TUCHEL'S A BELL-TER

Chelsea stunt is Dagger to heart

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AFTER leaving Jude Bellingham (inset) out of his England squad, Thomas Tuchel (right) deserves what Bayer Leverkusen do for fleecing £116m from Liverpool for Florian Wirtz: a pat on the back and a congratulatory basket of bratwurst.

For years, we've heard fans and pundits demanding the same thing: pick players on form, not on reputation.

“We crave a manager of backbone, of principle, of footballing meritocracy - but when we actually get one, we're more up in arms than the last time Greggs hiked the price of sausage rolls.