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By WILL GRIFFEE Updated: 04: 21 AEDT, 21 March 2026 279 View comments David Seaman believes it is a good opportunity to give some of Jordan Pickford’s rivals a run out over the next two games. ‘We’ve got to start looking at giving the other goalkeepers a bit of experience, ’ says Seaman, who still coaches at Arsenal and has a bond with former Gunners keeper Aaron Ramsdale. ‘My only worry is that if something were to happen to Jordan, and I hope it doesn’t, then the goalkeepers underneath him do not have a lot of experience. That’s a little bit of a worry but there is good quality there. Talking to Peek, Seaman added: ‘Jordan is still massively number one. He’s probably had one of his best seasons with Everton. I know previously he’s almost kept them up single or even double-handedly but this season he has been much more consistent. I’ve always said his celebrations aren’t in my book but he’s getting the job done. ’ Not only has the England boss chosen not to select the Real Madrid man in his 35-strong squad, he revealed on Friday that he hasn't even discussed the decision with the former Liverpool man. It seems as though the German's mind is made up on the attacking right back. It rounds off a mixed week for the 27-year-old. He helped Madrid advance in the Champions League but also saw his relationship with model girlfriend Estelle Behnke. Read more in the link below. Foden can perhaps count himself lucky to be included after a season in which he has drifted and fallen miles away from the form of a couple of years ago that saw him crowned player of the year. He needs to produce a stellar performance to remind Tuchel and England fans of his quality. There are five top contenders for the No 10 role and Foden hasn't scored a goal since December 14 - if he doesn't start delivering, it will be an easy omission for Tuchel to make. Ex-Arsenal right-back Lee Dixon will be commentating for ITV on England's friendlies next week, and was capped 22 times for his country. Talking to Peek, he said of Tuchel: Bellingham has had a patchy start to life under Tuchel and was a high-profile absentee last year but there's no doubt he's a big game and big tournament player. Tuchel spoke today about his willingness to reintegrate the Real Madrid star slowly, while his club are also keen for him to get some work in with the national side. He's played plenty of games for someone still just 22 and the hamstring injury in February was a nasty one, reducing him to tears on the pitch. Tuchel said: 'It's a very rare injury for him to have a muscle injury, so he's not experienced in it, so we will be very, very careful with it and not take any risk. ' SIMON JONES: Tim Sherwood, who was capped by Kevin Keegan for England, told Peek: There is a level below the high-profile names left out who might feel slightly hard done by, especially given the size of the squad Tuchel has picked initially. Harvey Barnes is having his best season at Newcastle and England don't have an abundance of wide options, he's one who may have felt he deserved a shot and Archie Gray has been playing out of his skin, albeit in a hopeless Tottenham team. Eyebrows were raised at the inclusion of Brighton's No 2 stopper Jason Steele in the squad but he would be in the US in a support role for the other goalkeepers and they're seeing how he integrates into the squad this month. He would be there for his personality rather than keeping skill and club boss Fabian Hurzeler said of him: SIMON JONES: Former England captain Paul Ince, speaking via sports media platform Peek, was perplexed by Trent Alexander-Arnold's omission. If England go to the World Cup without any Liverpool representation it will be the first time in 40 years. Curtis Jones had a positive spell in the national shirt last year but is now out-of-favour, Joe Gomez has suffered with persistent injury issues and Harvey Elliott (still technically on loan) is rotting on Aston Villa's bench. Meanwhile, Jarrell Quansah, who left the Reds for Bayer Leverkusen last summer is continuing to impress in the Bundesliga and kept his place under Tuchel, while Rio Ngumoha is one for the future. It would have been hard to predict such a turnover of players from now to back at the Euros final a couple of years ago (let's not dwell on that night). Walker, Shaw, Gallagher, Watkins, Gomez, Trippier, Dunk and Alexander-Arnold were in the matchday squad that night but have now either been snubbed, retired or injured. The World Cup could be the final global showpiece for a few of the squad too, with Kane, Pickford and Stones pushing towards the twilight of their careers. Relive our live coverage after Thomas Tuchel named his England squad for upcoming friendlies against Uruguay and Japan, giving players one last chance to impress him before he decides who will be on the plane for the World Cup this summer.
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