Just making a brief return to posting in this thread because it's technically not about his City performances, which I'm bored of discussing with people on here and won't engage with anymore.
It sounds like Grealish had been training with City the past few days but wasn't ready to play yet, so we requested that England didn't call him up. I imagine we did the same with Aké, Dias, etc. who haven't gone with their national teams over the break. This was probably all agreed with Pep too.
But then it turns out Jack's been called up after all because, for one reason or another, Lee Carsley believes Jack might be ready for that home game against Ireland in nine days. Jack might have given this indication to England over the phone, or City's physios might have given this indication, but Pep clearly wasn't in the know.
Part of me suspects Jack's had some time off after the birth of his child, and has been in London for a bit. He's probably been carrying a knock as well. There was talk of him having to suddenly go to London for the birth, so his girlfriend isn't up in Manchester currently and has been living down south with her family while pregnant.
If Jack doesn't feature at all for England against Greece but then plays Ireland when they're back at Wembley, that would add a bit of weight to the theory that he's down there. Which I think is fair enough, but it sounds like there's been a bit of confusion as to when and where he's supposed to be at the moment. Will all get sorted one way or another.
It sounds like Grealish had been training with City the past few days but wasn't ready to play yet, so we requested that England didn't call him up. I imagine we did the same with Aké, Dias, etc. who haven't gone with their national teams over the break. This was probably all agreed with Pep too.
But then it turns out Jack's been called up after all because, for one reason or another, Lee Carsley believes Jack might be ready for that home game against Ireland in nine days. Jack might have given this indication to England over the phone, or City's physios might have given this indication, but Pep clearly wasn't in the know.
Part of me suspects Jack's had some time off after the birth of his child, and has been in London for a bit. He's probably been carrying a knock as well. There was talk of him having to suddenly go to London for the birth, so his girlfriend isn't up in Manchester currently and has been living down south with her family while pregnant.
If Jack doesn't feature at all for England against Greece but then plays Ireland when they're back at Wembley, that would add a bit of weight to the theory that he's down there. Which I think is fair enough, but it sounds like there's been a bit of confusion as to when and where he's supposed to be at the moment. Will all get sorted one way or another.