Jamie Carragher has showered reward on England starlet Jude Bellingham, evaluating him to former England and Liverpool team-mate Steven Gerrard.
- Bellingham England’s standout performer in Qatar
- Carragher likened attributes to Gerrard
- Labelled 19-year-old “scary”
WHAT HAPPENED? Carragher joined the various plaudits for the 19-year-old after his spellbinding shows in England’s World Cup marketing campaign. The previous defender mentioned Bellingham’s expertise was “scary” and that he possesses all of the attributes to develop into the world’s best. He drew comparisons to former England stars which have shined at earlier World Cups, though singled out Gerrard as his most related participant kind.
WHAT THEY SAID: “We’re watching the profession of a freakishly good expertise unfolding,” Carragher advised The Telegraph. “It’s scary how good Bellingham is. In the event you had been to construct the prototype fashionable midfielder, he could be it. He has the physique and athleticism of a 27-year-old Gerrard, and has all of the attributes you need in a footballer – tackling, passing, aiding and scoring.
“World Cups can flip nice gamers into superstars. After Italia ’90, [Paul] Gazza [Gascgoine] turned an important participant within the England squad. [Michael] Owen was the identical after his purpose towards Argentina, the striker everybody hoped would hearth the Golden Era to glory. [Wayne] Rooney had the capability to propel England ahead from the second he made his debut as a teen. Now the identical is true of Bellingham.”
THE BIGGER PICTURE: Carragher’s reward is much from unfounded, as Bellingham has arguably been Gareth Southgate’s standout participant in Qatar. Except for a one-game blip towards the USMNT the place nearly each England participant underperformed, Bellingham has dazzled in a midfield the place he has been given the liberty to shine, producing performances that transcend the mere purpose and help he has recorded to date in Qatar.
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DID YOU KNOW? Aged 19 years and 158 days, Bellingham turned the youngest participant to help in a World Cup sport for England (since 1966) within the last-16 victory over Senegal.
WHAT NEXT FOR BELLINGHAM? The 19-year-old will probably characteristic in a blockbuster quarter-final matchup towards holders France on Saturday.