Struggling Bellingham sends message to teammates - 'Forget about fans outside the stadium'

Bellingham began the tournament in flying form, scoring inside the opening 15 minutes against Serbia, but faded as the game went on.

His next two performances against Denmark and Slovenia were progressively worse, with the 0-0 draw against Slovenia drawing so much criticism, leading to calls for Southgate to drop the 20-year-old star.

Speaking to the press, Bellingham admitted relying on the energy from the fans in attendance.

"You definitely draw on them for energy towards the end of games," he said. "I felt like in the last game, I was absolutely dead.

"There's a lot of negativity outside the stadium and the camp and I think it's important that we remember fans in the stadium are the ones that are going to give us the energy.

"So don't worry about the ones who aren't there. We’ve got to keep using that energy and feeling we get from them."

England take on Slovakia on Sunday in the EURO 2024 quarterfinals.