The Bellingham brothers are something specials Sunderland star Jobe scores stunning long-range effort against Southampton as he promises to follow in Jude’s footsteps
- Sunderland went down 4-2 to Southampton
- Jobe was a bright spark against the Saints
- Scored from distance to stun the hosts
WHAT HAPPENED?
From being 2-0 down, Sunderland clawed their way back into the match courtesy of two second-half strikes from Romaine Mundle and Jobe. The second goal was a thing of beauty as Bellingham Jr. pounced on a loose ball a few yards outside the penalty box, took a touch to make space, and then pulled the trigger with utmost finesse to see the ball curl into the far top corner beyond the reach of Gavin Bazunu between the sticks.
THE BIGGER PICTURE
Although Jobe’s effort was not enough to salvage even a point at St. Mary’s as Mike Dodds’ side eventually went down 4-2, his thunderous effort is bound to generate more buzz in England and probably in the Spanish capital as well. It had been reported that Florentino Perez has asked Real Madrid’s scouts to keep a close watch on the youngster as he finds striking similarities between his and Jude’s playing style.
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WHAT NEXT?
Jobe has been enjoying a scintillating start to life at the Stadium of Light since his £1.5 million ($1.9m) switch to Sunderland and boasts of scoring six goals in 36 Championship matches. He has been a regular under Dodd’s watch and will be back in action against QPR next Saturday.
