“Our team secured their place in the Euro 2026 tournament with two matches to spare against the Azzurri at Wembley this past Tuesday.
Italy took an early lead thanks to Gianluca Scamacca’s goal in the 15th minute, but Harry Kane equalized for England with a penalty just before halftime.
However, the second half told a different story as the Three Lions upped their game and emerged as 3-1 victors, courtesy of fantastic goals from Marcus Rashford and Kane.
Nevertheless, it was the 20-year-old Bellingham, who won the penalty and provided the assist for Rashford, that stole the spotlight.
The Real Madrid superstar was positioned as a number 10 behind Kane in the attacking lineup and once again impressed everyone with his performance.
His display has fans dreaming of a successful campaign in Germany next summer.
One fan on the platform formerly known as Twitter exclaimed, “Bellingham in the 10. Cheat code.”
Another admirer likened Bellingham to Zinedine Zidane, saying, “Bellingham has got Zidane vibes, Unbelievable talent.”
Yet another supporter remarked, “Bellingham in the 10. The only way watching England is bearable.”
One fan even went further, declaring, “Bellingham is an 8, a 10 and a 9 all in one.”
There are also suggestions that Bellingham could pair up with Declan Rice in a deeper position, although it’s recognized as a significant decision to make after his exceptional performance.
One fan pondered, “Bellingham is an interesting dilemma – looks like an absolute baller in the no10 role, but the spot next to Rice is a weak point.”
“So do you keep playing Phillips, or move Bellingham back and play Foden/Maddison instead. Think most would do the latter, Gareth definitely doing the former.”
Meanwhile, Bellingham himself acknowledges the need to maintain his performance levels. With ten goals in ten games for Madrid, he emphasized, “With the big transfer the fact is I have to deliver, whether it is a goal or assist or a match-winning performance.”
“This is the club I want to be at for the next 10-15 years of my life. I am loving it there.”
“When you are around those mentalities and quality of players every day… it takes you to a new level mentally, physically and technically.”
England has made qualifying for the tournament appear effortless despite being drawn in a challenging group with defending champions Italy, Ukraine, North Macedonia, and minnows Malta.
They have achieved five wins and one draw in their first six matches. Southgate, however, believes there is more to come from his squad when the tournament commences.
He expressed, “We need to keep building. There is more to come from this team. This was the toughest qualifying group, with the seedings.”
“People have criticised us for not beating the top teams enough. But we have performed really well.”
“We’ve had one of the toughest groups, you’ve seen over recent years some big nations not going to major tournaments, so to do it [qualify] with two games to spare just shows the path we are on.”
Jude Bellingham
Jude Bellingham
EnglandThis season he played in total 8 times for 677 minutes for La Liga.
Jude Bellingham scored 7 goals for Real Madrid. He procured twice assists. He received 1 yellow card and no red cards.
His team is currently 1st in La Liga. In the last match Real Madrid won 4-0 against Osasuna. The next match in La Liga will be against Sevilla.
Real Madrid performance and stats
Real Madrid
Real Madrid is currently 1st in the La Liga with 24 points.
In the last 9 games, it has won 8 times and lost once. In its last match, Real Madrid won 4-0 against Osasuna.
It has a positive goal difference after scoring 20 goals and conceding 6.
Real Madrid will play the next match in La Liga against Sevilla on Saturday 21st of October in Sevilla. The prediction is Real Madrid winning the match.
