Jude Bellingham has been allowed to play with “freedom” - and England are reaping the rewards.
Three Lions boss Gareth Southgate revealed that he felt too much responsibility was being placed on Bellingham’s shoulders in the United States game. That is what prompted Southgate to put Jordan Henderson back into midfield and allow Bellingham to get forward and break from deep to create chances.
The partnership between Bellingham and Henderson has paid off and they look dovetailed in the heart of the England engine room. Southgate said: “I felt the game against the States, we were putting tremendous responsibility on Jude and that was a game which was difficult to work out the midfield - the pressing and the problem solving.
