too late lad.
This lad will likely use that as inspiration and follow suit.
Fixed that for you. Not sure I agree with your logic.
Suppose he is white so wouldn't have to worry about the racist abuse from the English fans for daring to miss a pen at those tournaments so it could work.
I think terrible decision is a bit much. He's played in World Cups and Euros and the off field monetary gain and popularity wouldn't have happened if he hadn't decided to go with England. I am not even sure if he would be playing for City if hadn't made the switch or at least wouldn't have cost them the amount he did.
Nobody would have gave a crap if he just stated he wanted to play England from the outset. Same goes for Rice. Both only decided to switch when they realised they had a good chance of actually getting a game for England.
It’s still (relatively) early days but his international career has not been going well at all. Of course, this also coincides with a truly terrible Ireland national team but you’d have to wonder what sort of transformative effect Grealish might have had? There’s a lot to be said for being a big fish in a small pond. Something he is also finding out at club level.
You never know.
I guess it depends on what he would want, same as with club football. Be a part of a team that's involved in the Champions League and the chance to be a global superstar or just one that's either midtable or avoiding relegation but would be the so-called best player.
I think for most footballer priority number one is playing in as many matches as possible. Nobody likes sitting on the bench. If you can be a guaranteed starter and the main man in getting your club/country to over-achieve that’s surely more rewarding than a bit part player at a big club/national team?
Or play for the countey he co was from? This is why international football is fecked. Oh he grew up there and feels English, that’s why it’s ok that we took this full Irish international and now onto this Champions League line of thinking.
His mother is English as far as I know so he would qualify for England.
I think that is true to an extent for club football though would Antony right now be preferring to be at back at Ajax with a guaranteed spot or in and out of the United side. Where you play and who you play for matters more I would say.
But surely the fact that Haaland is a megastar in spite of playing for Norway sort of negates your point that you must play for a major nation to be a megastar?
If he’s got an English mother though he’s half English.
Yeah, I guess so. Although there are plenty of Irish footballers over the years who got to play in Euros/World Cups.
