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England Boss Gareth Southgate Says His Criticism of Chris Smalling Was 'Unfair'

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England manager Gareth Southgate has said he regrets criticising Chris Smalling and that the centre-back is under consideration for a call-up in the upcoming international break.

Smalling last played for England in June 2017, and most recent call-up for the Three Lions was in October that year.

Per Goal's James Westwood, after leaving him out of the squad for friendlies with Germany and Brazil in November 2017, Southgate said: "We want to play in a certain way, and the players I have brought in I want to see using the ball from the back and building it up in a certain way.