00:00Yes, no player from any of the Midlands clubs representing England in the latest international break.
00:09However, many in the Birmingham area will be excited about the Midlands duo of Jude and Job Bellingham.
00:17The brothers are being called up to the England squad.
00:20It's the first time two brothers have made the same squad since Gary and Phil Neville back in the early
00:272000s.
00:28It's yet to be seen whether or not the brothers will play alongside each other on the pitch.
00:34But here is what Thomas Tuchel had to say about the players' journey.
00:38There's a huge headline when you see two Bellinghams in the squad.
00:41Yes, of course.
00:42That came as a little bit of a surprise to us.
00:44But what a moment for Job and for Jude, let's be honest, and his family as well.
00:49How has Job impressed you enough to earn this call-up?
00:52First of all, Lee is speaking very, very highly of him.
00:55Under-21s, he's the standout player since a long time now.
00:59He's the captain of the under-21s.
01:01So I think the door should always be open for the pathway,
01:04always be open for special performances over a long period of time.
01:11And that's what Job has done.
01:12On top of it, he found his way and found his rhythm with Dortmund.
01:16He has an excellent start to the season.
01:18He's a regular starter now there and very influential.
01:21And then there's an opportunity because we nominated a side from Job
01:30for central midfielders.
01:32But Miles is suspended for the first match against Croatia.
01:35So there's an opportunity coming through the pathway,
01:39coming on his own merit, Job, of course,
01:43and deserves to make an impression for us.
01:46And that's why we're glad to have him in camp and see what he can do for us.
01:52And back to Job,
01:54who a lot of England fans won't have seen play very much
01:57because he's never played in the Premier League.
01:59Obviously in the Championship with Birmingham and Sunderland
02:01and now with Dortmund,
02:02there's the obvious comparison with his brother that's hard to ignore.
02:06But how would you describe him as an individual,
02:08as a player,
02:10in terms of his qualities
02:11and what role you think might be best for him in this England team?
02:14Well, we see him in the central midfield,
02:16not as offensive as Jude.
02:18I think in general,
02:19it's an incredible achievement for the family
02:22and for the brothers
02:23to be both nominated for their national team,
02:26which is an incredible story in itself.
02:31Like I said,
02:32I was very happy to give him the call-up
02:35and I saw his excitement straight away
02:38in his smile,
02:40his very open and calm personality.
02:43So it was a very nice phone call, of course,
02:45because it was very good news.
02:47We see him in central midfield,
02:48like I said,
02:49so he's one of five players now for the central midfield.
02:52He's a more defensive player than his brother Jude.
02:57He's a more defensive player than his brother Jude.
