Jude Bellingham impressed in England's friendly win over Ivory Coast, hitting the post in the first half; "It's scary how talented he is," said team-mate Jack Grealish afterwards. Should the Borussia Dortmund midfielder be in Gareth Southgate's starting XI at the World Cup?
Perhaps the pre-match booing of Harry Maguire was in Gareth Southgate's mind as he attempted to keep a lid on the excitement about Jude Bellingham's latest classy cap for England.And at 18, there's no doubt Bellingham will have plenty of challenging experiences of his own to deal with during the course of his career.But unfortunately for Southgate, the clamour for a more important role for Bellingham looks set only to get louder as the Qatar World Cup approaches.
A place on the plane? The real debate about Bellingham now is whether he should be in the starting XI."There's a long way to go," said Southgate when he was asked about Bellingham after Tuesday's win over Ivory Coast. "We're good at building our players up.
"There's great competition for places and when we're developing players we have to do it carefully. We shouldn't put a load of hype around them because the rewards in our country are different to any other country. The spotlight is different and all the other countries have really good players as well."
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