{"id":294394,"date":"2023-10-19T19:15:43","date_gmt":"2023-10-19T19:15:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sports-life-news.com\/?p=294394"},"modified":"2023-10-19T19:15:43","modified_gmt":"2023-10-19T19:15:43","slug":"revealed-bellinghams-scout-report-hailed-an-awe-inspiring-talent","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sports-life-news.com\/soccer\/revealed-bellinghams-scout-report-hailed-an-awe-inspiring-talent\/","title":{"rendered":"REVEALED: Bellingham's scout report hailed an 'awe inspiring' talent"},"content":{"rendered":"
Portsmouth 3-0 Birmingham City\u00a0<\/p>\n
League Cup First Round – Tuesday August 6, 2019\u00a0<\/p>\n
‘Only 16 but awe inspiring. He looks 6ft 1in, very athletic, long legs and enormous feet.<\/p>\n
‘He is still developing physically but has a frame to become a huge presence and graceful runner. He moves naturally.<\/p>\n
‘Long strides, opens his legs with strength. Has a fantastic mentality, intelligent in terms of finding space to receive possession. He gets between the lines and pulls wide.<\/p>\n
‘Made plenty of runs away from the ball to stretch, rarely gave the ball away. When he did, he quickly sprinted back.<\/p>\n
<\/p>\n
Jude Bellingham’s first scouting reported hailed the 16-year-old midfielder’s ‘huge potential’<\/p>\n
<\/p>\n
Bellingham was unable to prevent Birmingham from suffering a 3-0 loss in the Carabao Cup<\/p>\n
<\/p>\n
The midfielder has since gone on to star at Borussia Dortmund and now Real Madrid<\/p>\n
‘Never panicked on the ball, took it away from pressure and used his body.<\/p>\n
‘Threw himself into a few challenges and got a yellow card in the second half for a heavy tackle.<\/p>\n
‘Huge potential, only 16 and already able to go toe to toe with Portsmouth\u2019s first team.\u00a0<\/p>\n
‘Sign him, develop him, send on loan.\u00a0In 18 months he will play in our first team.’<\/p>\n
It’s All Kicking Off is an exciting new podcast from Mail Sport that promises a different take on Premier League football.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n It is available on MailOnline, Mail+, YouTube, Apple Music and Spotify.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n Your browser does not support iframes.<\/p>\n