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England coach Roy Hodgson weighs in on the Jack Grealish saga

The former Liverpool coach insists that he will not pressurise the Birmingham-born player into a decision.

ENGLAND COACH ROY Hodgson has weighed in on the Jack Grealish situation, saying he won’t put “undue influence” on the youngster to represent the Three Lions at senior level.

Grealish has played for Ireland at underage level, and was strongly linked with a call-up to Martin O’Neill’s senior team for their upcoming games against England, Scotland and Northern Ireland, but the Aston Villa youngster was ultimately conspicuous by his absence from the squad.

O’Neill subsequently revealed that Grealish had rejected a call-up by Ireland, leading many to speculate that he was set to declare for England, however the player was not included in Hodgson’s squad today either.

Speaking at a press conference this afternoon, the former Liverpool coach insisted that he would not pressurise the Birmingham-born player into a decision.

“I think it’s important that we leave it to him. He is a very talented player and has been on the radar of our younger teams.

“I have known about him and recently he has broken into the Aston Villa team, which raises the subject.

“He could play for either country, which one’s it going to be? As far as I’m concerned it’s got to be Jack’s decision and I don’t think we should be putting undue influence on him.”

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    Jan 20th 2022, 3:08 PM

    Modern crowds are eejits. Social media age is to blame, same as the darts a few weeks ago :-/

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    Jan 20th 2022, 6:49 PM

    @John Kelly: 100% John !!! Whip the phone out and take a picture for the Gram. Mo Salah scored one the best goals I’ve ever seen against Man City and few weeks ago and you just see lads scrambling for their phone for a picture instead of just enjoying the euphoria of a goal (there’s nothing like it) I was at the CL final in Moscow in 2008 and seeing John Terry slip on his arse was my defyning moment as a football fan. I remember it perfectly and I wasn’t reaching for my phone and losing the moment in the process becauseit wasn’t a thing back then. People don’t enjoy things anymore , Emirates Stadium in London is the absolute worst for it Its all about image and what there social media “Friends” will think. Its Sad !!

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    Jan 20th 2022, 3:20 PM

    One of the most infuriating sounds

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    Jan 20th 2022, 4:22 PM

    @Stephen Keane: haven’t seen any of the tennis, but is this a new thing or have crowds been at it in previous tournaments? Don’t remember hearing/reading anything about it before.

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    Jan 20th 2022, 6:20 PM

    @Joe Kennedy: I haven’t been watching it either. Just meant that it’s a pretty annoying sound in general.

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