England manager Thomas Tuchel said his own mother finds some of midfielder Jude Bellingham’s antics ‘repulsive,’ but he does not want to dim the Real Madrid star’s fire. 

Tuchel suffered his first defeat in four games as England boss on Tuesday when Senegal became the first African side to ever beat the Three Lions in a 3-1 friendly win. 

Equaliser disallowed

Bellingham thought he had equalised proceedings at 2-2 late on at Nottingham Forest’s City Ground only for the goal to be controversially disallowed for a hand-ball by England defender Levi Colwill in the build-up. Senegal then broke away for a third in stoppage time. This led to Bellingham venting his frustrations by kicking a water cooler and having a go at the assistant referee. Tuchel and England skipper Harry Kane had to restrain the 21-year-old’s protests at full-time with the former saying it is a balancing act to retain the midfielder’s natural aggression without it bubbling over.