Gary Lineker has dismissed a theory raised by Alan Shearer that England boss Thomas Tuchel may have attempted to split up Jude Bellingham and Trent Alexander-Arnold to benefit the overall squad dynamic. Alexander-Arnold's hopes of featuring at this summer's World Cup were dealt a major blow last week when the full back was left out of an expanded 35-man squad for friendlies against Japan and Uruguay. Tuchel stated that Tino Livramento‚ Djed Spence and Jarell Quansah offered a 'slightly different profile' as he explained his decision to leave out Alexander-Arnold.

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England boss Thomas Tuchel has admitted he is yet to speak to Trent Alexander-Arnold after appearing to end his World Cup hopes by leaving the Real Madrid star out of his latest squad. Alexander-Arnold has not been included in the squad for friendlies against Uruguay and Japan‚ despite Tuchel selecting an expanded group of 35 players. Addressing Alexander-Arnold's absence‚ Tuchel stated that Tino Livramento‚ Djed Spence and Jarell Quansah offer a 'slightly different profile'.

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The Spurs stopper‚ 29‚ was greeted with a chorus of boos alongside his team-mates after Thomas Frank 's side slumped to a 1-0 derby defeat against Chelsea on Saturday evening. A major flashpoint at the end of the tie in north London emerged when Djed Spence and Micky van de Ven gave their manager the cold shoulder. Lip-reader Jeremy Freeman told the Daily Mail today that England star Spence told his boss‚ 'I ain't doing it... go away‚' before waving off his entreaties as van de Ven trudged off ahead of him.

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Spence and Micky van de Ven stole the headlines when they blanked Frank‚ refusing his handshake and leaving him alone on the turf. A worrying sign‚ as Oliver Holt has written. Now‚ an expert lip-reader has told the Daily Mail what Spence said as he vented at his boss and damaged the team's image of unity.

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KIERAN GILL AT TOTTENHAM HOTSPUR STADIUM: Thomas Frank admitted he was 'massively hurt' to have managed Tottenham's lowest-ever expected-goals total in a Premier League game‚ adding he understood why his own players in Djed Spence and Micky van de Ven gave him the cold shoulder after full-time. Spurs' xG of 0.05 was the worst recorded by Spurs since the metric entered football in 2012. They were booed by their own supporters at the end of this loss to Chelsea‚ with Frank conceding he '100 per cent' understood their outpouring of frustration. Frank performed his usual post-match lap of appreciation to applaud those supporters left in the stadium‚ but Spence and Van de Ven ignored their manager when he tried speaking with them. Spence in particular appeared to wave his arms in disgust as they approached the tunnel.

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