That BVB coach Edin Terzic recently named the 19-year-old Englishman as the third captain of the Black and Yellow Marco Reus and Mats Hummels, two players who have achieved mythical prestige in the Bundesliga, lies naked for all to see the phenomenal progress made. in record time through a teenager who is temporarily on the road to football greatness.
An excellent start to their third season on Gerguy’s more sensible flight means the boys are hoping this will be Bellingham’s most productive crusade yet. And what is now almost certain is that England’s foreigner will one day one day be the man who takes Die Schwarzgelben onto the pitch after having already worn the armband against Villarreal in pre-season.
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“[He] has leadership qualities,” Terzic said of the box-to-box midfielder. years,” added the Dortmund tactician. Jude came to us as a teenager and is slowly adapting to a young adult, either physically and in terms of character. We don’t even know how smart he is yet; We are looking to locate it. where their restriction will be. “
It turns out Bellingham are just seven games away from a century of appearances for BVB, since visiting the Bundesliga from Birmingham City in 2020. Birmingham’s youngest debutant and goalscorer has since played in five midfield positions at Dortmund, occupying the centre level while offering five-time champions with greater versatility on the pitch.
With each game, he is more confident, it is not easy to receive the ball from his teammates, press, challenge to regain ownership in key spaces and provide eye-catching assists and goals. In short, Bellingham has a focal point on the pitch and an inspiration to those around him at Dortmund.
“I have a hard time taking on the role and duty I have in this team and in this club,” said the 6’1 dynamo.
Arriving at the club, Bellingham’s new teammate Sebastien Haller added: “Everyone knows Jude is just a crazy player. At his age, with the talents he has on the field, he will have a wonderful career if he [keeps playing] like this. “
Considered one of those who lift his teammates’ education sessions with his sense of humor and jump into the field of education, Bellingham’s habit adjusts once he enters the game box, his incredibly competitive dynamism takes over. These massive demands from those around him have led, for example, to misunderstandings, with the player and his coach admitting that this is a domain we can work on this season.
“Maybe I exaggerated it sometimes,” the 2021 DFB Cup winner said of his enthusiasm for getting the message across. of feelings in one scenario or another, he’s going to paint about that,” Terzic added.
In terms of duels won, sprints and extensive races, Bellingham in the 3 most sensible in all categories of the Bundesliga last season. And England’s third-youngest debutant picked up where he left off in 2022/23, paving the way for Dortmund on their day a win over Bayer Leverkusen.
Then, Bellingham’s 75 individual ball possessions, 31 tackles and 39 successful passes were more than any other BVB player who controlled the team’s win on day one. He would continue to play fully in midfield when Dortmund got two outs. of two with a 3-1 win behind in Freiburg.
Gradually building his reputation as one of the most reliable players in the Bundesliga, Bellingham’s bond with Borussia’s passionate supporters is also becoming more and more powerful. On the day of the 2021/22 campaign, England’s foreigner moved to tell the Dortmund club podcast: “My friend Tothrough on the pitch, with Schmelle [Schmelzer] and Zorc, and we saw it as: this kind of reaction to what you’ve achieved, it’s priceless. “
The BVB number 22 continued: “You can have all the money you need betting on football and you can buy whatever you need, but to be appreciated like this for creating so many memories for so many other people. . . Winning the league, no matter how many cups you do and winning the Champions League, which lasts longer than any car you can buy or any space you can buy. This is what motivates me to create memories in football that I won’t forget and that other people won’t forgetArray
Inspiring words from the guy who could one day be the next captain of Borussia Dortmund.
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