Comparison for England Euro 2020 Jack Grealish vs James Maddison

James Maddison and Jack Grealish, two young English midfielders tipped for having bright professions. Playing for Leicester and Aston Villa correspondingly, both have had great terms therefore far in 2019/20.

It is, therefore, no surprise they are both in the conversation for the Euro 2020 starting spot. I think it is a given both are on the plane in the summer, a testament to how good the 24 and 23-year-old have been respectively. Euro Cup fans can purchase England Euro Cup Tickets online to enjoy its stunning performances.

It is just a question of who is the first name on that team sheet. Gareth Southgate has an important decision to make.

Having the next golden the era of English talent at his disposal, he faces a selection dilemma in these final few months of domestic and European competition.

Maddison and Grealish in particular, have been intensely debated on Twitter about who is better as well as who should start for the Three Lions.

Manchester United fans are certain they’ll sign one of them in the summer. But based on their club’s transfer policy, who knows who the Red Devils will sign

Either way, here is our comparison of our country’s two most exciting midfield prospects for Euro 2020. Stats courtesy of Premier League and WhoScored Madison and Grealish:

Goals, assists and external influences

So first off, we will go with the easiest statistics this season. They are all and close all for maximum people: Goals and contributions. Birmingham born Grealish has made 23 arrivals, at the same time as Coventry born Maddison has made 24.

The former has managed 7 goals and 5 assists in those games, with the latter just behind on 6 and 3. The reason this has been such a debate online is because of how neck and neck they are as shown here. 3 goal contributions more for the Villa youth product gives him the slight edge.

What makes this even more impressive is considering the stark difference in the sides and therefore quality around them.

Grealish, of course, has to perform miracles for relegation-threatened Villa side. Of course not helped with injuries to Wesley Moraes and John Mcginn:

Whilst Maddison is in a Champions League qualifying side with quality around him, certainly helpful when you have got a Jamie Vardy upfront to bury the chances you feed him. 

So based on that, surely Maddison should be performing better for the Foxes?

But then the casual sideways to this is that all goes over Grealish in the West Midlands since of the deceptive lack of excellence.

With the Leicester midfielder, considering there is so much quality around him, the goals and contributions get spread out through the team.

Tielemans has managed 8 goals contributions himself this season, helping supply Vardy.

The other options for creativity and chances mean that the rest of the team is not only passing to Maddison like perhaps Villa would do with Grealish. In that respect, his lower figures can be justified to an extent.

Grit and defensive duties

People argue that being in a relegation side means Grealish has more grit and tenacity than Maddison. It is a British thing that we like our players to have a fight, get in scraps, and really show passion.

Brexit FC you know. Anyway, let’s not get political. The fact is self-justifying obligations will be a portion of their role, presumptuous this for a dominant midfield mess. Please do not put one on the wing Gareth. Let’s see if the statistics back up this general idea:

If you think they help find a clear winner in this grit category, you are wrong. Once again, they are so close. Grealish has made 13 interceptions in 2019/20 compared to Maddison’s 9. Surprisingly, the former Norwich midfielder has attempted a staggering 46 tackles, 20 more than his English counterpart.

But then, if you look closer, Grealish has won 17 out of his 26 compared to Maddison winning just 21 out of 46.

Quality over quantity seems in the tackling department. Yet this just proves the idea of Grealish working harder is not exactly true. Either way, again, no outright winner in this category:

Euro 2020 Creativity and playmaking

Now let’s delve deeper into the statistics. Because occasionally the excellence of a player cannot only be signified by their goals and contributions:

It is neck and neck again for the two talents. Both averaging 2.7 key passes per game to emphasis what they will bring to an England team that was crying out for this creativity in the World Cup:

Maddison has created bigger chances 7 compared to Grealish 4, despite having fewer assists. Another argument for the previous point:

They have their personal powers and compensations over each other two. Which, may I stress, are bordering statistically. Grealish averages 2.4 dribbles per game compared to Maddison’s 1.8. However, the Leicester midfielder averages 2.4 shots per game compared to the Villa midfielder's 2.2.

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