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Has there ever been any midfielder as good as Jude Bellingham at his age (20 years old) in the history of football? (alien.top)

submitted 1 year ago by ToastedCupboard@alien.top to c/main@soccer.forum

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I genuinely cannot think of any midfielder in football history who was as good as him.

He's the best player in the world at 20 years old with 13 goals and 3 assists playing as a midfielder for the biggest and most pressure club in the world with an incomplete squad at his disposal.

Its not even about goals but their importance, he's winning games, equalizing scores all by himself and many times at the very last minute.

Considering his young age (20) and if he were to improve further on passing and tempo dictation, does he have a chance to go down as the most complete midfielder of all-time? (Matthaus probably holds that spot)

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[–] ArSeeFurtyFree@alien.top 1 points 1 year ago

As great as Bellingham is, he’s not the best player in the world. Not yet. Someone like KDB is still a better player. Messi probably is still the better footballer. Mbappe and Haaland are still both better players right now. However, Bellingham’s ceiling is absolutely huge and he can probably surpass any of the above, bar Messi.

This is genuinely no slight on him, I agree that I can’t recall any midfielder at his age that was as complete as him etc. I just think he’s not the best in the world just yet. Probably top 5 or top 10.