Grealish will expect boos from Aviva crowd - Robinson

Republic of Ireland striker Callum Robinson says he would beryllium amazed if England's Jack Grealish is not met pinch a frosty reception from nan Aviva Stadium crowd during Saturday's Nations League match.

Birmingham-born Grealish represented nan Republic of Ireland astatine under-age level, qualifying done his grandparents, earlier switching successful September 2015.

Manchester City's Grealish starred successful England's friends triumph complete nan Republic of Ireland successful 2020 but has not faced nan 'Boys successful Green' successful Dublin since changing allegiance.

Arsenal midfielder Declan Rice, an unused substitute successful that 2020 friendly, is besides preparing for a reunion pinch nan Republic of Ireland aft earning 3 friends caps successful 2018, earlier deciding to correspond England.

Robinson, who is adjacent friends pinch Grealish, says nan 28-year-old will beryllium "expecting" immoderate "abuse" from nan Irish fans connected Saturday.

"I'd beryllium amazed if he doesn't because I deliberation he gets booed anyplace he goes anyhow - moreover successful England," said nan 29-year-old Robinson, who represented England astatine under-age level earlier switching to nan Republic of Ireland successful 2018.

"I deliberation he'll beryllium getting fresh for a spot of maltreatment but that's portion of it, it's portion of nan game. He's aged capable and pinch being a elder subordinate now, that stuff's going to come.

"As I said, he gets it successful English games [in nan Premier League], I don't deliberation location will beryllium immoderate alteration connected Saturday, I deliberation he will beryllium getting it."

Like his erstwhile Aston Villa team-mate Grealish, Robinson is preparing for a return to nan world shape aft immoderate clip away.

But while Grealish is successful interim England leader Lee Carsley's first squad aft being near retired of Euro 2024 by Gareth Southgate, Robinson is keen to dress up for mislaid clip pinch fittingness issues having kept him retired of nan image since November.

The Cardiff City frontman has 9 goals successful 37 caps and is excited to get going nether caller leader Heimir Hallgrimsson aft nan vexation of missing retired connected nan 4 friendlies during John O'Shea's interim spell successful charge.

"In nan summer, I grafted and worked really hard, looked aft my body, worked connected my assemblage and had this successful my mind to get backmost into nan squad present and pinch Cardiff," said Robinson, who scored his first Championship extremity of nan play against Swansea connected 25 August.

"I'm really happy astatine nan infinitesimal pinch really it's each going and I've worked difficult to get myself backmost into nan squad."

Robinson besides revealed erstwhile Iceland leader Hallgrimsson outlined his desire to make nan Republic of Ireland "harder to beat" during his first mates of training sessions pinch nan squad.

"As I said earlier, we'll effort to beryllium coagulated and difficult to hit and sometimes it intends going a spot deeper and being much coagulated defensively.

"But I still deliberation we've sewage nan ability, but erstwhile you're playing England and nan apical nations, we don't want to beryllium naive and we want to spell pinch a coagulated base."