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Joe Hart said he would have struggled with Bellingham gesturing to the crowd after Pickford's save on the first Argentina goal, saying a teammate should say 'save the f***ing ball' rather than performatively appeal to the crowd.
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Gary Lineker raises the moment that has dominated post-match discussion: Bellingham gesturing to the crowd after Pickford's save, inadvertently highlighting that the ball wasn't in the corner. Joe Hart doesn't hold back. He recounts his own formative experience of a teammate gesturing blame in a League Two game — it gave him immediate red mist, and he says a teammate standing over him saying 'save the f***ing ball' would have been far more constructive than an appeal to the stands. The issue, Hart argues, is that it's performative rather than helpful — and in the moment, it doesn't make anyone better. Emma Hayes makes the contrast explicit: when Argentina concede, there is no finger-pointing; the collective immediately focuses forward. Micah Richards defends Bellingham humanly — they've played together and he's seen the same exasperation in great players — but acknowledges he didn't need to do it.
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