Jude Bellingham was set up by his more senior England teammates, who were happy for the Real Madrid star to bear the brunt of the media criticism at Euro 2024, according to Graeme Souness.
Bellingham scored the opening goal of the tournament for the Three Lions and the memorable overhead kick against Slovakia to keep them in it, but didn t quite reach the peak displays we have become accustomed to after his outstanding first season with Real Madrid.
Souness claims the 21-year-old was trying to do too much at times when England were chasing the game.
The pundit told Three Up Front, William Hill’s new podcast: “Jude Bellingham has the potential to be a fabulous player. I think what happened was that when England went behind and were chasing a game and things w…