Jude Bellingham is one of the young talents of English football at this time.
Bellingham is said to have the potential as a player to make a significant change for the England national team at the 2022 World Cup in Qatar.
What’s more, Bellingham has recently begun to show his skills on the world-class football stage.
Bellingham arrived in Qatar touted as a potential World Cup star.
Following his mature performances with Borussia Dortmund and the England national team last year.
The 19-year-old exceeded expectations with a game that helped England crush Iran 6-2 in their Group B opener on Monday.
Bellingham showed no signs of stage fright as all the eyes of the world were on him.
Moreover, when his measured header helped England excel in the first half.
That first goal for England made Bellingham England’s second-youngest goalscorer at a World Cup after Michael Owen.
Bellingham’s rapid development has not surprised England keeper Jordan Pickford.
Pickford is a veteran player who has played in a number of major tournaments.
The Everton goalkeeper was impressed by some of the behavior of the young players in his first World Cup.
“He’s an extraordinary kid, still young but very mature. I think with him being at Dortmund you can see he has leadership qualities as captain there,” Pickford was quoted by SportReviews as saying from the AFP page.
“His performance that night was unexpected on his World Cup debut. It was incredible.”
Bellingham has a mission to maintain its impressive performance against the United States early this morning.
If the Three Lions squad wins, it will certainly increase their chances of qualifying for the last 16 of the World Cup.
For England manager Gareth Southgate, Bellingham’s role represents the tactical evolution of a coach.
Previously, he was derided for his conservative approach.
At the 2018 World Cup, England were beaten by Croatia in the semifinals, and at Euro 2020, when they lost the final on penalties to Italy.
Southgate’s team are said to lack killing instincts.
That inherent caution was evident in Southgate’s selection of Declan Rice and Kalvin Phillips as a pair of defensive midfielders against Italy.
Southgate implemented a three-man centre-back and Jordan Henderson in a damaging midfield role against Croatia.
Phillips and Henderson were brought to Qatar, but Southgate started using Bellingham as an option.
Against Iran, Bellingham was given free rein to attack and to devastating effect.
“I once said I wanted to score more goals for Dortmund and England. This is a proud moment for me,” said Bellingham.
As well as scoring England’s opener, Bellingham, with his composure and power helped Harry Kane provide the cross for Raheem Sterling’s goal.
Bellingham also sent Callum Wilson running down the right wing through a very measured cross ahead of the long whistle, before ending with Jack Grealish’s goal.
Bellingham did not only appear at the moments when England carried out deadly attacks.
The Dortmund midfielder also made sure he got back into position alongside Rice when he needed more defensive play.
In fact, two years ago, Bellingham was still playing in the English second tier league with Birmingham.
He has only appeared in 18 international matches with England.
His name is now compared to Frank Lampard, Bryan Robson and Stevan Gerrard, the legends of the England national team.
Will Bellingham’s individual talent and creativity this time be able to bring England to the championship for the second time?
