We all knew Jack Grealish would win an international tournament in 2016.
Didn’t we?
Anyway, a season that promised so much for the Aston Villa youngster and delivered so little has ended on a high, with England’s Under-21s winning the Toulon Tournament, beating France 2-1 in the final.
It is the Three Lions’ first triumph in the competition since 1994, when the likes of Jamie Redknapp, Sol Campbell and Trevor Sinclair helped defeat Portugal in the final.
Just three members of the current squad were born the last time England won the trophy – Sunderland duo Jordan Pickford and Duncan Watmore and Southampton’s Jack Stephens.
.@lew_baker, top scorer of the @TournoiToulon 2016 (4 goals) is also a photographer ! Cc @England #Toulon2016 pic.twitter.com/EYuMZzXcfU
— Tournoi Maurice Revello (@TournoiMRevello) May 29, 2016
Gareth Southgate’s squad beat France 2-1 in the final with goals from Chelsea duo Lewis Baker and Ruben Loftus-Cheek.
Grealish, who scored two goals en route to the final, did not make an appearance in the final but – naturally – was quick to take to social media to celebrate the victory.
Great win in the final. Brilliant team performance. Nice to end the season on a high #england21s pic.twitter.com/nx21F7JG4M
— Jack Grealish (@JackGrealish) May 29, 2016
Naturally, he got lots and lots of responses to his tweet. Quite a lot of them from angry Villa and Ireland fans.
https://twitter.com/ryan114av/status/736998093393121280
https://twitter.com/Tonerrrrrrr/status/736998545341992960
https://twitter.com/Tonerrrrrrr/status/736999468722180097
https://twitter.com/DamoDelaldo/status/737000577570377732
@Charli_LL your still a…. pic.twitter.com/0TELhzCZsI
— Stevie WHU Sizzle 🫧 ⚒ (@TheSullis) May 29, 2016
Some people were happy for the Aston Villa midfielder.
take it into next season Jack! Great to see you smiling … Keep up the hard work!
— Jacob Davies (@JacobD93) May 29, 2016
Great job Jack. Will be better next season when you tear up the Championship. You and Villa on the way back! UTV!
— Gary Horton (@garyavfchorton) May 29, 2016
