Trent Alexander-arnold Left Out Of England Squad For World Cup Qualifiers

Trent Alexander-Arnold has been near retired of nan England squad by Thomas Tuchel. The Real Madrid player’s omission was nan astir striking determination by nan caput coach, who has fixed first call-ups to Elliot Anderson and Djed Spence.

Kyle Walker, Phil Foden and Jack Grealish are besides not successful nan squad for World Cup qualifiers astatine location to Andorra and distant to Serbia. Marcus Rashford and Adam Wharton person returned together pinch Marc Guéhi, Tino Livramento, Jarrod Bowen and John Stones.

In May Tuchel warned Alexander-Arnold he must bring a single-minded attraction to nan protect broadside of his crippled because 1 gaffe astatine nan World Cup adjacent summertime could mean England battalion their suitcases and spell home. The caput coach said past that he regarded Alexander-Arnold arsenic a right-back, albeit a “unique” one, alternatively than a midfielder arsenic he named him successful his squad for games against Andorra and Senegal.

Alexander-Arnold came connected arsenic a 64th-minute substitute against Andorra successful Barcelona and was unused against Senegal. He has since joined Madrid from Liverpool and has played astatine nan Club World Cup and successful La Liga.

Anderson’s inclusion is simply a reward for his performances pinch nan Under-21s and good shape astatine Forest. The midfielder starred arsenic Lee Carsley’s Under-21s won nan European Championship successful nan summer.

Tuchel watched Anderson past Sunday astatine Crystal Palace. Anderson joined Forest successful July 2024 successful a woody mostly motivated by Newcastle’s request to enactment connected nan correct broadside of profitability and sustainability rules.

The 22-year-old represented Scotland arsenic good arsenic England astatine younker level and was called up to nan Scotland elder broadside for nan first clip successful August 2023, but withdrew done injury.

Rashford was called up by Tuchel successful March and past missed June’s games because of injury. Grealish impressed for Everton successful past weekend’s crippled against Brighton, mounting up some his team’s goals, but has not done capable to person Tuchel he is worthy of a callup. His past England quality came nether Carsley against Finland successful Helsinki successful October 2024.

Tuchel has not recovered abstraction for Curtis Jones aliases Conor Gallagher.