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Internet reacts like the internet to Jack Grealish making his England debut on Thursday

Published 10:28 20 May 2016 BST

Kevin McGillicuddy
Internet reacts like the internet to Jack Grealish making his England debut on Thursday

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Jack the lad strikes again.

We're just a few weeks out from the European Championships and while Irish football fans are planning for France, Jack Grealish is left contemplating relegation. At least he had his international debut to take his mind off it. The Aston Villa man was at the centre of controversy this time last year when he was mulling over whether to declare for Ireland or England at senior level. Eventually, last October, he plumped for the country of his birth and Thursday night he made his debut for the England Under-21s. And of course, the midfielder posted his delight on social media. https://twitter.com/JackGrealish1/status/733394710442676225 Grealish was introduced as a second half substitute by Gareth Southgate in the Toulon U20 Tournament, which will count as a full U21 cap, but the reaction to his debut was as mixed as you could imagine. There was some minor praise. https://twitter.com/helena_geary/status/733424534225702912 But mostly it was this sort of thing. https://twitter.com/davidryan1987/status/733422806411567105 https://twitter.com/Tonerrrrrrr/status/733427702485639168 His terrible form this season had some confused he was even playing for England. https://twitter.com/calhunter_/status/733543520540053504 Some fans still hadn't got over the England-Ireland kerfuffle at all. https://twitter.com/ryanbrooks2/status/733395304863666177 Some were bemused at the abuse. https://twitter.com/LucyBronze/status/733573132112396293 Even Fr. Dick Byrne was trolling. https://twitter.com/Kman316/status/733398531159949312 And some just went for the straight down the middle abuse tactic. https://twitter.com/Hackett2Stephen/status/733458122082258944 Oh, the horror. https://twitter.com/michaeldod10/status/733417538176962568 There's always one. https://twitter.com/MurrayDonx/status/733407913394376704 Snapchat