“Bellingham is Tintin”: foreign media see Lukaku revive again but Devils take uppercut | Red Devils

LOOK. The summary of England-Belgium, with Bellingham’s late equalizer

The Spanish AS had an eye for the striking light blue shirts and brown shorts of the Red Devils. “Belgium showed their Tintin-based outfit for the first time – a ‘universal’ Belgian, even if it is a cartoon character. But it was Jude Bellingham who showed himself to be the real Tintin, although it is a mystery why he only managed to do this with his very last touch of the ball. But how: as if it were a game, he found the right angle. What a class.”

“Without their most ‘Tintin-like’ player – De Bruyne – Tedesco managed to dismantle England thanks to two players. Lukaku, in his umpteenth revival, and Tielemans. It also suited the Belgians that Southgate is still the England national coach, that Stones was quickly injured and that Pickford kept the endless English goalkeeper debate alive with a new blunder. He didn’t think it better than to play football from the center – well wide of his goal – and was caught against the ball a few moments later. It was raining in London and an English goalkeeper made a mess of it again. Football evolves, but some things remain the same.”

“Just like Southgate makes it so difficult for the English to play football. Not thanks to their ideas, but mainly because of their efforts, they were able to sink their teeth into Belgium and ultimately equalize. The Belgians, they didn’t want the ball anymore and they didn’t need it anymore. Perhaps that itself was a bit too cynical. Because they had no longer counted on an equalizer in minute 95. However, Tielemans’ 1-2 was worthy of a winner. With the way the Belgian giant Lukaku first chased Dunk and then delivered an assist straight from Luka Modric’s drawing book, the English fans were silenced for a second time.”

Neither Belgium nor England will be a European Championship favorite for AS. “With Bellingham in the ranks, the Angels will undoubtedly say so. But this is a team that only inspires fear on paper. Like in comics like Tintin. But that’s not real life.”

“Belgium, which no longer has a golden team, repeatedly caused problems for a mediocre England. The goals were scored after blunder in the English defense. Dunk made a horrible mistake with the Belgians’ second goal. This allowed Tielemans to score his second goal of the evening after a great assist from Lukaku. If England wants to win the European Championship, everyone will have to be fit.”

The Sun even devoted an entire article to Romelu Lukaku’s wonderful assist. “He punished Lewis Dunk’s mediocre work mercilessly. The former Manchester United target man stole the ball from the Brighton defender and then kicked a sublime cross with the outside of his left hand. Would Chelsea fans like to see him get another chance in London?”

The Guardian also points to the good chance that Dodi Lukebakio missed in minute 92. Belgium was able to counter with express trains Doku, Openda and Lukebakio. The Man City winger also put the Sevilla striker in front of Pickford alone, but Lukebakio kicked wildly over (see from 3’10” in the video above). “He just had to put the ball next to the keeper to decide the match, but he banged it. high over. It seemed like that painful miss wouldn’t matter. But Bellingham changed that.”

For the other major Spanish football media, Marca, it was a great match. “Belgium confirmed that it will soon make its mark at the European Championships and will be there. Even without De Bruyne they proved resilient at Wembley. The unexpected star was Youri Tielemans, with two goals before half-time, the second of which was memorable thanks to Lukaku’s assist. England woke up in the second half and at times laid siege to the Belgian goal. Belgium managed to hold out for a long time, thanks to a very good Sels – often helped by his defense. The English debutant Mainoo left Wembley to applause, but the English savior still listened to that one name that is becoming increasingly common: Jude Bellingham.”

“England was once again shaky defensively and once again seemed on its way to defeat against a top 10 country in the FIFA rankings,” Sky Sports reports. “But in the end, Jude Bellingham, who had previously missed two huge chances, prevented his team from having to leave Wembley with shame. England is one of the favorites to win the European Championship, but the team remains with a lot of question marks after this international break.”

“England did not quite deserve the equalizer, because a few minutes earlier Dodi Lukebakio missed the chance to make it 1-3. But the Sevilla striker rashly kicked over Jordan Pickford’s goal. Youri Tielemans was the best man on the field and Ben Chilwell saw stars against the lightning-fast Jérémy Doku. Luckily for the home side, Jude Bellingham was there. Him again. What a phenomenon.”

“The English seemed to fade away after a strong second half, but super-talented Jude Bellingham stood up again. Deep into injury time he made it 2-2. A draw was enough for Belgium to take third place in the FIFA rankings, because they themselves drew against Ireland (0-0) and because England lost to Brazil (0-1). An evening on the iconic field in London ended inconclusively, but the supporters still went home with a satisfied feeling. Although the Belgians will be particularly disappointed that they were unable to win on English soil for the first time in history. The curse continues.”

ANALYSIS. “We can do damage to anyone on the counter. Certainly once the most brilliant of the Tintins will be there again”

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