it’s definitely a thing in football discourse where people think they have a deeper understanding of the game if they rate technical players higher than combative ones
Bellingham may have scored two goals and made last man tackle to deny a sure equaliser, but as a pure football fan, I’d rather he doesn’t do all of that but instead make 70 touches, 80 completed passes, and 10 spins in midfield to prove to me that he’s a pure central midfielder.