For those who regard loyalty as an outdated concept in modern football, England manager Gareth Southgate begs to disagree.
The inclusion of West Brom's Jake Livermore in his squad to face Holland and Italy underlines that even in 2018, a sense of allegiance to team-mates and country is an important part of building for a World Cup.
Southgate knew he'd get stick for selecting Livermore, bottom of the Premier League and interviewed by police in connection with an alleged taxi theft during a club break to Barcelona last month.
Indeed, within minutes Thursday's squad announcement, Alan Shearer tweeted: "Having looked at this squad, I'm VERY surprised Shelvey hasn't made it.