Bellingham is new England talisman but Southgate fears saviour syndrome

Gareth Southgate knows that relying solely on one gifted player would be repeating an old England mistake The big man is back or at least he is coming back. It is a situation we have lived before with England on the eve of a major tournament in Germany. For Wayne Rooney post-metatarsal at the 2006 World Cup, see Jude Bellingham, for different reasons, and Euro 2024. It has been a draining week for Gareth Southgate, the dark clouds gathering as the manager prepared to make the final cuts to his s...