I SEE a lot of chatter about Jude Bellingham and whether he’s running the risk of getting sent off.
There have been questions about him putting his hand over his mouth to talk, which is now a sending-off offence, and he has to be careful.
Jude Bellingham sparked conversation after covering his mouth while talking to Jordan Ayew Credit: Getty
Kyle Walker with Jude Bellingham during England training at the 2022 World Cup Credit: Richard Pelham / The Sun
It is a normal thing for players to do — I do it myself — But everyone has to be mindful of the new rules.
He got into a small argument with the Ghana bench as well but you can’t take that fight out of — that way he has of playing on the edge. That is what makes him such a great player.
He plays with his heart on his sleeve but he needs to be calculated with his head. He can’t go too far.
People seem to have a certain perception about Jude but I can tell you that around the camp he’s nothing but class. And he’s at for a reason — he’s a top-class player.
We’ve got Panama on Saturday and that brings back memories for me of when I played in the 6-1 win against them at the 2018 World Cup.
It was a strange game where we were 5-0 up at half-time.
If you break through with that first goal, which we couldn’t do against Ghana, then it frees you up and you can go on from there.
As I said in my last column, we need forward runners, we need people in the box, we need some shots, we need to penetrate the backline.
Ghana’s gone now. I don’t see much point in talking about it because we can’t change it.
All will be forgotten if there’s a good game against Panama and we get the victory we need in good style.
On a normal day you look at the two sides and have got too much.
They need to attack this game differently to get us in the media off their back! Let’s chuck the kitchen sink at it and see what happens.
Eze Chidiebere Paul
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