Jude Bellingham has shocking reaction to Thomas Tuchel criticising England performance

Jude Bellingham’s instant reaction to Thomas Tuchel’s post-match interview has got England fans talking.

Bellingham was the hero again as England booked their place in the semi-finals of the World Cup with a 2-1 against Norway.

It was a controversial victory with Norway claiming the ball had collided with FIFA’s ‘Spidercam’ in the build up to Bellingham’s first goal though FIFA state the sensors in the ball didn’t detect any contact.

FIFA’s statement read: “Before England’s goal in minute 45+2 against Norway, the sensor in the Connected Ball showed no peak in the 'heartbeat of the ball' when in the air, and therefore no evidence that the ball touched the overhead wire and changed the movement of the ball.”

Bellingham doubled England’s lead following an error from Norway goalkeeper Orjan Nyland and his goal was enough to book England’s place in the final four of the tournament.

Despite another win, manager Thomas Tuchel issued a furious post-match interview, claiming England were lucky to progress.

He said: “We made life very, very difficult for ourselves today. The result is fantastic, we're in the last four, it's amazing, but... I'm not happy with the performance.

“Again, the commitment is there, but we made life very, very difficult for us, in the way we played, how we played.

“Sloppy, a lot of technical mistakes, not fast enough. Not repetitive enough. We were lucky today.”

Tuchel’s post-match comments were put to Bellingham immediately after the win and the Real Madrid star had a potentially shocking reaction.

“Ah well, whatever,” he said to ITV. “Whatever. Yeah it’s difficult out there.

“It’s a tough shift. It’s a tough shift. All the players have put out a tough shift.

“So my thoughts and appreciation go out to the players who put in a great shift yet again.”

"It's a tough shift out there"

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Reacting to the interview, Ian Wright said: “He probably was a little bit surprised to hear that because again we’re dealing with a manager that is very straight, right in your face, says what he says, you know, we're not used to hearing that.

“We're not used to hearing that as England fans and England players but again a player like Jude, you know what he's about he's given everything and he's thinking that you know the manager said something like that. He doesn't appreciate it.”

Also speaking for ITV, Gary Neville claimed he loved both Tuchel and Bellingham’s interviews.

Neville added: “I love both interviews. Honestly, I thought Thomas Tuchel’s was fantastic. I think Jude Bellingham’s response is absolutely brilliant.”

Roy Keane added: “They're emotional straight after the game, the time of the interviews.

Listen I'm sure they’ll settle down over the next few hours, but the manager's been honest and the players being honest. No problem.”