US EditionAston Villa Star Handed Thomas Tuchel Hint in Response to Jude Bellingham 'Antics'
Tuchel prioritizes squad balance with Morgan Rogers starting over Jude Bellingham in the No.10 role, reflecting a tactical choice amid Bellingham's recent injury and limited match fitness.
- On Thursday, England manager Thomas Tuchel started Morgan Rogers in the No.10 role against Serbia at Wembley, with Jude Bellingham among the substitutes.
- Avoiding mass experimentation, Thomas Tuchel, England manager, kept a settled structure this penultimate camp using a single No.10, so Jude Bellingham, Phil Foden and Harry Kane cannot all start together.
- Fitness and recent minutes explain part of Tuchel's decision-making as Jude Bellingham, Real Madrid midfielder, has played only 11 matches this season while Harry Kane, England captain and Bayern striker, has 23 goals and three assists in 17 matches.
- The 2-0 victory secured England national team's World Cup place and maintained their perfect qualifying record, while the Serbia national team will spend a summer at home.
- Younger players may push for spots as England finalise their World Cup squad, with Nico O'Reilly and Jarrel Quansah possibly debuting on Thursday and three qualifiers left.
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England boss Thomas Tuchel explains decision to bench Jude Bellingham for Serbia World Cup qualifying win
England boss Thomas Tuchel has opened up on his decision to bench Jude Bellingham for Thursday night's 2-0 World Cup qualifying victory over Serbia at Wembley.The Three Lions continued their 100 per cent winning record, with Bukayo Saka and Eberechi Eze scoring in either half to secure all three points.Before the match, however, it was Bellingham who was dominating the headlines.The Real Madrid star hasn't played for his country since June's def…
Thomas Tuchel names England star who is 'out of control' after Serbia win
England beat Serbia 2-0 thanks to goals from Bukayo Saka and Eberechi Eze (Picture: Getty) Thomas Tuchel has singled out England captain Harry Kane for praise following the 2-0 win over Serbia in World Cup qualifying on Thursday. Kane started the match at Wembley and was handed a rest in the 65th minute, as Tuchel replaced him with Manchester City’s Phil Foden. In his post-match press conference, Tuchel was quizzed if Foden could challenge Kane …
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