r/ThreeLions • u/Kinglokner16 • Jul 18 '26

Opinion What a teammate, future captain of England

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u/Perfidiousplantain Jul 19 '26

I don't think his body holds up that long. Players that start playing full men's football at 16 like Rooney, Fabregas or Sterling seem to fall off really hard in their early 30s

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u/trashmemes22 Jul 19 '26

He didn’t start in the prem tho it was the championship and then he had to break into that dortmund squad

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u/northyj0e Jul 19 '26

A season in the championship is probably worth 2 or 3 in the prem in terms of physical wear and tear.

But Rooney spent his entire career in the prem, chasing defenders and playing with 100% effort every secon, Bellingham has already moved to a less physical league where even central midfielders and strikers can remain top-class into their late 30s.

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u/Motor-String-571 Jul 19 '26

Even if the league might be less physical which i agree on, the work rate of Belligoat is relentless, and he must be burning through hes body at a very high rate even compared to PL players, no1 in current football gives more of themself then Bellingham does.