England 2026 World Cup watch: Is there still hope for those omitted for the March friendlies?

“I’m not in Thomas Tuchel’s shoes but, if I was, the first thing I would have been doing after the Japan game is getting on the phone back to Trent and saying, ‘Listen, it’s not over for you son, on the back of those two performances’.”Former Liverpool and England captain Steven Gerrard may have been directly referring to the omission of his former club-mate Trent Alexander-Arnold from the recent 35-man England squad, the last to be selected by Tuchel before he has to name his squad for the World Cup, but his comment to Talksport could have referred to a a few more of the fringe players left out of the squad.Advertisement