Bellingham on ‘humble nice guy’ Guehipublished at 11:56
England defender Marc Guehi misses England’s Euro 2024 quarter-final against Switzerland on Saturday through suspension.
Jude Bellingham spoke about the Palace man’s vital assist for his overhead kick against Slovakia in the England in-house ‘Diary Room’ interview format.
“Probably the best flick on header in England history. He’ll never take any credit for it. But it’s important that
he knows how appreciative I am and the team are of his contribution.
“The most humble geezer ever…. he thinks I’m just going to let him get away with a little
handshake after he set up the most important goal of my life!
“I’m really big on giving people their flowers especially when
they’ve been as good as he has so far this tournament.
“He’s set up a goal that is so important to us as a team.
“He’s only a little bit older than me but when you speak to
him and when you’re around him, you get the idea he’s about 40 and has played
like three careers.
“He’s such a nice guy that you actually forget about his
physical presence and playing against him.
Whenever I see him go up for headers I think ‘Oh yeah it’s nice
guy Marc’ and then it’s ‘boom’ and it’s like ‘oh yeah not-so-nice-guy’ Marc.”
Bellingham embraces Guehi at the end of England’s 2-1 win over Slovakia
Image source, Getty ImagesBellingham and Stones congratulate Guehi after his assist set up England’s equaliser against Slovakia. Guehi misses the next game through suspension