A goal worthy of the cinema, a goal capable of getting England out of trouble but not Jude Bellingham himself. It was a crazy afternoon for the English national team who, with a foot and a half out of the European Championships, found the equalizer against Slovakia in the 95th minute thanks to an overhead kick from the Real Madrid player. AND then in extra time Kane takes care of closing the match.
Bellingham: dull performance but dream goals
It was a normal afternoon of fear for England who found themselves with one foot and a half out of the European Championships in Germany. Southgate’s national team continues to fail to convince but still finds the resources to advance to the quarter-finals where it will challenge the Swiss. Slovakia plays a match with heart and pride and is one step away from a historic qualification when in the 95th minute Bellingham manages to coordinate a splendid overhead kick and find the equalizer. In extra time it is the English who have more energy and the winning goal also arrives Kane extinguishes Slovakia’s remaining hopes.
Jude’s gesture and the explanation
However, a video of the match began to circulate on social media immediately after the match. Bellingham which he takes up again immediately after the equalising goal. The Real Madrid player seems to be addressing the bench of the Slovakia and Francesco Calzona and with his hand he makes a gesture that is not exactly that of an English lord. The Real Madrid midfielder immediately ends up under accusation and it is he himself who returns to the incident and explains what happened: “It was a gesture made as a joke towards some dear friends who were at the match. I have nothing but respect for Slovakia and the way they played tonight”.
The fans don’t forgive Bellingham
But the words of the young star of Real Madrid and England seem to find no “hold” in the fans’ comments: “An “inside joke” should remain between friends. You knew exactly what you were doing. Shame on you”, writes Ama. And there are many fans who think the same way: “I am very offended by this gesture. You are a disgrace and I will never forget what you did”, writes a fan. And the many fans didn’t even like the English player’s choice to take a selfie with the man of the match trophy, after a match (yet another in this European Championship) in which he didn’t shine. For the moment England are holding on to their victory also because the controversies have already been announced.
