Jack Grealish Admits to Being Hungover During England Duty
Manchester City star Jack Grealish has admitted that he was still hungover when he reported for England duty. The 27-year-old had been on a three-day bender to celebrate his team’s Treble glory, and less than 24 hours after the party ended, he joined the Three Lions squad for their Euro 2024 qualifiers. Despite this, Grealish insists that there were no issues with boss Gareth Southgate.
Grealish’s Boozy Exploits
Grealish knew that pundits would be lining up to criticize him after his boozy exploits, but he felt that he deserved to let his hair down after that night in Istanbul. He said, “I’d never sit and lie to you and say, ‘Yeah, I don’t drink and I don’t party’ because I do. I’m just truthful because when you see me doing anything, you’d be like, ‘Oh, hold on, he said a few weeks ago in an interview he didn’t do that.’ But I just enjoy myself, I’m living my dream of playing for the best club in the world in my opinion. And we’ve just won the Treble.”
Grealish’s Relationship with Southgate
Despite being hungover, Grealish insists that he has a great relationship with Southgate. He said, “I knew in the back of my head I wouldn’t play Friday’s win in Malta. Even so, I came into camp on Tuesday night. I was a bit hungover but I wasn’t drunk or anything. We slept then woke up and trained Wednesday. We trained Thursday. Then the Saturday, I trained and trained well.”
Grealish’s Performance for England
England fans showed that they are very much behind Grealish as he came on as a second-half sub in the 7-0 tonking of North Macedonia at Old Trafford. He had no complaints that he did not start as others took the chance to shine. Grealish added, “I thought it was a toss-up with who plays. Me, Phil Foden or Marcus Rashford. Obviously it was Rashy and you can’t complain. He’s one of the most in-form players in the world. He was so good. Bukayo Saka scored three but I thought Rashy in the first half was frightening. I came on and I’m happy. I’ve had the most successful season of my life and I think now I can sit and relax.”
Criticism of Grealish
Grealish knew that there would be criticism of him after his boozy exploits, but he said, “Whatever you do there will always be people in the background criticising you. It’s part and parcel of life.” However, he felt that he deserved to celebrate after winning the Treble, saying, “We enjoyed ourselves on Saturday, Sunday, Monday. It was the best weekend ever.”
Conclusion
Jack Grealish has admitted that he was still hungover when he reported for England duty after a three-day bender to celebrate Manchester City’s Treble glory. Despite this, he insists that there were no issues with boss Gareth Southgate and that he had a great relationship with him. Grealish also said that he deserved to let his hair down after winning the Treble and that he enjoys himself because he is living his dream of playing for the best club in the world.