Jude Bellingham claimed he “got his smile back” after assisting England in returning to the top division of the UEFA Nations League. Bellingham’s season at Real Madrid has started off poorly. He only managed to score one goal in his first 13 outings for the Spanish champions. Bellingham had a difficult summer after the club season got off to a bad start and he was a member of the England squad that lost to Spain in the Euro 2024 final. But when he assisted on two goals in England’s 5-0 victory against the Republic of Ireland at Wembley on Sunday night, Bellingham was back to his best.

Jude Bellingham claimed he “got his smile back” after assisting England in returning to the top division of the UEFA Nations League. Bellingham’s season at Real Madrid has started off poorly. He only managed to score one goal in his first 13 outings for the Spanish champions. Bellingham had a difficult summer after the club season got off to a bad start and he was a member of the England squad that lost to Spain in the Euro 2024 final. But when he assisted on two goals in England’s 5-0 victory against the Republic of Ireland at Wembley on Sunday night, Bellingham was back to his best.

He oversaw six Nations League games, five of which ended in victories. Carsley’s sole poor performance was a 2-1 loss to Greece at home in October. However, England’s 3-0 victory over Greece on Thursday made up for that defeat. Carsley will now prepare a comprehensive report for Tuchel to review after his six games in charge before he meets with the next England manager.

Additionally, Carsley believes the young players he has coached—many of whom he worked with when they were under-21—have the abilities to contribute under the German boss. Following Sunday’s match, Carsley stated, “We discussed not only getting promoted from the Nations League but also possibly getting more players for Thomas to choose from.” “To be in and around the March squad, the players who were in the previous three camps now need to put in a lot of effort.” By demonstrating their ability to play for the senior England side, they have all done themselves a great deal of good. Receiving a cap is also very important. Many of them provide me great joy.

“A great coach with a track record of success is required for that position, and Thomas possesses both.” We have more people now, which is a positive. I have no doubt that selecting the next team will be extremely difficult. There will be fun moments soon. Some of these athletes are so skilled that they want to avoid taking chances. They expect to triumph in the Under-21s, and they aim to defeat everyone that gets in their way. “When you’re not accustomed to being in that circumstance, you always discover a lot about yourself. Seeing the younger players develop is the finest part; many of them have now envisioned themselves wearing an England shirt.

Carsley wrote in his file, “I’m trying to put together a debriefing on all three camps with the rest of the staff.”

I’m going to write something down, and then I hope we can meet and talk about what we think and what we’ve found. We at U21 are here to help the senior boss do his or her job.