Is Johnson England's new Ryan Giggs?

As England send out a statement of intent to the rest of Europe,  fans reflect on an exuberant and exquisite performance to be proud of. One buoyant, blossoming young talent especially caught the imagination of all England follower's with his craft, guile and originality, and he goes by the name of Adam Johnson.

 The noisy and boisterous "Come on England!" chants reverberated around the Karaiskakis Stadium as a gift of a pass from Steven Gerrard was acknowledged with an inspiring run from Johnson and elegantly planted in to the back of the net. This was just one of of 3 goals scored by England in a 3-1 thrashing of Switzerland as, significantly, Wayne Rooney broke the deadlock and Darren Bent similarly got his all important first goal in an England shirt.

However from an England perspective it was the revelation of the much craved for left footed, left winger that was most relieving and exciting. Ever since Ryan Giggs opted to play for Wales instead of England, the national team has been crying out for a left footed winger with the same natural instinct and raw pace that Giggs had and to a certain extent still has. Finally our prayers may have been answered this week with two impressive displayes from Adam Johnson. 

As the 23 year old  spent the first half of last season firing on all cylinders for Middlesbrough it became clearer that he wouldn't be spending much more time in the second tier of English football. Subsequently Man City splashed out 8 million to make sure Johnson switched the north-east for the north west, consequently joining one of the world's biggest spender's of recent times. Since then, the prosperous young winger has emerged on to the scene featuring in an impressive 14 premier league matches for 

City.