Bellingham’s haranguing of female official Stephanie Rappart following his disallowed goal against Senegal was a straightforward abuse of power. Bellingham is a very good footballer. He knows his importance to the team and the licence it gives him to do as he pleases.
Right and wrong is not a matter of morals but mood. And like that of any spoilt brat, Bellingham’s dives when things go against him. On Tuesday it was an official but it is just as likely to be one of his own, rebuking a team-mate over a run, tackle or pass he didn’t make, etc, as a lip reading expert alleged during one England engagement.
Jude Bellingham’s frustration got the better of him against Senegal (Photo: Getty)
If you want role models, football is not fecund territory. Tuchel is powerless, really. The beast is already fully formed by the time it reaches the international arena.
Carlos Alcaraz won the French Open last Sunday calling shots against himself, overturning decisions initially in his favour to award points to his opponent. Did this mannerly display diminish the fire in Alcaraz? Evidently not.
Even if he wanted to act on his mother’s impulses, football is too far gone for Tuchel to affect change. The culture is set, and Tuchel is as conditioned as the next coach to think that Bellingham’s actions are elemental and cannot be otherwise.
“The edge needs to be channelled toward the opponent, towards our goal and not to intimidate team-mates, or to be over aggressive to team-mates or referees. He has the fire. I don’t want to dim this down. He should play with this kind of fire, that’s his strength.
“But the fire comes also with some attributes that can intimidate you, maybe even as a team-mate. You see sometimes the explosion towards referees and the anger in his game, so if he can channel this in the right way, and we can help him in this, then for sure he has the something that we need. He has a certain edge that is hard to find.”
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The irony is, England can’t even do that, as Tuchel is beginning to discover.
His predecessor Gareth Southgate went out of his way to create a more tolerant, inclusive environment in which all players were made to feel they belonged and were valued equally, but even he had to bow when Bellingham entered the room.
Tuchel has ripped up that template completely and gone full alpha to justify the behaviour of his star player. Bellingham’s talent is beyond question, his power absolute. And if he holds aloft the ultimate prize in the MetLife Stadium next year, there won’t be many dissenters. Sorry mum.
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