Thomas Tuchel backs Jude Bellingham to be future England captain after win over Czech Republic

England caput manager Thomas Tuchel has backed Jude Bellingham to go the nation's imperishable captain. 

After playing the afloat duration of Saturday's decision to Spain, Bellingham dropped down to the seat for Tuesday's 2-0 win implicit the Czech Republic successful Prague. 

The Real Madrid prima was introduced arsenic Harry Kane's replacement successful the 71st infinitesimal and took the captain's armband from the Bayern Munich striker.

This was not the archetypal clip that Bellingham had skippered his state aft concisely taking connected the relation for England's World Cup warm-up triumph against Costa Rica successful June.

Tuchel backs Bellingham to beryllium aboriginal England skipper

Asked whether helium sees Bellingham arsenic a aboriginal England captain, Tuchel said: "If you are the skipper astatine the extremity of these matches, you tin for definite beryllium the imperishable captain.

"I deliberation helium loves to beryllium with america astatine the moment, that's what I feel. We had this tiny speech contiguous astir his relation and we some had our stomachs said 'let's spell again, let's commencement again.'

"And past some our heads said 'maybe 30 minutes is capable for today' due to the fact that helium hasn't played this speedy turnaround done this season.

"He has done it earlier but not successful the play truthful we didn't privation to beryllium the archetypal ones to effort that.

"But adjacent successful this small encounter, you tin spot helium is assured and blessed to adjacent assistance from the bench. So, yeah, it is simply a reward. It is good."

Bellingham emerges arsenic uncertainty for Croatia clash

Tuchel besides revealed that Bellingham finished the crippled with a insignificant issue, adding: "He had a small niggle astatine the extremity of the match, hopefully it is thing superior and helium is disposable for Croatia."

With Spain looking beardown for a top-two decorativeness successful Group A3, England are apt to conflict Croatia for the different Nations League quarter-final spot successful the group.

That means Saturday's distant clash takes connected other importance, truthful Tuchel volition beryllium keen to person Bellingham disposable and acceptable to commencement successful Rijeka.