I love Ireland!
He should definitely be starter for England and kind of pragmatic football England play under Southgate they need player like Grealish who can produce magic individually to actually do anything worthwhile in the tournament .
He should absolutely start, I can’t think of many reasons he wouldn’t and he certainly can be a difference maker.
I am only pulling your leg, mate.
) Personally, I think Southgate would be mental not to start him and build his attack around him. He’s genuinely that good. I’d love to see him light up the Euros, but from a United point of view, that may make signing him even more difficult.My thoughts, too. It's why I think both him and Foden should start. Together, I think they could really take our general play to another level with their ability to play in tight spaces and under pressure.
Well, he doesn't seem to be seen as one to Southgate. Looks like he prefers Mount, and definitely won't play Grealish and Foden with Mount. I don't think that's the way to go but I wonder if anyone agrees with Southgate.
Ha, nice one, mate!I am only pulling your leg, mate.
I absolutely love Grealish. (I think I started the first thread on him on the Caf, way back in 2013.
He should be fresh, while Rashford/Sterling are not in their best form to say it nicely. Rashford not even fully fit
Don't forget Mount. Kane and Sterling are guaranteed, and deserve to be, imo. Then there's one spot for Rashford/Sancho, and another for Mount/Foden/Grealish it seems.
I think he should be our number 1 priority, too, but let's not concern ourselves with the City link just yet! Let's enjoy him while we still can
I’d start him over Rashford on the left given his form at the seasons end. I doubt Southgate will though.
You must be super fun at parties
I would argue one of Rashford and Sterling is needed for their pace, to have a threat on the counter and stretch the opponent. I would go with Rashford/Sterling - Grealish - Foden.
Ray of sunshine.
Can you give me the lottery number for this week?
i don’t think you need to build a team around him. His work rate is impressive - and he fits in where required. He’s obviously the main man at villa, where they don’t have as much quality.
Foden definitely has to be in there, I’d personally have Grealish in there but if form is the factor for selection there can’t be many arguments for Marcus to start. Much as we want our players playing for the national team, he looked completely spent by the end of the season. The guy needs a rest.
Absolutely agree, would rather go with Sterling, but somehow Rashford has achieved something of an undroppable status. Don't know why that is, but wouldn't be surprised at all to see Southgate picking him.
We’ve seen it so many times with so many national team managers over the years. Picking out of sorts players. When has it ever worked?
Rashford has attributes that other English players dont have. England have looked toothless when playing the Grealish / Mount etc triangles because nobody runs in behind and its all ball to feet. In these predicted lineups, there are few goals behind Kane.
Just like the cricket.
I agree with this to a certain extent.
Rooney in 04?
No Grealish , no party.
Yeah, I'd say Rooney was the closest. Still think Gazza edges it though.
I've rated Grealish the same for years. Even when he was in the Championship I thought he was good enough to start, and that was seen as silly because he was a Championship player and we had Maddison, Ali, Lingard playing at a higher level, etc.
I've rated Grealish for years too. In fact I'm pretty sure that when he was playing for Villa in The Championship I posted on here that he would eventually play for England. That said I do think that tactically he's not an easy fit for England as it stands as we need some pace in his position, the number of excellent players that we have in his best position and I'm not convinced by him in a central position.I've rated Grealish the same for years. Even when he was in the Championship I thought he was good enough to start, and that was seen as silly because he was a Championship player and we had Maddison, Ali, Lingard playing at a higher level, etc.
I didn't make the thread because he's the best player. I made it because, as well as just being a big fan and looking forward to seeing him in a major tournament, the goal of a thread is to promote discussion. As this is a United forum, we have more English fans than not on here, and Grealish's part in our Euros is the big talking point so why not discuss it? Personally, I'm hoping he has a stellar Euros and we all rave about him in here like a Luke Shaw performance thread.
Finally, I don't think anyone has said he's the difference in winning the competition. At most, I, and probably others, have said he "could" be the difference between an average tournament and a good one. That doesn't necessarily mean winning it.
Don't forget Mount. Kane and Sterling are guaranteed, and deserve to be, imo. Then there's one spot for Rashford/Sancho, and another for Mount/Foden/Grealish it seems.
I think he should be our number 1 priority, too, but let's not concern ourselves with the City link just yet! Let's enjoy him while we still can
I'm surprised that Sterling is getting praise here. He's had a poor season and it's arguably more out of form than Rashford.
That's fair enough, mate. It's one of the reasons I created this thread. I knew the whole Grealish discussion could be quite polarizing so I wanted to hear from both sides (as well as hopefully raving about him playing well!)
I'm pretty much basing my opinion on how he's done for England and, imo, he's been our most consistent player alongside Kane for a few years now.
That's fine but I think you have to judge Rashford by those standards then and he's also been pretty great for England..
Grealish is good enough to play anywhere across that 3 and still get involved in the game. Personally I'd go 4231 with Mount as one of the 2, Rashford off the left, Grealish down the middle and Foden on the right. But they're all capable of swapping positions fluidly, same with Sterling and Sancho.
