CHRIS HEWETT
THINKING ALLOWED

What do we mean when we talk of genius? It is a question as old as Noah, an early candidate for G-word status after floating his stock while everyone else was heading into liquidation, and is asked anew in sporting circles every time a rugby player, a footballer, a cricketer or a Greco-Roman wrestler does something out of the ordinary.
This time last week, we found ourselves smack in the middle of “genius central”. Apparently, Jude Bellingham’s equalising goal for England against the mighty Slovakia – the “overtime overhead” – was so utterly world-changing, i...