"?Aston Villa attacker Jack Grealish has admitted he let the fame get to his head early on in his career, but is now determined to get his game back on track now that he's in the right place.
The midfielder burst onto the scene as an 18-year-old under Tim Sherwood, gaining rave reviews, and was tipped to become a Villa great. It certainly isn't too late for him, but he was headed down the wrong path, and got in the news for all the wrong reasons.
With the Villans having been relegated to the Championship at the end of last season, Grealish seems to have learned his lesson. And now, he insists that he's got it all figured out.
"I struggled with the limelight"?, he revealed in a candid interview with talkSPORT host Jim White.
"Some things happened in the past and I put it down to myself "? I've been a bit young and a bit inexperienced in the game.
Jack Grealish on talkSPORT: I struggled with the limelight, but now I have the right people behind me
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"Obviously about a year ago I broke through at Villa and I found it difficult to deal with to be honest. I didn't really know what it was going to be like. I thought I'd just be the same normal Jack, but it wasn't really the case. Things changed and I started playing for Villa regularly, then there was the England/Ireland situation. I just struggled to deal with that."
Grealish also added that he now had the right people around him, including new manager Steve Bruce, whom he claims has made a huge difference.
"But I've had some good advice from people, I've grown up a lot, and now I just really want to concentrate on my football," he continued.
"I've got the perfect manager for me here at the club at the moment, I've got the right people around me now, so hopefully I can carry on and do that and just let the football do the talking from now on.
"[Seeing myself in the papers] wasn't the best for me or my family, but it happens. I was young, I've just got to learn from it and that's what I'm trying to do."?