The public spat between Jack Grealish and Graeme Souness has take a fresh twist with the former Aston Villa man claiming the outspoken pundit ‘always has something to say about me’. Speaking to L’Equipe on September 29, an interview that was published this week, Grealish claimed that he gets treated unfairly by pundits like Souness.
Jack Grealish said: “I often feel I do exactly the same as other players, but people talk about them because it’s me… That’s what I said in relation to [Graeme] Souness: he always has something to say about me. And he responded by saying I can’t take criticism. Today, footballers, if we allow ourselves to respond to something said about us, we’re portrayed as if we cannot stand criticism. Sometimes I want to say to them [English media], is leave me alone a bit and focus on someone else, so that I can focus on my game.. There’s always noise around me, generated by articles or things. It’s linked to my style of play and the fact I play in one of the biggest clubs in the world. I imagine also that the fee City paid for me contributes to this attention.”
Grealish has made 12 appearances and scored once so far this season and was on the bench in this week’s Champions League clash with Borussia Dortmund.
