Jude Bellingham was the star of the show for England tonight. No matter how the player performed during the first half of the contest, it was his goal that kept the Three Lions alive in the Euro 2024. Gareth Southgate’s men were trailing 1-0 against Slovakia in the Round of 16, with the clock running out on the team. However, in a moment of brilliance, Jude Bellingham smashed Marc Guehi’s header into the back of the net with an outrageous bicycle kick.
English skipper, Harry Kane, was left dumbfounded as the English players dog-piled on Jude to celebrate the goal. Jude then turned to the camera and shouted, “Who else?” before he stretched his hands to produce his iconic celebration.
While his goal might have kept England in the competition, fans seem to be divided over his celebration. A section of fans believe Jude Bellingham had every right to pull off what he did, while a section of fans feel the Englishman was not at his best during the contest as they deemed his actions arrogant.
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Fans share split reactions over Jude Bellingham’s heroics against Slovakia
People on the internet have a lot of opinions, and that was the case once again following England’s massive win over their opponents in the Round of 16. Fans had starkly contrasting views over Jude Bellingham’s heroics. One fan even claimed that Bellingham is what is wrong with the English team and Gareth Southgate should reprimand his players. While it’s okay to be upset at the team’s performance, outright holding the midfielder seems like a harsh take.
This is the problem with English team. They have so much stars and 0 chemistry between them.
Every players think about himself rather than team.
This thing gonna cost them badly if Southgate does not give warning to others— Sports & Politics Watch (@grajat341) June 30, 2024
Meanwhile, another fan had a completely different view of the celebration, as they claimed only a world-class player could produce such a moment. Considering how Jude Bellingham has become a clutch player for his club and country, calling him world-class is surely a fair judgment.
That’s how is world class the best players in the world can only produce magic like that
— Shabba man (@dj_shabba) June 30, 2024
Well, not everyone thinks the way Belligham acted was over the top. Saving one’s team in injury time with a jaw-dropping bicycle kick may give them the right to celebrate!
fair play saving england in injury time with a bicycle kick he can say whatever he wants 😂
— SnowVille Dividends (@Shay_ville) June 30, 2024
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One fan claimed Jude Bellingham was being too arrogant with his celebration, as he was nowhere to be seen for the first 95 minutes of the game before scoring the goal. Guess that was out of nowhere!
To arogant. Did he even played until 95 minute , i didnt see him
— Ringli (@Ringli3793541) June 30, 2024
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While people will continue to have an opinion of their own, Jude Bellingham without a shred of a doubt was England’s star tonight. Fans will hope the player can deliver similar performances in the upcoming games as England looks to steady the ship after a rocky start to their campaign.