Bellingham reveals how Henderson is a 'role model' to him in England's team
Jude Bellingham has praised Jordan Henderson as a role model as he manages the expectation of being England's hope for a generation to come.
The Real Madrid sensation, 20, won the Kopa Trophy as the world's best young player last season and has become the gleaming centre of England's dreams.
He has revealed how he is learning from the heartbreak which players in the squad feel over recent near misses in tournaments.
Asked if he has learned from England's setbacks before his arrival on the scene, he told Sky Sports: 'Yeah, definitely. I think there are players who are still in the squad who have had to experience that kind of thing.
'You learn to learn from their pain, if you like.
'When I speak to Hendo, who I'm really close with, he tells me how lucky I am to be in this squad with such a good environment, whereas it was a bit different when he ws playing at the start.
'I try and listen to him a lot because of the role model that he is to me. And he has properly helped me coming into this squad and helped me manage that expectation and responsibility.'
Bellingham rose to the occasion against Belgium, plucking out a 95th-minute equaliser to make it 2-2 and help England avoid back-to-back defeats at Wembley for the first time since November 2013.
Already he has amassed 29 caps for his country, scoring three goals. His first outing was back in 2020 when he was just 17 and he was a prominent presence in the 2022 Qatar World Cup squad.
Having started in the 2-1 quarter-final defeat to France - and been on the bench in the Euro 2020 final against Italy - he has experienced the torture of falling short on the international stage first-hand.
However, there is no doubt that he can still take a lot from his seniors.
With Real Madrid, he
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