Gareth Southgate responds to Jude Bellingham ‘trace’ as England boss states position

Bellingham was one of many primary matters throughout Southgate’s interview shortly after. The long-serving supervisor was requested the identical query and appeared to agree along with his participant, however admitted it adjustments relying on the opposition.

Southgate mentioned: “Well I think that high sort of midfield position, whether that’s an attacking eight or where he played tonight. He likes to run forward, he can get in the box, his game to receive is a little bit better up in those areas as well.

“Tonight his athleticism to press was necessary, Scotland’s system is tough to play in opposition to so we barely modified our system as a result of we would have liked to get stress on them everywhere in the pitch and he did that basically properly.”