Source: TheGuardian
Grown-up Grealish has found his focus, says Aston Villa’s Steve Bruce
• Grealish had to deal with toxic dressing room, adds Bruce• Villa lead Boro 1-0 from Championship play-off first legUntil recently Jack Grealish was routinely pigeon-holed as a self-destructive, troubled talent but Steve Bruce believes his playmaker was merely a victim of Aston Villa’s once noxious dressing-room culture.If there is no reason to doubt the Villa manager’s assessment, Grealish also seems to have done an awful lot of growing up. The 22-year-old would – if Villa go up – return to the Premier League as an infinitely more mature version of the midfielder who once drove managers to distraction. Related: Mile Jedinak soars to sink Boro and steer Aston Villa toward play-off final Related: Ryan Sessegnon guides Fulham past Derby into Championship play-off final Continue reading......read full article
