Jude Bellingham has suggested some people 'pile on' the England players after their narrow victory over Slovakia. England made it through to the quarter-finals of Euro 2024 in dramatic fashion after a 2-1 win over Slovakia where Bellingham scored an equaliser in the fifth minute of stoppage-time with an overhead kick . And the 21-year-old has hit back at the dissenters in his post-match press conference on Sunday, telling fans to stop 'piling on' the players.
"It's a combination of a lot of things," the Real Madrid superstar said. "Playing for England is an enjoyable feeling but it's also a lot of pressure. You hear people talk a lot of rubbish.
It's nice when you can deliver and give them a little bit back. "It's very difficult when you talk in press conferences and interviews to talk as openly as footballers want to because they're always judged. For me, football, being on the pitch, scoring goals and celebrating is my release.
"Maybe it was a message to a few people. I was very happy at the end, lots of adrenaline. "You know what I mean by the rubbish.
Playing for England should be the most proud moment of your career but often it's quite difficult. "There's a really high intense pressure. The fans expect a lot from us regardless of what happened in recent tournaments years and years ago.
"People talk a lot. You do have to take it personally a little bit. We work so hard at this game.
"We come in every day, we work hard to put on a performance for the fans, sometimes it do.
