After the hard-fought quarter-final win against Norway, it’s not all peace and joy in the England national team. Jude Bellingham quickly fired back at Thomas Tuchel’s criticism after the 2-1 extra-time victory.Â
“I’m not satisfied with the players’ performance. We made the game incredibly difficult for ourselves,” England’s coach said directly after the final whistle. You can also watch his criticism again here in the video.
A short while later, Bellingham was asked by a reporter in the mixed zone whether that was the standard Tuchel expects from his players: “Maybe. But maybe he doesn’t know what it’s like to play under these conditions against Erling Haaland, Ødegaard, Nusa, Sörloth. It’s not easy to play against this team.” That’s why he said he could only speak in the highest terms of his teammates.Â
Referring to Tuchel’s criticism, the Real star also said: “We tried to create a positive atmosphere, and we should take that into the semi-finals.”
He added in conclusion: “You can’t win every game by moving the ball around and playing 1,000 passes. Sometimes you have to win ugly too — and that’s exactly what we did.”
A little later, Tuchel tried to calm the situation somewhat at the press conference. “With all my heart, I love my players and my team, but we can play better. There are many things we can do better,” England’s coach explained.
So it seems the last word has not yet been spoken.Â
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