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Today’s Football 25/26 Season

ElGato said:
I remember Grealish being subbed off in an England game and being visibly frustrated, but the narrative around that either didn't exist or was that he simply "wants to do best for his country".

First question in the presser after a 2-0 win yesterday was

Journo: In the 84th minute when you subbed off Jude, he protested against it.
Tuchel: he protested against it?
Journo: He didn't seem happy at all, his arms were raised and he gestured towards the touchline.
Tuchel: <looking slightly bemused> That's the decision and he has to accept it, respect it and move on
Journo: Everything you've spoken about in terms of behaviour and conduct... that seemed to fly in the face of that, especially as your team was celebrating a goal at the time
Tuchel: I didn't see it that way but then I have to review it. I saw that he wasn't happy but I don't want to make a big deal of it. But if you have certain players who are so competitive this is normal

Reading the headlines this morning you'd have thought that Tuchel was proper annoyed.

So who is it who really finds Jude's behaviour to be problematic?

British press are toxic, honestly, trying to sow division in run up to World Cup and shock it's Jude
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They went after Rooney. They went after Gascoigne. They even painted Shearer as boring and unlikeable (second part is true) because he wouldn't play the game and provide them gossip and insider knowledge. Set a narrative, 'he's moody', then seize on every foul, every pulled face, every half effort to celebrate someone else scoring, alleged shirked challenge... moody, disruptive, unhappy, a bad influence. When they can hammer the above for chasing women or liking a drink back then, in the new social media age everyone is an investigative reporter, the players - especially the high profile ones scoring the goals for an elite real madrid side are the biggest juiciest targets.
Salaciousness in attitude to every detail of a players personal life. When a media can slur a support and an entire city over a tragedy, and that was supported in full by the establishment, government and criminal police service* then there's a problem with attitude and honesty at the top of british society.
 

dachshund said:
That family is unhinged. They are making a lot of fuss in Dortmund too with Bellingham Sr. confronting the sporting director in the tunnel due to Jobe not playing loads
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I still don't understand what Jude Bellingham has done ? I missed yesterdays match but watched a video of him being subbed and he didn't even moan or say anything, where is all the 'he kicked up a massive fuss' narrative coming from ?
 

TheBigIguana said:
The Germans taking care of business quickly tonight
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Flat-track bullies.

Some of the same fellas scoring tonight will be the ones letting them down when they play sides of quality next summer. Gnabry and Sane are sunshine boys. They've been found out time and again on the big stage. Them scoring tonight was about the last thing they needed if they were going to improve in time for the summer.
 

longers said:
I still don't understand what Jude Bellingham has done ? I missed yesterdays match but watched a video of him being subbed and he didn't even moan or say anything, where is all the 'he kicked up a massive fuss' narrative coming from ?
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Confected narrative from the press
 

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