00:00We're going to talk now about a really cool article that came out on our website.
00:04It's right there on our homepage, that Bellingham has surpassed Messi.
00:07In FIFA's Power Ranking, okay?
00:09Bellingham, how does the FIFA Power Ranking work?
00:14So you have a score that is given at the end of the match,
00:19And with this grade, you evaluate everything: your participation, your creativity,
00:24Offensiveness, the defensive part, then you average all those scores.
00:28And then you move up in the ranking, right?
00:31Do you think the number one ranking is fair? Who is it?
00:34Yes, here in Mbappé, right?
00:36Mbappé is in first place, so Bellingham takes second place.
00:39He surpasses Messi, Messi is in third place, the highest-placed Brazilian is Vinícius Júnior.
00:44Seventh place, you can see the full ranking in the article, okay?
00:48We can even send you the full ranking later.
00:51But do you think it's fair for Bellingham to be in this...?
00:53Obviously, there are other things that are evaluated that we sometimes don't see, right?
00:57They have a slightly more rigorous evaluation process.
00:59So Bellingham faced perhaps the toughest teams today.
01:03It had more complicated matches than Argentina.
01:06So, does that weigh in too, Borde?
01:08Wow, first of all, that's pretty surprising, right?
01:10To see FIFA put someone ahead of Messi.
01:12Harry Kane is down there, okay?
01:13Yes, that's right.
01:14But I think it's fair, man.
01:15Our Bernardo Pinho, right? He wrote the article, very cool.
01:17Man, I think it's fair because Bellingham has been more decisive.
01:21In this knockout stage, right?
01:22Whether he wanted to or not, Messi scored one of the goals against Cape Verde.
01:25He scored one of the goals in the comeback victory over Egypt.
01:28But in terms of performances, they were somewhat lackluster, right?
01:32Bellingham has shown up to decide.
01:34Bellingham scored two very important goals against Mexico.
01:36Bellingham scored again, right? Two goals in the final round too.
01:40Norway is already in the game, and one of them scored in stoppage time of the second half to secure the comeback victory.
01:44Finally, I think that the England team,
01:46She has been relying more on Bellingham.
01:48Argentina, by its very nature, depends heavily on Messi.
01:51I think everyone knows that.
01:53But at the same time, he hasn't done that much for Argentina in this knockout stage.
01:59to the point where we see other guys making the decisions.
02:00We've seen Julian Alvarez making appearances,
02:02We've also seen some important goals from Altaro Martínez.
02:05We saw the defense decide the game, not only with good performances at the back,
02:08But with goals, with Uncle Romero participating in goals,
02:10Lisandro Martínez involved in goals.
02:12So, I think that's fair, man.
02:13It's only right to have a Bellingham shining,
02:14It's fair to have other players ahead of Messi.
02:18I think Mbappé should also be in first place, I think that's fair.
02:20So, I think, man, FIFA got it right.
02:23Incredibly, FIFA made the right decision.
02:25And Bellingham, the game revolves much more around him in midfield.
02:28Messi is that false 9 who receives more of a finishing touch.
02:31Obviously, sometimes he comes to pick up the game,
02:34But, generally speaking, the Argentinian player keeps passing the ball around.
02:36looking for an opportunity,
02:38a through ball between the lines
02:40for Messi to finish the play and score a goal.
02:43Bellingham is involved in virtually every aspect of the game.
02:46Scoring goals is impressive.
02:48And we've been talking a lot about his change of position.
02:50in relation to his performance at Real Madrid
02:51only in recent seasons.
02:53Back in '23 and '24, when he was acting
02:55like a number 10 who sticks to the center forward,
02:58I think this worked out very well.
02:59With Carlo Ancelotti, they became European champions.
03:01with Bellingham shining.
03:03This season, in the last two, perhaps,
03:06with changes of coach, with changes of job,
03:08with the arrival of Mbappé,
03:09which I think also has a big influence,
03:11Bellingham needs to drop back a bit further up the pitch.
03:12And I think that wasn't good for his football career.
03:16In this English national team, with Thomas Tuchel,
03:18He plays much closer to the penalty area.
03:20which is where Bellingham's best moments come in.
03:21He's a number 10, man.
03:22Bellingham is a number 8, not a number 5.
03:24He's a number 10.
03:24He needs to be close to the striker.
03:26He needs to be near the goal.
03:27Because he's a guy who contributes a lot with goals,
03:29With assists, he has an impressive technical ability.
03:31And in England, Tuchel found a way, right?
03:34Putting Elliot Anderson to run a little more for him,
03:37putting Declanhurst to run a little more for him,
03:39bringing him closer than he was.
03:40This loop has been working very well.
03:42This dynamic has been working very well.
03:43I think it's a way,
03:44And that might be a very interesting path.
03:46For England to win the game against Argentina.
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