Gianfranco Zola laughs and jokes Jude Bellingham comment was ‘lost in translation’ as he hails ‘impressive’ England star
Gianfranco Zola couldn't help but laugh at himself as he listened back to his Jude Bellingham comment, live on talkSPORT.
The Chelsea legend, who made 312 appearances for the Blues between 1996 and 2003, went viral earlier this week after England secured qualification for Euro 2024.
The Three Lions came from behind to beat Italy, who Zola represented 35 times, with a 3-1 win, as Harry Kane and Marcus Rashford both found the net.
One star that was hailed for engineering England's comeback was 20-year-old Real Madrid star Bellingham.
The midfielder spoke to Channel 4 after the game, and Zola took the chance to let him know just how impressive he was for his age.
However, things didn't quite go to plan for Zola, leaving everyone in stitches as he joked he was 'still drinking milk from his mum' at Bellingham's age.
The 57-year-old joined talkSPORT Breakfast on Thursday, but before getting down to talking about football with hosts Alan Brazil and Gabby Agbonlahor, the talkSPORT team decided to play the hilarious moment back to Zola.
«I thought your English was very good!» Alan Brazil laughed as the clip came to an end.
Zola, who was cracking up as he listened back, said: «Yeah but sometimes I get lost in translation! I didn't mean that!»
Through laughter of his breast milk joke, he then took the chance to reiterate just how stunned he is by Bellingham's ability.
«The fact is I am still very, very impressed by this young boy,» he continued. «Not only in the way he behaves on the pitch, but the maturity, talking, the composure.»
Italy had taken the lead at Wembley through ex-West Ham star Gianluca Scamacca after just 15 minutes and England's heads quickly began to drop.
But Zola says Bellingham stood out as England battled for the
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