This summer, Jude Bellingham has finally chosen to take care of his body. After many months spent playing with a bandaged shoulder, the English midfielder decided to have an operation. A choice that forced him to stay away from the field for three months. On paper, the former resident of Borussia Dortmund is expected around mid-October, even if his club has already said that nothing will be precipitated. Bellingham has given enough to Casa Blanca since its arrival in 2023 (a Champions League, a Liga, 38 goals and 28 assists in 100 matches), the English therefore has the right to retype itself correctly.
No gifts for Bellingham
But while the player of Xabi Alonso has made the headlines of the Spanish media since the publication of photos of him and his companion lounging in the sun, Bellingham should not be so relaxed as that. In Spain, AS Announce the color. If Bellingham is one of the undisputed stars of Real Madrid, the English will cause “A dilemma in Xabi Alonso”. The reason? Arda Güler took up his holders in the Madrid midfielder and the Argentine recruit Franco Mastanuono signed a brilliant beginnings with his new club. You will understand, Alonso must choose to put one of these two on the bench if he wants to put Bellingham back in his eleven. Except that this scenario is far from guaranteed.
Since arrived, the former Bayer Leverkusen coach has clearly said that the passers were finished. An observation which is verified today with the choice of Alonso to put Vinicius Junior on the sidelines for the benefit of Rodrygo. An unthinkable scenario under the Ancelotti era. Bellingham is therefore warned … and it's the same with the England team! After the beautiful 5-0 victory against Serbia while several big names were absent (Trent Alexander-Arnold, Phil Foden, Cole Palmer, Bukayo Saka and Jude Bellingham), the coach of Three Lions, Thomas Tuchel, dropped a sacred message to the English stars. Clearly, no one is untouchable.
Another spike sent by Tuchel?
“I am always courageous. You know it well. I am not talking here about hypotheses that could be dismissed. Let's see who is in good shape and available. But I think we have already made courageous decisions. We have selected a more reduced team to maintain the competition. Competition is launched. If you are at the training camp, you must behave as best your best, be to the best of your form and give the best of yourself. It is a privilege to be at the training camp and to fight for its place. You can help everyone improve and progress, and that's what we have done. There was no attitude after an error, there was no frustration, there were no gesticulations, there were no black looks, there were no big words. It was just a team ready to work and provide 90 minutes of effort. It is a team sport. This victory against Serbia was the result of teamwork in its purest form. They have the quality to play for us and the desire to play for their country, and everyone is lucky. If a great player misses a tournament, we must have solutions, if he misses an internship, we must have solutions. We have to focus on players who are available and who are ready to give the best of themselves and be the best possible teammates, and that's what we have done. »»
And for most British media, this declaration largely aimed at Jude Bellingham. “Thomas Tuchel seems to launch a new Pique to Jude Bellingham”writes the Daily Mail. And if the English think that, it is because it would not be the first time that Tuchel has scratched the star Merengue. Last June, the German said that his own mother had trouble with the English international. “I find it hard to understand it. I think it brings an advantage, which we appreciate and which is necessary if we want to achieve great things. But this sharp side must be channeled towards the opponent, towards our objective and not to intimidate his teammates, or be too aggressive towards his teammates or the referees. He has sacred fire. I don't want to weaken it. He must play with this kind of fire, it's his strength. But this passion is also accompanied by attributes that can intimidate you, perhaps even as a teammate. We sometimes see the explosion towards referees and anger in his game. If he can channel this in the right way, and if we can help him do it, then he will certainly have what we need. It has a certain advantage that it is difficult to find. But I see that it can create contradictory emotions. I see him with my parents, with my mother, who sometimes cannot see the nice, well -educated and well -high guy that I see. »» Business to follow …
