Saying he's " nowhere near the level " of the other midfielders is nonsense
Grealish is having a poor season for starters , gets picked
He's at a similar level (probably slightly below the likes of Foden) and at a less fashionable club that isn't quite up there in terms of dominating games. Would I drop the current attacking players for him? No. But I'd put him in the back-ups with the likes of Saka, Mount, Smith-Rowe and Sancho.
There was a point when I felt his set-pieces would get him in the squad, but Ward-Prowse is on another level (though wouldn't it be nice to have two free-kick takers of that quality in reserve?)
There is the argument that his personality works against him, which may well be a factor, but the fact is if Maddison played for an Arsenal or Man U, he gets picked for England. If he'd been more involved with the U21 set-up when he was younger, he'd most likely get picked as well. Those are now bigger hindrances to his international prospects than anything else.
