Thomas Tuchel told to 'discard' Trent Alexander-Arnold after 'bizarre' comments

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Speaking to GOAL, he said: “I like Reece James, I must admit. He’s another one that can play several positions - he can play in midfield.“You talk about a squad to go to the World Cup and if I had the choice I would probably take him.

Latest news, analysis and much more on Mirror Football's Facebook page“I remember thinking similar things at the time, but he's the guy in charge so it doesn't particularly bode well for Trent. He's saying he's not as strong defensively as he is attacking.

I mean I've always been very pro-Trent.“The whole thing about his defensive side, if you play him that far forward and move him into midfield, there are going to be elements when you don't defend particularly brilliantly.“Also you can't have your coaches and managers talking negatively about you in public,” Lineker added. I don't know what possessed him to do it.“If you think that, that's fine and you can have private conversations with the player about addressing the issues.