GARETH SOUTHGATE has warned: Jude Bellingham cannot solve England’s problems on his own.
The Real Madrid superstar joins up with the Three Lions on Sunday after being given time off to recover from his Champions League triumph.
Bellingham arrives at St George’s Park with his England team-mates still reeling from Friday night’s humiliating 1-0 Wembley defeat to Iceland.
Southgate admits Bellingham can lift the squad — who head for the Euros in Germany tomorrow — but the boss said: “I’m sure he will but it is not his responsibility to do that.
“It is for all of us to get the focus right, to make sure our mentality is right and make sure we’re working on the areas that need to be better than against Iceland.
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“We are not putting everything on Jude.
“We’ve got a lot of good players and it is a collective thing to go and try to win this tournament.
“If we are relying on one person, that isn’t going to be a team that wins.”
Bellingham, 20, had a stellar first season with Real, winning LaLiga then clinching Euro glory with a 2-0 victory over Borussia Dortmund at Wembley.
Southgate gave the ex-Birmingham and Dortmund midfield star extra time off to recharge.
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He missed both the 3-0 friendly win over Bosnia and that disastrous final warm-up against Iceland.
Now all eyes are on getting England firing for the Euro 2024 Group C opener against Serbia in Gelsenkirchen next Sunday.
Southgate added: “He is, of course, a player with fabulous mentality and will have a big impact on the whole group.
“But the biggest thing over the last couple of games is we’ve never had the collective together on the pitch at the same time.
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“There are still players we are finding out about and it sharpens the focus leading into Serbia.”
John Stones is a fitness worry after his ankle knock against Iceland.
The defender will be assessed by England’s medical staff today.
With Harry Maguire out of the squad due to a calf injury, Liverpool’s Jarell Quansah is on standby.
