Gary Lineker drops Trent Alexander-Arnold theories after Real Madrid punishment and England snub
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Arbeloa refused to confirm any particular reason for dropping Alexander-Arnold.READ MORE: Gary Lineker shares Bukayo Saka concern as Mikel Arteta sent Arsenal messageREAD MORE: Mikel Arteta questioned over his decision to wait as Arsenal pay the price for hesitationLineker said on The Rest is Football : "There were rumours, I think in Marca, the newspaper there ran it that he was late for one of the training sessions towards the end of this week, and that's why he didn't start. Now, I don't know if that's true, but that's what Marca says."But for me, looking at the squad and the fact that he's not put him in this squad when he's obviously been playing a bit now in Real Madrid, it suggests to me that Tuchel's not having him.
If you're 15 minutes to go and you're playing in the quarter-finals of the World Cup, or the semi-finals, and you're one-nil down, and he was on the bench, and you could put on that delivery and that passing ability, something completely different, I can't see why you wouldn't want that asset even if you don't see him as a starter because you're worried about him defensively."That would be my point, and I know I'm a huge Trent fan; he's given me a lot of joy watching him play, and his passing and his crossing over the years."England's 2026 World Cup kitsThis article contains affiliate links, we will receive a commission on any sales we generate from it. Would there be a point in Tuchel's mind where he thinks that if those two together are not going to play, either of them or one of them or one of the other, then they have an influence on the squad?"Lineker did not agree, replying: "I think that would be bizarre.
What I will say, what he might be thinking, is that he left Bellingham out, didn't he, in the previous squad, maybe to send a message, maybe he's leaving Trent out just to send another message."But we're getting quite close to the competition now. There's only one man who decides; he picks the squad, it's up to him."JOIN US ON FACEBOOK!