Thomas Tuchel has made thoughts clear on Trent Alexander-Arnold after England snub

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Trent Alexander-Arnold's hopes of joining up with England's World Cup squad are now completely overTrent Alexander-Arnold's England future looks precarious while Thomas Tuchel is at the helm. Naturally, Tuchel has been pressed on his rationale for continuously overlooking one of English football's biggest names.He has offered lukewarm praise of the player while explaining why he hasn't fitted into his plans.

Speaking after leaving him out of the March friendlies, Tuchel said: "I think it's a very hard decision that we took. It is a very hard decision."On Alexander-Arnold's reaction to being left out earlier this year, Tuchel said: "We had a call.

Maybe it's unfair to a certain degree but these choices have to be made."It's clear Tuchel has concerns over Alexander-Arnold's defensive capabilities. In August, after leaving him out of the qualifiers against Andorra and Serbia, he said: "If he wants to have this impact in the English national team, then he has to take the defensive part very, very seriously."Because when we are talking, especially about qualifying football, and then tournament football, the one defensive error, the one moment where you are not 100 per cent awake, can be decisive.