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'It's the player, not the footwear': Jack Grealish shows off 'lucky' tattered boots which won Aston Villa promotion
Jack Grealish starred in Aston Villa’s Championship play-off final win against Derby County at Wembley but his beleaguered boots were a sight to behold.
Villa’s 2-1 victory means they will return to the Premier League after relegation three years ago.
What are those! 👟
Jack Grealish reveals the story behind his lucky boots
More: https://t.co/NrJKXdNYcn pic.twitter.com/wdJv7F58Nz— Sky Sports Football (@SkyFootball) May 27, 2019
They were predominantly led there by lifelong Villa fan - and current captain -Grealish.
The 23-year-old returned from a three-month layoff in March to score four times and help his side to nine-consecutive wins en-route to making the play-offs.
And although the sight of his boots come full-time were tragic, the attacker revealed in a post-match interview with Sky Sports that they were ‘lucky’.
He said: “I came back from injury and these were brand new and then I got a few goals and I thought these are my lucky boots so I had to keep them.”
READ MORE: Aston Villa seal Premier League return following Championship playoff win over Derby
Twitter users certainly enjoyed Grealish’s choice of footwear.
To all the doting soccer parents:
Next time you hear begging for new boots—even though the old still fit—just show your kids this video of the boots that got Jack Grealish to the Prem. 😏
pic.twitter.com/usGGWqmXpY— Laura Mills (@laurameme) May 27, 2019
“I came back from injury and the boots were like this. I got a few goals and I got a few assists and thought these were my lucky boots, I had to keep them!"
Jack Grealish wore them for the playoff final, despite their state.
It’s the player, not the footwear, that matters. pic.twitter.com/FzIUU5yPaq— Joe Crann (@YesWeCrann) May 28, 2019
Jack Grealish getting to the Premier League in a pair of boots that look like this is genuinely one of my favourite things from the entire football season pic.twitter.com/Zz6eJHRHE5
— Si Lloyd (@SmnLlyd5) May 28, 2019
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