{"id":10120,"date":"2025-06-11T13:42:59","date_gmt":"2025-06-11T17:42:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/alofokedeportes.com\/en\/sin-categoria\/tuchel-defends-bellingham-his-fire-can-be-repulsive\/"},"modified":"2025-06-11T13:42:59","modified_gmt":"2025-06-11T17:42:59","slug":"tuchel-defends-bellingham-his-fire-can-be-repulsive","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/alofokedeportes.com\/en\/soccer\/tuchel-defends-bellingham-his-fire-can-be-repulsive\/","title":{"rendered":"Tuchel Defends Bellingham: “His Fire Can Be Repulsive”"},"content":{"rendered":"The England selector, Thomas Tuchel, has expressed his understanding of the criticism directed at Jude Bellingham after the defeat against Senegal. The midfielder showed visible frustration during the match, a match that ended with an unexpected defeat for the English team.\n\nBellingham vehemently protested a play that could have meant a tie, but was invalidated by a handball. Finally, England suffered a 3-1 defeat at the City Ground, their first loss to an African nation.\n\n

I think he has something special. He brings an edge, which we appreciate and which is necessary if we want to achieve great things. It needs to be channeled. The edge needs to be channeled towards the opponent, towards our goal and not to intimidate teammates, or to be too aggressive with teammates or referees.<\/p>Thomas Tuchel<\/cite><\/blockquote>\n\nIn an interview, Tuchel defended Bellingham, but acknowledged that some fans might be disappointed by his behavior.\n\nTuchel added that Bellingham must channel his energy in a positive way, always seeking victory. He recognized the player’s passion as a strength, but also mentioned that it can sometimes intimidate, even his own teammates.\n\nThe coach highlighted the importance of helping Bellingham control his emotions and use that energy effectively on the field.\n\nBellingham has proven his worth in the English national team, including a bicycle kick goal against Slovakia that prevented England’s elimination from the Euro 2024.\n\nTuchel emphasized the need to find the best version of Bellingham and for the fans to understand what he brings to the team.\n\nThe coach mentioned that even his own mother can find his behavior “repulsive” at certain times.\n\n

\"Jude
Jude Bellingham se quej\u00f3 ante los \u00e1rbitros tras anularse su gol contra Senegal.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\nTuchel also hinted at his desire to extend his contract as England manager beyond the 2026 World Cup, until the 2028 European Championship, despite the criticism received for the team’s recent results.\n\nThe coach, whose contract ends after the World Cup, stated that he will always be tempted to stay, as he loves the group and considers it an honor to be the England coach.\n\nTuchel expressed his satisfaction and the support he feels from the English Federation.","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

The England selector, Thomas Tuchel, has expressed his understanding of the criticism directed at Jude Bellingham after the defeat against Senegal. The midfielder showed visible frustration during the match, a match that ended with an unexpected defeat for the English team. Bellingham vehemently protested a play that could have meant a tie, but was invalidated […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":10121,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[41],"tags":[509,930,3850,3724],"class_list":{"0":"post-10120","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-soccer","8":"tag-england","9":"tag-jude-bellingham","10":"tag-senegal","11":"tag-thomas-tuchel"},"amp_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/alofokedeportes.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/10120","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/alofokedeportes.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/alofokedeportes.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/alofokedeportes.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/alofokedeportes.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=10120"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/alofokedeportes.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/10120\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/alofokedeportes.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/10121"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/alofokedeportes.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=10120"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/alofokedeportes.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=10120"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/alofokedeportes.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=10120"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}