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#2 Chris Smalling
Smalling has been left out of the England World Cup squad by the manager and will be gutted with the decision. Smalling's performances for United have not been bad this season, while Jones his United teammate has got the nod ahead of him. Gary Cahill's inclusion into the side given his form is questionable while Maguire and Stones also got the nod ahead of Smalling.
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A stable in England's qualifying campaign, Smalling has represented his country for the last five years consistently but will sit out the tournament in Russia. Smalling may not be the best defender but he is England's quickest central defender and the side will have to cope without his pace. Smalling has made 31 appearances for his country.
Another difficult decision for Southgate, the manager has made the hard call but only time will tell as to whether it was a good decision. For Smalling, he'll have to pick himself up for next season and continue to work hard and get better.
