Aston Villa captain must ensure off-pitch conduct does not stop him from reaching the heights his talent puts within reachJack Grealish probably was not the only 24-year-old to ignore the government lockdown last weekend in order to go socialising, but he was the only one to do so almost immediately after lecturing hundreds of thousands of followers on social media about the importance of staying at home in order to keep people safe. His demonstration of a do-as-I-say, not-as-I-do attitude has led many people to rail that he is unfit to continue captaining Aston Villa, though others might suggest it marks him out as a future prime minister.Grealish did a hypocritical and dangerous thing and his apology was not altogether satisfying, since his account of “what happened at the weekend” did not include any explanation as to how his Range Rover came to collide with several motionless vehicles. It would have been useful to hear his version of events given that so many other people are offering theirs, real or imagined. It will be interesting to see what West Midlands police make of the matter. Maybe they will confirm reports that the player faces no charges. So far they have declined to do so. Related: Jack Grealish apologises for 'stupidly' ignoring lockdown to visit friend pic.twitter.com/XxoEt4yZNj Continue readingreadfullarticle
