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Thomas Tuchel responds to Trent Alexander-Arnold's social media activity amid England snub

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Former Liverpool defender Trent Alexander-Arnold sees his World Cup place in jeopardy after being omitted from Thomas Tuchel's England squadEngland manager Thomas Tuchel has doubled down on his decision to snub former Liverpool defender Trent Alexander-Arnold but conceded that the 27-year-old may have deserved a chance.The German head coach responded to a social media post from the Real Madrid full-back captioned: "Madrid and nothing else". Alexander-Arnold left Liverpool last summer, but with the World Cup in a matter of months, Tuchel felt that they had found a better structure defensively with the options at his disposal.He said: "As a response to not being nominated?



I think it's a very hard decision that we took, there's no doubt about his talent, no doubt about his career and what he can give to teams."We created a slightly different game model when he was not in camp in September, October and November. He added: "We stick to this guy, it is on his back, he was with us in June."He should've deserved a second chance, maybe, I'm aware of that.

It's a hard decision, he took it on the chin, he will keep on going."I'll make sure I'll see some matches from Real Madrid to get my last impressions. He's on the long list, everyone is still in mix.