Thomas Tuchel has described Trent Alexander-Arnold’s defiant social media response to his England squad omission as “fair enough,” speaking ahead of the Three Lions’ friendly against Uruguay at Wembley tonight.The former Liverpool defender was left out of the 35-man squad for the current international break, prompting him to post “Madrid. Y nada mas” — meaning “Madrid. And nothing else” — on Instagram.When asked about the message by ITV, the England manager showed understanding for the full-back’s position.”As a response to being not nominated? Well, fair enough, fair enough,” Tuchel said. “I think it is a very hard decision that we took.”Tuchel explained that his tactical approach had evolved during Alexander-Arnold’s absence from the squad in the autumn months.”We created a slightly different game model when he was not in camp in September, October, November – it was a game model that was built on intensity and positivity, built even on the profile of the right full back on overlaps, underlaps, very intense,” he said.The England boss emphasised that the players who attended those camps had impressed sufficiently to retain their places.Trent Alexander-Arnold has made just one appearance for England since Thomas Tuchel took charge | PA”It was a slightly different profile of players in camp who performed so well. We just stick to these guys,” Tuchel added, making clear his commitment to rewarding those who had contributed to developing the system.Alexander-Arnold’s circumstances at Real Madrid have improved following a turbulent initial period at the club.The appointment of Alvaro Arbeloa, promoted from the third division reserve team in January after Xabi Alonso’s departure, has brought greater stability, with reports indicating the new manager rates the Englishman highly despite limited increases in match time.England’s record in their last five major tournaments | PA/GETTYFor the right-back position, Tuchel has opted for Tino Livramento and Djed Spence, while Jarell Quansah was also named in the original selection.Following Quansah’s withdrawal due to injury, Ben White received a recall to the squad. Reece James remains unavailable through his own injury problems.Tuchel conceded that Alexander-Arnold perhaps merited another opportunity, having been part of the squad in June.”He was with us in June, he should have maybe deserved a second chance,” the manager acknowledged.”I know it creates noise when you leave a player like Trent out. Trent Alexander-Arnold has endured a difficult first season at Real Madrid | PA”We had a call, I tried to explain the situation. He just has to accept it. It’s just a choice. A ‘sportive’ choice.”A difficult choice and maybe a hard choice – and maybe to a certain degree unfair, but these choices have to be made.”The England boss confirmed Alexander-Arnold remains under consideration for the World Cup in North America, pledging to attend Real Madrid fixtures, potentially including a Champions League match, to assess him before finalising his selection.Tuchel’s men return to action against Uruguay tonight (7.45pm).