Euro 2020 qualifiers: 5 young stars who could be called up by England for October's fixtures

#2 Jack Grealish

Jack Grealish's dribbling skills could make him an excellent weapon for England

Fans have considered Aston Villa’s Jack Grealish a future England star for a long time now, and during the Villains’ rise up the table in the Championship last season, culminating in their promotion via the Playoffs, the clamour only got louder.

The attacking midfielder was arguably Villa’s key man and once he returned from injury in March they went on a 10-game winning streak, with Grealish scoring 4 goals and setting up many more.

It is true that Grealish hasn’t had it all his own way since the Premier League season started – Villa currently sit 18th in the table and have found life in the top flight hard to adjust to – but his performances have steadily improved since August and he definitely looks like one of the Villains’ most dangerous players, chipping in with two assists thus far and two goals in the EFL Cup.

More intriguingly, Grealish could offer something to England that no other midfielder really does right now; where the likes of Mason Mount and Ross Barkley use incisive passing to break open a defence, Grealish lets his dribbling do the talking, averaging 1.7 successful dribbles per game thus far. He also draws fouls like few other players – 28 thus far in just 7 games.

Would Grealish be a starter for England? Likely not, but his performances have earned him a call-up at least and the chance to send him on as a substitute to dribble at tired defenders would definitely be a weapon that Southgate could use - particularly against weaker international defences.