Silly tackle, bad reaction – Tuchel defends Bellingham after Queiroz rowFigure caption, England held to goalless draw against GhanaByBobbie JacksonBBC Sport journalistPublished43 minutes agoEngland manager Thomas Tuchel defended Jude Bellingham after the midfielder was involved in a heated row with Ghana boss Carlos Queiroz at half-time of Tuesday’s goalless draw.Bellingham had to be pulled way by team-mate Morgan Rogers as he engaged with the Ghana coach and his backroom staff.It came shortly after a foul when Bellingham shoved Jerome Opoku and tensions spilled over after the referee had blown for half-time.The fall-out continued as players and coaches walked across the field to the tunnel at Boston Stadium.”It was an exchange of emotions, and Jude stood up for himself and his team,” reported Tuchel.”Emotions are a part of the game but we don’t want to get distracted with stuff that could distract us.”No cards were shown in the aftermath and tensions appeared to have settled down by the time the second half resumed.”He had a bad reaction with some bad names and that’s why the story started,” Queiroz reported.The draw keeps England top of Group L – and they are guaranteed to qualify for the last 32 if they avoid defeat against Panama on Saturday.
