Thomas Tuschel’s decision to drive Jude Bellingham out of the UK team sent a message that no one has the right to automatically choose, but Anthony Gordon believes the Real Madrid star is a special case
Anthony Gordon has dismissed speculation that Jude Bellingham’s international future is unsafe under Thomas Touchel. The England manager made a stir last Friday when the Real Madrid midfielder kicked Bellingham out of his latest team despite his return to full fitness.
Tuchel’s decision to rule out the recently voted England Player of the Year was widely viewed as a message that no one is non-proprietary in a relatively new administration. But Gordon believes Bellingham should be an automatic choice for England managers.
And Gordon admits that despite his deserves to be played, he feels a bit odd that he doesn’t have Bellingham in England camp. The Newcastle United attacker explained:
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“But he was injured, he had a tough few months and he played so much football for his age, so he probably did good things to him to be honest with him. He’s younger than me.
“It’s crazy. He played a lot of football – this gave him time to create a rhythm and start playing again.”
Gordon played a key role in Serbia’s 5-0 victory in Belgrade. This is the most impressive performance of the Chuchel era. And Skozer, 24, promised that there’s more to come from him for England fans, saying, “One performance isn’t enough.
“To be honest, I think I was probably 50% in an English shirt, and I can’t go anywhere.
“But I feel more comfortable with every play and I look forward to playing that way more often.
“That being said, I should have probably performed those things a little earlier. But I feel like I’m playing really well with Serbia and I’m looking forward to kicking from there.”
Gordon says it’s some way out of making the attack spot on the left his place. But the Newcastle guy believes he can develop a thriving relationship with skipper Harry Kane just as he hopes to develop a relationship with club teammate Nick Ultemaid.
Gordon said: “They play a very similar style of football, in that they mostly want to be quarterbacks.
“The amount of assists Harry has gained over the past few years is outstanding, and it’s playing with my style of striker, so I’m here to help.
“If the defenders want to go, if they want to engage them, I can get out of the back of them. It’s really positive for me and I think I really enjoy it.”
And Gordon, who scored only once in England’s 14 appearances, revealed that he bagged Kane with hints on how to improve his goal output, saying, “I probably do his head most of the time, but I’ll choose what I can from him because he’s a genius.
“He plays at a very high level that a footballer can play, so I’m trying to troubling him, picking his brain and asking as many questions as possible.”
