'You don't have to be a horse to be a good jockey!': Thomas Tuchel responds to Jude Bellingham's comments about his playing career

Thomas Tuchel says he can lead England to World Cup glory despite his 'mediocre' playing career, as he declared: 'You don't have to be a horse to be a good jockey.'


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