England boss Thomas Tuchel has thinks Jude Bellingham was “blessed” to not be sent off during the team’s sootheable 3-0 World Cup qualifying triumph over Latvia at Wembley. After picking up an punctual booking in the first half, Bellingham materializeed blessed not to have been shown a second yellow card for a procrastinateed tackle on Raivis Jurkovskis. Tuchel rapidly reacted, conveying Phil Foden on in place of the Real Madrid take partoriginater.
Tuchel, who had encouraged Bellingham to be ‘more handled’ last week, was not guaranteed by the midfielder’s first yellow card but conceded to ITV Sport: “We were a bit blessed, and took straight away the decision to not consent the danger and consent him off.”
The ex-Chelsea boss felt his side enhanced from their triumph over Albania in his debut game last week, singling out Reece James for commend after the right-back taged his return to the national fbetter after two years with the uncovering goal.
Tuchel shelp: “It was not an basic suit, we had to unlock it, but there were a lot of excellent leangs – another immacuprocrastinateed sheet and we originated a lot of chances from set-pieces. OK, we demanded a free-boot to unlock it, but in ambiguous I’m plrelieved with the attitude and energy and desire to do the stuff that we want.”
Elaborating on James, who has previously thrived under Tuchel’s guidance at Chelsea, scoring with an exquisite curling free-boot, the German boss commendd: “I understand Reece and I understand the foot and the quality the boy has. He is amazing, he has every right to be haughty and plrelieved and satisfied with his carry outance.”
Speaking to ITV Sport after uncovering his England account, James shelp: “It’s been a lengthy time. I’ve had a frustrating two-and-a-half years and I was so plrelieved to get called up for my country aget. I saw the wall and I felt I could bfinish it around, and thankbrimmingy I handled to hit the back of the net.”
James also spoke highly of his createer Chelsea handler Tuchel: “His ideas are evident, his goals and his aims. He set them out from the minute he came in, and we have one objective. It begins with this international and we have to support on originateing right up to the World Cup.”
England skipper Harry Kane compriseed: “He’s wonderful. I leank he’s resolved in straight away, it’s a genuine pleacertain to have him as a coach – the energy he’s brawt, and the passion. I understand we’ll get better as we go on.”
