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Jude Bellingham's stunning overhead footwear to prevention England's Euros has prompted Ian Wright to comparison him to 'an American athlete'.
The Arsenal legend, now pundit, heaped praise connected nan midfielder aft his melodramatic equaliser successful nan last-16 conflict against Slovakia kept his broadside successful nan tournament.
Harry Kane went connected to occurrence nan extra-time victor and tee up a quarter-final conflict against Switzerland connected Saturday.
But it was Bellingham who stole nan show pinch an instantly iconic infinitesimal and Wright has reflected connected nan Real Madrid star's run successful Germany.
Wright said to Vicky McClure astatine this year's GQ Heroes successful relation pinch BMW astatine Soho Farmhouse.
Ian Wright said astir England's advancement and Jude Bellingham's heroic moment
The midfielder struck an overhead footwear to equalise against Slovakia precocious successful nan game
Wright was speaking to Line of Duty prima Vicky McClure astatine an arena astatine Soho Farmhouse
'We're talking astir personification successful Jude who's built for this benignant of situation', Wright told British GQ.
'He reminds maine of an American jock successful his confidence, astatine only 21. I'm not judge nan British property are fresh for that talent, and that confidence… sometimes we want to quash that benignant of assurance successful this country.
'Everyone successful this room knows that if he doesn't score, [the England squad are] getting hammered.
'We saw England fans leaving because they were truthful despondent. But he's dragged it out, and he's fixed america different opportunity, because that's nan calibre of subordinate he is.'
Wright added: 'It's tough, because arsenic overmuch arsenic we are doing good by getting to nan adjacent stage, you ideally wanna beryllium playing good to get to those stages.
'As you tin spot – everyone's seeing it – we're benignant of stumbling to nan adjacent game. Cause it's tourney football, that's what you person to do. But ideally you wanna play good truthful you tin get confidence, you tin get momentum.'
Mail Sport launched a 'We're backing England campaign' to get down nan Three Lions
Bellingham and Co will return connected Switzerland successful nan adjacent information of nan tournament
Mail Sport launched a 'We're backing England' campaign, pinch Bellingham and Co still successful pinch a awesome chance of winning nan Euros.
Switzerland will beryllium a tricky trial this play but if England win, they will look nan victor of Netherlands vs Turkey for a spot successful nan last successful Germany.
