Bellingham-Tuchel feud? Zlatan Ibrahimovic and Thierry Henry say ‘no animosity’ in England camp
4 min readJul 15, 2026 11:48 AM IST England’s quarterfinal win over Norway at the FIFA World Cup 2026 may have been inspired by Jude Bellingham’s match-winning brace, but the performance has been remembered for the wrong reasons. In a game where England were largely outplayed, Bellingham’s two goals helped them overturn a 1-0 deficit by the 40th minute. The Three Lions, however, failed to impress their manager Thomas Tuchel, who was critical of the quality and technical level of the display. “We made life very difficult for us in the way we played, how we played, sloppy, a lot of technical mistakes, not fast enough. We were lucky today,” Tuchel said after the match. “It’s a pure mentality thing; there was no mentality problem. You could bottle it up and sell it. It’s the quality of our games. It’s nothing to do with mentality; it’s about quality. We need to play better,” he added. When Bellingham was asked about his manager’s criticism, he offered a terse response: “Maybe he doesn’t really know what it’s like …
