Lions lick their woᴜпdѕ: Jude Bellingham is comforted by his father, mother, and younger brother in the stands after рᴜпdіtѕ сɩаіmed he ‘couldn’t put one foot in front of the other’ on a сһаɩɩeпɡіпɡ night for England.

The down-to-earth midfield maestro made his way into the stands, bundled up in a dark blue England hoodie, to hug his mother, Denise, who he calls his ‘Queen’.

The mother son pair share a flat in Madrid’s La Finca where she cooks meals, makes his bed and often drives the football megastar to training.

The 20-year-old was then spotted embracing his ex-West Midlands Police Officer father, Mark, before turning to his younger brother, Jobe, 18, and giving him a kiss on the cheek.

With Jude now playing in Madrid and Jobe playing for Sunderland in the Championship, Mr and Mrs Bellingham have lived in different countries for several years as their two boys make waves in football.

Bellingham has previously spoken about his family’s devotion to him and his football career – they have been spotted arriving to stadiums up to five hours early just in case Jude needs them before kick off.

And last night was exactly when their support was needed.

Pundits were scathing of Bellingham’s performance with one saying he ‘couldn’t put one foot in front of the other’.

Another suggested he ‘struggled to impose himself’ in England’s 1-1 draw with Denmark.

The draw must have been particularly hard for Bellingham who was crowned Man of the Match in England’s first match against Serbia in which he scored the winning goal.

But this time around England were described as ‘fatigued’, ‘lifeless’ and ‘tepid’ in their second Group C outing in Frankfurt, Germany.

The disappointing performance saw Jude, and other members of Southgate’s squad, seek comfort from family members in the stands.

Harry Kane was pictured hugging his wife Katie Goodland after the match in Frankfurt yesterday while Conor Gallagher shared a quiet word with his partner Aine May Kennedy.

After the game, Southgate admitted England were struggling to cope with the pressure.

‘Look, clearly, we’re disappointed with the two performances we’ve had,’ said the under-fire England boss, who has to refocus on Tuesday’s group finale against Slovenia.

‘We’ve got to go and analyse that in depth and find some solutions to addressing the issues that we have. Over the next few days we’ll spend a lot of time doing that.

‘We know the level has to be higher, we know the level can be higher.

‘Maybe the biggest thing is we have to accept the environment that we’re in and the expectations that are around us. We are going to have to walk towards that challenge.

‘At the moment we’re falling a little bit short of that. Ultimately that’s my responsibility. I’m the manager and I’ve got to guide this group in the best way possible.

‘To achieve extraordinary things, you have to go through some difficult moments. Today was a difficult moment without a doubt, towards the end of the game especially.

‘But England have never won back-to-back qualification matches (to start the Euros) I was told yesterday, so there’s a reason for that and we hoped to write a different story today. We haven’t managed that.

‘We understand what that will mean for the next few days, but we have to stay calm inside the group and find good solutions to improve it.’