Jack Grealish had an impressive performance, contributing greatly to England’s 3-1 victory over Finland, in the fourth match of Group B2 of the UEFA Nations League this year.

After the humiliating 1-2 defeat to Greece at Wembley a few days ago, interim coach Lee Carsley made some personnel adjustments, notably the return of captain Harry Kane. In addition, Dean Henderson, Kyle Walker, Marc Guehi, Angel Gomes, and Jack Grealish started from the start.

In the in Helsinki, England encountered many difficulties against the proactive counter-attacking style of play that Finland displayed, ready to give and take. However, with their superior class, the “Three Lions” still controlled the situation, and knew how to strike to defeat their opponents.

Jack Grealish opened the scoring (18th minute), with a perfect run and shot past goalkeeper Lukas Hradecky, after a delicate through ball from Angel Gomes. Grealish was also one of the most impressive players on the England team in this match.

In the 4-2-3-1 system used by Lee Carsley, Jack Grealish was positioned as a left-sided midfielder, alongside Jude Bellingham and Cole Palmer, supporting right behind striker Harry Kane. Compared to the right flank occupied by Cole Palmer and Kyle Walker, the left flank with the participation of Jack Grealish and Trent Alexander-Arnold was much more effective.

Jack Grealish, with his speed and solid personal technical foundation, continuously penetrated Nikolai Alho’s position on the right flank. In addition, he tended to cut into the middle, finding gaps between the centre-back and full-back to make breakthroughs or make through balls.

In addition to the above goal, the player wearing the number 17 shirt touched the ball 72 times, made 56/58 accurate passes (97%), created 3 decisive passes, won 4/6 duels, and made 2 tackles.

Not only completing the attacking task well, the midfielder of Manchester City was also very active in dropping back when the home team changed state. The combination between him and Trent Alexander-Arnold continuously created open and airy situations for the “Three Lions”.

After the humiliating defeat to Greece, Lee Carsley showed the rightness of his personnel changes, especially bringing Grealish back into the starting lineup. In addition, moving Trent Alexander-Arnold from the right wing to the opposite side also paid off, when the Liverpool player impressed with his ability to and defend, and created a masterpiece of a free

Under interim coach Lee Carsley, Jack Grealish is showing positive signs of form. In September, this player scored a goal in England’s 2-0 victory over the Republic of Ireland, and also played full of energy in the same scoreline victory over Finland at Wembley.

In addition to placing Grealish on the left wing, Lee Carsley also arranged his student to play in the role of an attacking midfielder. The player who grew up in the Aston Villa training camp is versatile, and when needed, can even play as a real striker.

At his parent club Manchester City, Jack Grealish is also having encouraging performances. In the Premier League alone, he started 4 matches (and came off the bench 2 times) after 7 rounds, had 1 assist, completed 1.3 successful dribbles, passed accurately at 89%, and created 2.0 decisive passes per 90 minutes.

Jack Grealish went through dark days when he was removed from the list of players attending Euro 2024 by coach Gareth Southgate, due to a loss of form and lackluster performances at the club. But then, from the depths of despair, Grealish gradually revived, and people expected that these were not just temporary moments, coming and going.