Jude Bellingham will grow out of being “emotional” and there is no need to make a “drama” out of his discipline. That was view after the manager substituted the star to .

Bellingham, 21, was booked against Latvia late in the first half and was then lucky not to be sent off for a second yellow for a rash challenge on Raivis Jurkovskis. Tuchel replaced him soon after but was banned for two games last month after the Spanish Federation deemed he was guilty of swearing at a referee.

Bellingham is England’s biggest star, arguably their best player, and yet Tuchel says his temperament and desire to win is also “part of his game.” England boss Tuchel said: “He didn’t get sent off so we shouldn’t make a drama now like he was flying home from a World Cup.

“He didn’t get sent off and we took him off and we won 3-0 so I would result for the first match in a World Cup. This was not like a discipline problem. Two challenges and he got an early booking.

“The second one could have been but would have been harsh. Generally he knows that he can’t afford that. He’s emotional and he’s also still young so it’s also part of his game.”

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Tuchel described Bellingham as a “pleasure to work with“ ahead of the Latvia match but admitted that he needs to “channel the emotions.“ "He (Bellingham) loves to talk to the referee and the linesmen,” the German explained. “He’s a very emotional player once he’s on the pitch and I think you just see that he hates to lose and does everything that it takes.

“He expresses himself. You see the hunger and the desire to win. I think he will keep this hunger and learn to channel the emotions a little bit. That’s never a problem. It’s good to have him as he is. We will try to make the most out of it because he is a key player.”

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When asked if Bellingham tried to do “too much“ at last summer's , he replied: “Yes. He is always ready to give everything but we need to help him so that within a structure he can play more economically and still have the same impact, or maybe even more impact.

“We need to make sure that the leaders, and he is one of the leaders, and the main players, the key players, walk in the same direction and play in the same rhythm and help each other out. And play a little more disciplined maybe, to save some energy for the decisive moments.”

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