Tuchel Plans Talks with Sidelined Players over England Recall

Eight fringe players on England's World Cup radar

Thomas Tuchel will travel to Madrid for face-to-face talks with Trent Alexander-Arnold as part of plans to speak to 60 players on the fringes of the England squad. After a fractious summer camp England have clearly grown in the three autumn international windows, signing off their qualifying campaign with a perfect eight wins. Tuchel’s starting XI has started to emerge but underneath it there is fierce competition for places. Thomas Tuchel says…

Tuchel plans talks with sidelined players over England recall

(Refiles to fix hyperlink in paragraph 3)-England manager Thomas Tuchel says he will be contacting players who have been left out of the squad in recent matches to help them plot a path back into contention before next year's World Cup.Several players, including Real Madrid's Trent Alexander-Arnold an

Tuchel says ex-Liverpool star ‘a tiny bit ahead’ of Alexander-Arnold

Tuchel reveals Alexander-Arnold’s former Liverpool teammate Quansah is ahead of him in the pecking order for England

England national team manager Thomas Tuchel has revealed that Jarell Quansah is ahead of Trent Alexander-Arnold in the pecking order for the right-back role. Alexander-Arnold joined Real Madrid from Liverpool last summer but has struggled with adapting to Spanish football. The 27-year-old has played only 172 minutes of football for Los Blancos this season, leaving his place in the England national team in jeopardy. Alexander-Arnold has not playe…