Ball rolling outside the box and Grealish did something he’s not known to do, he picked a side.
It was the right corner that he aimed for and the Aston Villa youngster, whose international future remains as unclear as the reason why he persists with his haircut, beat Kasper Schmeichel at his far post.
The 20-year-old’s first Villa goal instantly had Twitter’s Irish contingent divided into two camps, the optimistic and the pessimistic.
Optimists.
GREALISH! WOW! Now play for Republic of Ireland please 🙂
— Kartik Krishnaiyer 🇺🇦🌻⚽️ (@kkfla737) September 13, 2015
https://twitter.com/SmaIIing12/status/643086756758294528
Ahh listen Jack Grealish, just play for Ireland will ya?! haha!
— Luke Duffy (@LucaLockheart) September 13, 2015
https://twitter.com/CallyT69/status/643086668233330688
if I was this grealish kid, I'd pick defo pick Ireland
— nigel (@brudbruh) September 13, 2015
https://twitter.com/CoreyMcC95/status/643086938547875840
Jack Grealish please play for Ireland
— Gary Higgins (@Gaz_LAD_) September 13, 2015
https://twitter.com/JohnSmyth3D/status/643087777412857857
Pessimists.
https://twitter.com/leedsfc9/status/643086612428103681
https://twitter.com/Green_Scouser/status/643086829495943169
https://twitter.com/Killian_K95/status/643086977882005504
https://twitter.com/SuibhneGeilt1/status/643087099890151424
Feck off Grealish unless you choose Ireland (unlikely). Cunt!
— Martin Ó C. (@MartinOC1990) September 13, 2015
@PadraigFalvey grealish?? England all the way. If he wanted Ireland there wouldn't be a decision to make. Shame.
— Barry (@bazfitz1982) September 13, 2015
https://twitter.com/JamesBebb_/status/643088173527076864
https://twitter.com/Tom_Banks11/status/643088011111079937
Lovely goal by England's Jack Grealish. Much better finish than Ireland's Jack Grealish 10 minutes before
— Craig (@craggy8) September 13, 2015
