ARLINGTON, Texas — Regarding the clash between England manager Thomas Tuchel and Jude Bellingham, there are two angles to consider.
First, the melodrama. Remember, there is history here. Tuchel dropped Bellingham from England’s squad in October, after using the word “repulsive” in August to describe Bellingham’s behavior on the field. The manager later apologized, saying he’d used the word unintentionally as a result of English being his second language.
Still, it’s hard to think those moments didn’t underpin Bellingham’s response Saturday when asked about Tuchel’s comments in the wake of England’s 2-1 win over Norway, in which the manager said in an on-field interview that his team had been “sloppy” and “lucky” to escape the quarterfinal.
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