Trent Alexander-Arnold breaks silence, spoke his truths to Southgate after England defeat

England lost to the world champions in a pulsating game that had everything, even a missed penalty!

11/12/2022, 06:33 AM +00:00

In Qatar, England tasted defeat once again. The team of the arrogant Gareth Southgate, once again fell by the wayside after an epic game, where they could have gone so far as to win it, but a missed penalty from Harry Keane in the final minutes sealed a failure of the year for English football. The answer to this failure may lie in the weapons Southgate never used, how players could have turned the tide.

One of those players who watched England's hopes collapse from the bench was Liverpool star Trent Alexander-Arnold, who burst into tears after hearing the final whistle from the centre referee, who added another four years of waiting to lift a World Cup since they hosted the World Cup in 1966 to a string of failures.

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Reds defender Alexander Arnold watched the quarter-final against France from the bench, a place Southgate has given him since arriving in Qatar. England have played five games in this edition of the World Cup, of which Trent played just one, clocking up just 35 minutes in the 3-0 win over Welsh. Prior to this match, Alexander-Arnold was sidelined for the Iran and USA games.

The Premier League star defender could not hide his pain at being left on the bench and unable to help the Three Lions' side, who may have allowed four goals, but the last two were lethal in breaking down a nation who claim to be the inventors of football. Southgate will have to accept the criticism and offer the necessary apology for the feeble approach he launched in Doha.

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The 24-year-old, then, is coming off a decent six months, where with three goals for The Pool so far; UEFA Champions League, Premier League and FA Community Shield, Trent has been a factor in all three. Alexander-Arnold will now take a few days off to rethink things and get back to business with the Reds, who are already looking ahead to the EFL Cup and Premier League clashes later this month.