Did the divine Jude Bellingham (21, Real Madrid) ruin it for England?
The England national team lost 1-2 to the “Invincibles” of Spain in the European Football Association (UEFA) Euro 2024 final at the Olympiastadion in Berlin, Germany, at 4 a.m. ET on Friday.
England’s second consecutive runner-up finish in the tournament extended their drought at a major tournament since 1966. Even with the Premier League’s biggest stars, England hasn’t been able to break the jinx of being weak at the big tournaments.
Bellingham, England’s Holy City, was actually ‘golden’?
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Bellingham scored a golden bicycle kick equalizer in the round of 16 against Slovakia. Throughout the tournament, Bellingham was treated like England’s biggest star.
However, after the final defeat, Bellingham was so upset that he didn’t win the tournament that he kicked over a cooler of drinks. “After England’s defeat, Bellingham unleashed his anger by kicking over a cooler of drinks,” the Daily Mail reported. He walked to the dugout and kicked over a huge box of drinks, sending ice spilling everywhere. That’s how Bellingham described his frustration.”
“It’s brutal to lose a game like this,” Bellingham said. We didn’t play our best game, but we definitely had some good moments. To lose a goal in the last minute is heartbreaking,” he said.
There have been reports of infighting in the England squad over Bellingham. Even within the star-studded England squad, Bellingham’s “superstar” mentality was said to have led to a lack of teamwork.
“Bellingham had an attitude problem,” said Germany international and Liverpool man Didi Hamann. He almost got booked for a stupid obscene gesture after scoring a goal. He also went down in a tackle for nothing. Against Slovakia, he scored a goal and said, ‘If not me, then who?’ Ten other England players were also unhappy with his behavior,” he claimed.
Bellingham’s immature behavior divided the England squad. That head coach Gareth Southgate fomented the situation by backing Bellingham and playing 메이저사이트 him in the starting lineup.
Bellingham apparently had no close teammates in the England squad, with the exception of Trent Alexander-Arnold.
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Lee Kang-in table tennis case overlaps with Bellingham
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Bellingham’s immature behavior is reminiscent of the Lee Kang-in table tennis incident at the last Asian Cup. Lee Kang-in disobeyed captain Son Heung-min’s instructions, was late for a team meeting, and clashed with Son while playing table tennis.
Heung-min dislocated his finger in a struggle with Lee. Son Heung-min played in the quarterfinal against Jordan with a bandage. However, the Korean team lost the match 0-2 and failed to win the title.
The incident was later put to rest when Lee flew to London to apologize to Son Heung-min. In a World Cup qualifier against Thailand, Lee’s pass was converted into a goal by Son Heung-min and the two players embraced.
If Bellingham’s aberration is true, it bears a striking resemblance to Lee’s case. The parallels are also striking in the fact that he is playing for a big club at such a young age and is being favored. Like Gareth Southgate, Jürgen Klinsmann knew about the incident and turned a blind eye.
Klinsmann was a columnist for The Sun at Euro 2024. There is still some suspicion that Klinsmann was the one who broke the story of Table Tennisgate to The Sun in the first place. England’s failure to win Euro 2024 means they haven’t won a major tournament in 58 years. South Korea hasn’t won the Asian Cup in 64 years. That’s a world record.
