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Jude Bellingham sends Marcus Rashford two-word message after Aston Villa star's update
@Source: birminghammail.co.uk
Real Madrid midfielder Jude Bellingham has sent a message to Marcus Rashford following the Aston Villa loanee's return to the England national team. Rashford earned a call-up to the national team after rediscovering his form at Villa , where he has four assists to his name. The 27-year-old made the loan move to Villa Park from Manchester United in February. Prior to his switch to Villa Park, Rashford had scored just four Premier League goals for United in the current campaign before being dropped out of the team by new manager Ruben Amorim. On the international stage, Rashford was named in Thomas Tuchel's starting line-up for their World Cup qualifier against Albania at Wembley on Friday night. After earning his 60th cap for his country in their 2-0 win, the winger took to Instagram to celebrate the occasion. He wrote: "It felt so good to be back with the boys! A solid start to the qualifiers with a lot more to come." Bellingham, who came through the academy at Birmingham City , left a comment which simply read: "He's back," accompanied by a heart emoji, in support of Rashford. Despite a positive display, Tuchel has called for more impact from Rashford and Manchester City attacker Phil Foden ahead of their next qualifier against Latvia on Monday. "We hope for more impact in these positions," he said. "More dribbling and more aggressive runs towards the box. In general that was missing. The chances come from the little runs behind the line. They were not as decisive as they can be. I think both of our wingers who started were not as impactful as they normally can be, as they are normally in club football. "At the moment, I’m not so sure why we struggled to bring the ball quicker to them and to bring the ball into more open positions to them. I’m not so sure why it took us so long. "I think we lacked a bit runs off the ball, so it was too much passing, not enough dribbling and not enough carrying the ball and driving with the ball. "Not aggressive enough towards goal. They trained very well and they were decisive in training, that's why they deserved to start and they were good in the last weeks in their clubs. "We will keep on encouraging them and make sure to create a structure for them to show their potential."
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