Wright says ‘someone like Jude frightens these people’
‘They cannot get to this guy. He’s a winner’
Former England striker Ian Wright has defended Jude Bellingham, insisting some people are not “ready for a black superstar”.
Bellingham has come in for criticism in some quarters for his reaction to being substituted during England’s World Cup qualifying win in Albania on Sunday, amid some suggestions he is a disruptive influence in the squad. However, Wright says some people are “frightened” of Bellingham’s success.
“They cannot get to this guy. He is an achiever, he’s a winner, he goes out and does it,” Wright said on the Stick to Football podcast. “They are trying to build something because England have qualified so easily. They need to have something else to pile on on top of the narrative. I don’t think they’re ready for a black superstar who can move like Jude [Bellingham] is moving. They can’t touch him.
