Have Jude Bellingham and Thomas Tuchel made up ahead of England vs Argentina?

Thomas Tuchel has revealed whether he’s made up with Jude Bellingham following England’s quarter-final victory.

Tonight, ‘The Three Lions’ collide with Argentina, with a spot in the final of the FIFA World Cup 2026 on the line.

Thomas Tuchel insists he’s on good terms with Jude Bellingham

In the aftermath of Jude Bellingham producing a stunning performance to dump Erling Haaland out of the competition, things turned frosty between the Real Madrid man and Thomas Tuchel. When Gabriel Clarke informed the gifted player that the manager wasn’t best pleased with the team’s performance, Bellingham gave a fiery response to Tuchel.

With tensions high, the German spoke to his squad the following day to make amends and clear the air. And now he’s adamant that the rift is closed.

He told talkSPORT: “I wonder who blows these things up, eh? So, there is nothing to blow up and if it’s blown up, it’s blown up in the media, of course.

“What do you expect of a player that just played 120 minutes and gave literally everything if you shorten the comment of his coach, if you don’t tell him that ‘he was world class’, if you don’t tell him that ‘he has world class actions’.

“If you just cut all this and tell him, ‘Oh, your coach said you were sloppy,’ what do you expect?

“Yeah, of course, you get the comment that you get, and then you try to blow it up, and people try to create misunderstandings and cracks where no cracks are.

“We come from the same place. We come from being competitive, and I am a competitive coach. I push this team to the limit, and that was my assessment.

“I think the question was unfair in this moment towards Jude because he cut all the compliments out of my assessment and just asked about the critical points, so I can understand.

“What do you expect of a player that just gave everything and stands there in front of a microphone in a flash interview?”

“It’s just what it is, but we’re as close as ever, and close more than ever before.

“You can see that on the field. The energy and mentality in camp is excellent in the last days and we are ready to go for it.”

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