Jude Bellingham just destroyed the lazy myth about his creative game

Real Madrid and England superstar Jude Bellingham created yet another bit of history on Thursday night as he became the player with the most assists for England in a calendar year. According to Opta Joe, Bellingham has provided six assists for England in 2026, which is the most assists an English player has ever made in a single year.

He has still got one more game to try and extend that record, and he will definitely try to do it. Bellingham recorded three assists in the return leg of this fixture a couple of months ago when they beat Croatia 7-0. Now, in their second win over Luka Modric's side in just a few weeks' time, Bellingham recorded yet another assist as his deflected pass was put into the net by Morgan Rogers.

It just goes on to show that the ridiculous myth that every rival fan tries to create about Bellingham just goes and bites the dust every time. Every Barcelona or Atletico Madrid fan, as well as Premier League fans who were jealous of Bellingham's greatness and hate his decision to not join a team in England instead of a team in Spain, create an argument about Bellingham being a box crasher and not an actual midfielder.

They love talking about it, and Bellingham loves proving them wrong each time he steps on the pitch. He creates a lot of chances for this England team and is able to show exactly why managers like Thomas Tuchel, Jose Mourinho, and Carlo Ancelotti rate him so highly. He works really hard defensively while also scoring goals and creating them for his teammates as well. What's not to like about a player like that?

Fans love to talk about the lack of creativity inside Bellingham, which gets disproven every single time because Bellingham is one of the more underrated passers right now. Just the fact that he has got six assists in 2026 alone shows that he loves making chances for other people, and it is just as much about him passing the ball.

Every time fans call him a box crasher, he either shows how good he is at defending, shows his brilliant passing range, or creates chances for his teammates, all of which he does on a very regular basis. People who just do not watch the game would never know about this. If you just look at the score sheet and don't see Bellingham's name there, that does not mean he didn't do what you are going to be criticising him for not doing.

The truth is, Bellingham is the most complete player in the world right now, and since there is no glaring weakness in his game, people love to nitpick and find something that doesn't even exist in the first place.