Why Jude Bellingham’s First 20 Minutes Prove He’s England’s Unstoppable Future Captain
It’s folly to suggest there isn’t talent. England’s starting front six against Argentina had cost more than £600m. Morgan Rogers is the subject of a £117m interest from Chelsea. Marcus Rashford promptly nutmegged Warren Zaire-Emery as this mad, fun third-place game kicked off. The lions were rampant, beating France in a competitive game for the first time since 1982, at the World Cup in Bilbao when Bryan Robson set the tone very early.
Tuchel is a very proud man, a flaw when situations require some reflection, even introspection.
His name and picture on the giant screens were briefly booed before kick-off. And then his team went 4-0 up. Good players. France didn’t know what hit them. Sacre bleu. That was more like it. England played on the front foot, free from fear, encouraged to go out and play. There was little at stake, the crowd had an MLS feel, enjoying some pre-season fare. But those England diehards, the masochists with air miles who had stayed on, were rewarded in style. Some of them had got in on the act, and taken the French fans apart 12-3 in a friendly near Miami Beach.
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