Mail: Bellingham has learned England are a unit, not him plus ten others

The England team announced its squad for this month’s international match day, and Real Madrid general Bellingham returns. The "Daily Mail" wrote that for Bellingham, his real challenge is how to regain his position in the Three Lions.

As the World Cup approaches next summer, Tuchel has formed some key ideas and certainties in his mind. For example, Rice and Anderson have firmly occupied the two midfield positions, and Villa's talented attacker Rogers is second only to Kane in the competition for the No. 10 position.

So, which position should Bellingham play? Does he have enough psychological quality to prove himself to the national team coach again? Bellingham is seen as a future England captain during Euro 2024 and is first choice on Southgate's list. He is a member of Real Madrid Galacticos and a Champions League winner.

In light of this, can 22-year-old Bellingham calm down and accept that he needs to work hard to participate in next summer's World Cup? Even if he is selected, he still needs to compete for a spot in the starting eleven? Can he adapt to a backup role?

These questions may sound absurd, even unbelievable. But this is the reality faced by players such as Bellingham and Foden. Tuchel has made his attitude towards team spirit and collective will clear and he has also taken practical steps.

Tuchel did not just say a few empty words. After observing the England team's two training sessions, especially the complete defeat to Senegal in June last year, Tuchel realized the problem and started to solve it in a way that we had not expected.

But so far, Bellingham's reaction to all this shows his maturity. He has been impressive for Real Madrid since recovering from shoulder surgery. He was one of the better players in the team in the Champions League match against Liverpool in the middle of the week. But the battle to regain recognition is only half the battle. Tuchel and his team are paying close attention to player behavior and interactions on and off the pitch, something Bellingham should be wary of over the next two weeks.

Tuchel's views on Bellingham's position at the press conference seemed contradictory. He admitted that Bellingham's best position is No. 10, but also pointed out the possibility of using him as a false 9. This is particularly concerning because in this team, Tuchel's only forward choice is Kane.

Tuchel has also discussed this possibility privately before and believes that Foden can also play a role in the same position. Tuchel may experiment a bit with the next two inconsequential games against Serbia and Albania.

Tuchel has some concerns about Bellingham's positional discipline, which needs to be improved by the players themselves. Of course, the head coach can downplay this problem through some methods, and letting Bellingham play at the 9th position is one of them. When he is in deeper positions, he tends to run too far and get to the ball too much, which hurts the team's overall performance.

Perhaps this reveals some of Bellingham's psychological characteristics, such as the way he celebrated after scoring a stunning overhead kick against Slovakia in last year's European Cup. After scoring that shocking overhead goal, Bellingham said to the world's audience: "Who else?"

If Bellingham has really learned anything in the past few weeks, it should be: for the England team's player lineup, they really have no shortage of options. Bellingham has clearly understood that the team is a whole, not a combination of him and ten other people. Has this message been conveyed well? The answer is about to be revealed.