Alan Pardew, former manager of Newcastle United and Crystal Palace, believes Trent Alexander-Arnold should have been included in England's FIFA World Cup squad, and thinks Thomas Tuchel's bold decision has seriously backfired.

Speaking on "World Cup Gameday Live," Pardew said Trent Alexander-Arnold should not have been left at home.

"If you asked 20 professional football managers, I think 19 would have selected Trent Alexander-Arnold. I really do. I cannot find a reason not to pick him."

"The Panama game was trickier, and I can understand why Thomas Tuchel didn't pick him for that, but I would have done, and I think recent games have completely proven that point."

"We don't look like a truly cohesive team. We're fumbling around in the dark looking for clues, searching for connections between us. And when you look at those top teams, you can see the connections and some cohesion."

Pardew believes England's biggest problem lies at right-back.

"We clearly have issues. The right-back position is particularly problematic. But when you look at team relationships, the relationships in good teams, you start to see the cracks in our team."

"We'll either scrape through on penalties or be completely overwhelmed. I think both are possible."

"Here's why. I don't think the relationship between Jordan Pickford and the two centre-backs is good. We need to look at that first."

"Last night, when Ezri Konsa, Marc Guéhi, and Jordan Pickford were building from the back, there was a lot of gesticulating, and they didn't trust each other much."

"O'Riley is playing left-back, and I think he should start the next game. He's doing quite well, but as he comes inside from the flank to midfield, we haven't yet built that connection with him and the players on the left."

"I don't even know who's on the left. It will probably be Marcus Rashford, but it could be Anthony Gordon, so there's absolutely no connection on the left."

"And on the right, we might now have Jed Spence at right-back, but he's only played five games for Tottenham. So now we expect him to suddenly gel with Bukayo Saka? How many times has he played with Bukayo Saka?"

"The only place I think we look like a team is midfield. Kalvin Phillips, Declan Rice, and Jude Bellingham all look good."

"I quite like that balance, and I don't think it will be affected. I believe they will start in the knockout stages."

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