Thomas Tuchel reveals plan to visit Trent Alexander-Arnold as Real Madrid star loses England place | OneFootball

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Thomas Tuchel says he plans to contact as many as 60 England hopefuls - including Trent Alexander-Arnold - to offer ‘honest feedback’ before selecting his final World Cup squad.

Tuchel’s Three Lions went unbeaten in qualifying for next summer’s tournament, without conceding a goal. They capped the campaign with a 2-0 defeat of Albania in Tirana on Sunday night.

Dropped: Trent Alexander-Arnold

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“Players that are on our longlist — 55 to 60 players — to reach out, be in touch and explain to them why they were not here.

“Explain to them what they have to do, where they can improve — can they do something [to get selected] or is it just a choice [of mine]? This is my job in the next weeks and months.”

On selecting Quansah ahead of Alexander-Arnold, he added: “Of course I have a lot of trust in Jarell. I see his talent, but I see the package. He is tall, he is fast, he is strong in build-up. He is strong in the air.

"I saw him playing very strong for Liverpool in this position [right-back], so I always wanted to try.

"And he plays every minute for Leverkusen since the Under-21 Euros, so he is at the moment a tiny bit ahead."

Tuchel continued, adding that he does not enjoy phone calls for such chats: “[It’s] better on FaceTime.

“Then I see the expression, at least, and get a feeling for the person. Or I need to visit them, visit training grounds.

“We can do group visits — we can do Jude [Bellingham] and Trent — and visit the clubs. Some of them we will call. Let’s see.

“We’ve just finished this camp and I think it’s important that I reach out to everyone, even to the guys we didn’t pick regularly to tell them where they are and give them honest feedback.”