England must be careful as Jude Bellingham may grow frustrated due to opponents finding out how to wind up the Real Madrid star, Alan Pardew says.
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Bellingham flying at Real MadridMidfielder warned about being wound upPardew drew parallel with BeckhamWHAT HAPPENED?
The 20-year-old has had a stunning start to life in Spain, scoring 20 goals in all competitions for Madrid since joining from Borussia Dortmund last season. However, the midfielder has also let his frustration get the better of him at times, having been shown a red card after he protested to the referee when his late winning goal was disallowed against Valencia.
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Pardew believes the Three Lions are lucky to have one of the world's most promising players in their ranks, but he has warned that the former Birmingham hero may be easy to wind up and could have moments similar to David Beckham's red card against Argentina in the 1998 World Cup.
WHAT PARDEW SAID
The former Newcastle manager said on : "He's getting used to it and I think he's frustrated because he wants to do so well. Off camera yesterday, he's geeing the crowed up, he's a real motivator, he was geeing the team up, he was having words with individuals, he's just a great footballer full stop. We're so lucky to have him, perhaps he's a top three player in the world you'd have to say. He's an exceptional talent and he is going to have moments like Becks had. He's going to have a moment when he does something, let's say, less mature and gets in trouble, let's hope it's not in this tournament though because I think he's going to be very, very important."
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Bellingham, who now has 28 caps for the England senior team, was shown a yellow card in the early stages of the recent 1-0 defeat against Brazil on Friday, and was subjected to rough treatment throughout the game. He will likely be involved again when Gareth Southgate's team face Belgium on Tuesday in their final Euro 2024 warm up game.
