'His stats, scoring goals, creating chances - he's far better.'
As one of the best young midfielders in the world, Bellingham has established himself as a regular in the Three Lions squad, appearing atAhead of the 2022 World Cup, he broke into the starting XI and is now considered an integral part of Gareth Southgate’s team, starting the 1-1 draw against Ukraine last Saturday and the friendly with Scotland on Tuesday night.
However, Souness doesn’t appear to be convinced by Bellingham’s abilities and can’t understand why he gets into the England team ahead of Tottenham’s James Maddison. ‘[Do we need] two holding midfield players? I don’t think he [Phillips] can [be an England regular],’ he said.‘A few years ago there was Paul Scholes, Steven Gerrard, Frank Lampard – the “golden generation”. I think England have a group of players like that now.
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