THOMAS Tuchel went on a bizarre rant in his post-match interview, but his players won’t make anything of the statements.
England pulled out a 2-1 win over Norway in the quarter-final of the World Cup, but Tuchel wasn’t thrilled with his team’s performance.
Thomas Tuchel speaks with ITV reporters following the win over Norway Credit: ITV
While the players celebrated in the background, Tuchel spoke to ITV where he broke down how he was disappointed with England‘s performance.
“Not happy with the performance…” he said.
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“We made life very difficult for ourselves.
“The way we played was sloppy. A lot of technical mistakes. We were lucky today.
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“It is nothing to do with mentality. We need to play better.”
Jude Bellingham was made aware of Tuchel’s comments in his own post-game interview, but chose to shut down any opportunity to create headlines.
“Whatever,” he said.
Bellingham instead focused on his individual impact on the match.
“Thanks to the goal I scored, we’ve made it to the semi-finals and it’s a brilliant feeling,” he said.
“Nyland made a brilliant save for the second goal, but I ran into the right spot and here we are.”
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Bellingham scored twice in the win over Norway, almost single-handedly lifting England to the semi-final.
England are now two wins away from potentially winning the nation’s second World Cup.
