Tuchel's defensive gambles and what do they say about Alexander-Arnold?
England head coach Thomas Tuchel's high-risk defensive selection for World Cup exposed by Tino Livramento's injury as Trent Alexander-Arnold is snubbed again, says Phil McNulty.
England head coach Thomas Tuchel has snubbed Trent Alexander-Arnold again after Tino Livramento was ruled out of the World Cup
Tino Livramento's departure from England's World Cup squad has exposed the gambles and potential weaknesses in head coach Thomas Tuchel's defensive selection.
Livramento sustained a calf injury in training before Wednesday's opening World Cup group game against Croatia in Dallas (21:00 BST), with Chelsea defender Trevoh Chalobah called up as his replacement .
Tuchel's initial picks in this crucial area already carried high risk given the injury problems of likely…
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