England’s Jude Bellingham was not only proud of scoring the equalizer in his final bicycle kick to save his side from elimination in the 2024 Euro 2024 final with Slovakia, but also for what he felt was unjustified criticism of the team is to be silenced.
England were unable to gain a foothold against a ruthless Slovak side who took the lead with Ivan Schranz’s strike on the counter in the 25th minute, but Bellingham’s effort took the match to extra time, with Harry Kane heading home for a 2-1 win. .
“In international football, in knockout football, it’s an even worse feeling because you’re only thirty seconds away from your home and you have to listen to all that nonsense, you feel like you’re a nation of people in the have failed,” Bellingham told a news conference. .
