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Tuchel urges Bellingham to play with rage: 'He gets better if that happens'

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Thomas Tuchel has urged Jude Bellingham to play with "a bit of rage" after the England midfielder showed his spiky side in the Nations League defeat against Spain.

[p][a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/bellingham-jude/QNvlPm7s/"]Bellingham[/a] was in the thick of the action when Tuchel's team were [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/game/soccer/england-j9N9ZNFA/spain-bLyo6mco/?mid=C42ySF3j"]beaten 3-2[/a] by the world champions at Wembley on Saturday.[/p][p]The Real Madrid star had a fiery exchange with his club teammate [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/cucurella-marc/QTynbZd3/"]Marc Cucurella[/a] after the [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/spain/bLyo6mco/"]Spain[/a] left-back won a challenge against him.[/p][p]Bellingham responded to Cucurella's words by setting up [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/gordon-anthony/EFo95m2P/"]Anthony Gordon[/a]'s goal for [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/england/j9N9ZNFA/"]England[/a].[/p][image alt="Bellingham's recent player ratings" id="1b5d008a-1141-4713-ac3b-c139413013be" credit-line="Flashscore" guid="88456352-45cf-4dd1-b9e9-c5bf0a2702c6" original-width="2160" original-height="2700" /][p]Despite previously criticising Bellingham for his volatile on-pitch personality, England boss Tuchel is now keen for the midfielder to maintain that aggressive style.[/p][p][b]"He likes that. He gets better if that happens,"[/b] Tuchel said.[/p][p][b]"It's better if he plays with a bit of rage. It's what he does. I think sometimes he is looking for these moments to get his fire going."[/b][/p][p]When Bellingham's row with Cucurella was mentioned, Tuchel said:[b] "I think he doesn't know any teammates when he is in the national team.[/b][/p][p][b]"He wants to win. He doesn't know any teammates. He is still friends with them, but not for the 90 minutes.[/b][/p][p][b]"It's the only style he can play; that's just his game."[/b][/p][embed guid="087ca4c2-8f9f-446f-b516-d2dba3fbc0d7" url="https://x.com/England/status/2104246124639064251" social-type="twitter" /][p]Tuchel is keen to start the 23-year-old as the Nations League schedule continues in [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/game/soccer/czech-republic-6LHwBDGU/england-j9N9ZNFA/?mid=AeCCmlWQ"]Czechia on Tuesday[/a].[/p][p]But the German is concerned about the potential for Bellingham to burn out in the midst of a hectic season with Real.[/p][p][b]"I would love to have him four times on the pitch. I think the concern is that he hasn't done it this season in this tight period," [/b]he said.[/p][p]"We will need to check with the physios. We will not put Jude at risk. But in terms of style, it's just how he plays."[/p][infobox id="5a8fbd57-e97c-4bdc-9f6b-fb0fb254e893" /]

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