Head coach made comments after Senegal loss in June
Tuchel: ‘I had no intention, there was no hidden agenda’
Thomas Tuchel has apologised to Jude Bellingham and said there was “no hidden agenda” when describing some of the midfielder’s on-field antics as “repulsive”.
Bellingham’s edge has helped fuel his rise but has also led to questions over his temperament. Tuchel said in an interview the day after England’s 3-1 friendly loss to Senegal in June that he loved Bellingham’s “fire” but revealed his mother found some of the midfielder’s on-field behaviour “repulsive”.
The German coach’s comments caused controversy and he has apologised to the Real Madrid star, who is absent from the squad for September’s World Cup qualifiers against Andorra and Serbia after shoulder surgery.
