Thomas Tuchel expects his England stars to feel "angry" if they don't get the nod for World Cup starting line-ups, provided they remain committed to the squad. Tuchel maintains that winning sides are invariably united and cohesive, as demonstrated when even those warming the bench are enthusiastically backing their colleagues.
The Three Lions manager reveals Jude Bellingham showed "absolutely no issues whatsoever" after being left out of the starting XI against Serbia at Wembley, with all his second-half changes making significant contributions. Tuchel explained: "You can be angry at the coach, you can be angry at the situation, but if you see the nations that win, see the clubs that win the Champions League, then the bench is on their feet.
"For the last eight-10 minutes there was no-one sat there thinking: 'I should be on the field, I should be on the field, why am I not there?' They are just there.
"I experienced this once in the amazing run with Chelsea and it was non-stop, everyone was pushing and fighting from the bench even if they were not picked and they were ready.
"This makes the difference in the end and I strongly , strongly believe we should arrive with a team like that. Even if they are disappointed, which is absolutely normal.
"They will never be happy, they don't have to be happy, no one is used to sitting on the bench, this is the nature of a strong national team."
Bellingham may feature from the first whistle against Albania on Sunday in England's concluding World Cup qualifying match, with their spot in the United States already secured. The Real Madrid ace is in a fierce competition to reclaim his England spot from his good friend Morgan Rogers, and Tuchel has confirmed that Bellingham is taking the situation in stride.
Having been left out of the last two squads, Bellingham is now patiently waiting for his chance.
Tuchel stated: "It was no problem at all. I explained it to him before the team meeting. He came on and played good, good, straight away with all the force and right energy and full of quality up front.
"We have had three fantastic performances with Morgan so one of the reasons was to keep him in this position.
"But we knew we would suffer from ball possession from Serbia so we thought once we have clear information, it could be nicer for Jude to play in the second half and these were the decisions."