Jose Mourinho has hit out at Gareth Southgate over his refusal to call up Chris Smalling to England’s squad for the World Cup.
Smalling has 31 caps for England, but has not been called up for the Three Lions since Southgate dropped him in November 2017. The 32-year-old made the bold decision to leave Manchester United for Roma in 2019 and has reignited his career in Italy.
He is a regular in Mourinho’s Roma side and was named player of the match in their win over Feyenoord in the final of the Europa Conference League in May. Smalling’s form is so consistent that Mourinho and many other Serie A watchers believe the centre-back is deserving of a place in England’s squad at the Qatar World Cup next month.
