Bellingham has become the most talked about player in England. No doubt. However, At the start of the Euro, ‘Hey, Jude’ occupied second place -below the viral chants for Kane, Foden and Stones- among the great ‘hits’ of the ‘three lions’.
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He was probably penalized by three factors: having left very young (17 years old) without going through the Premier, not have any connection with a great man of England and who still He had not managed to transfer his scoring level with Real Madrid to the national team: He barely had three goals in 30 international appearances.
A question of attachment, in short. However, his goals against Serbia (1-0) and above all, his overhead kick in the 95th minute against Slovenia (2-1) They have given him ‘Superstar’ status and have lifted ‘Hey, Jude’ to ‘number 1’ on the charts. Impossible to imagine a better way to celebrate your 21st birthday.
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Agüero, Courtois, Lineker and Tom Brady himself could not hide their fascination on social networks. “It is one of the best goals in the history of our country. He is a great player. It has kept us alive in the tournament. In difficult times, take a step forward.”he assured Harry Kane.“You have to have a lot of guts. If I had done it I would have gone through the roof”he pointed out Declan Rice.
It is one of the best goals in the history of our country
“The Bellingham tie -it was England’s first shot on goal- It was a dagger in the heart”, the Slovak assured David Hancko. “He scored a goal for us that he plays for Real Madrid and that is worth more than 100 million euros seconds from the end,” lamented the coach Francesco Calzona.
Bellingham affirms in a press conference that he has scored the best goal of his career
Gareth SouthgateIncredibly, he thought about taking him off the field: “With 15 minutes left, Kane and Bellingham were in a physical position that made us wonder about the possibility of replacing them, but we knew what they could give us, that’s why we stayed with them.”
With 15 minutes left, Kane and Bellingham were in a physical position that made us wonder about the possibility of replacing them
“We’re not going to put all the pressure on Jude,” Southgate said before the Euro. However, Bellingham once again put the team on his back: “I know what I can offer in those moments. Regardless of what people say, I have done it this year at Madrid and I have achieved it before with England.
His goal entered directly into the ‘football’ Hall of Fame, but Bellingham was cautious when it came to considering it: “We’ll talk in two weeks. If it helps us win the Cup, it will be among the best I’ve ever scored.”
Bellingham explains his controversial gesture at the celebration: “It’s an inside joke…”
He took advantage, however, to pass ‘invoices’: “You’re 30 seconds away from going home and you feel like you’ve let your entire country down. You have to listen to garbage, but with a punch line everything can change. “It’s nice to be able to deliver and give something back to them.”
You have to listen to garbage, but with a punch line everything can change. It’s nice to be able to deliver and give something back to them.
At Real Madrid he had already made a place for himself, Now it also has it in England: it is Bellingham Palace.
