Jack Grealish says he 'wanted to take a penalty' — but order was set by form in training

[ASFN Admin]

Jack Grealish has said he did want to take a penalty after he was criticised for not being among England's first five takers in the European Championship final defeat to Italy. The Aston Villa captain and Raheem Sterling were both singled out by Roy Keane for not being ahead of 19-year-old Bukayo Saka, who missed the decisive kick in the shoot-out. But Grealish defended himself, making it plain he was keen to take a spot kick and that it was manager Gareth Southgate's decision not to select him

Continue reading...