One of the forgotten men of English football. However, he struggled to make an impact at Stamford Bridge, eventually leaving the club for Watford in 2017 and then moving on to Fulham in 2021.Ĭhalobah did make his England bow in 2018, as an added-time substitute in a game against Spain where he played for a total of six minutes and 54 seconds – putting him just one second ahead of Martin Kelly’s record for the shortest Three Lions career in history. Have a great birthday, 🎁 #MUFC #GoalOfTheDay /cO36hKbQ4nĪt the time this team was assembled, Chalobah was yet to make his Premier League debut, but he had just enjoyed a promising loan spell with Watford in the Championship.Īnother five loan spells would follow for the Chelsea academy product in the subsequent years at clubs including Nottingham Forrest and Napoli before he finally played his first league game for the Blues during the 2016-17 season. Who could forget this winner in the derby? 🔴 With 31 international caps to his name, Smalling is comfortably one of the biggest England success stories in this team and he might still make a return one day. Smalling won his second Premier League title in 2013 and was touted by many as Rio Ferdinand’s natural successor for both Manchester United and England.Īfter falling out of favour under Ole Gunnar Solskjaer, the defender left Old Trafford for Roma in 2019, initially on loan and then permanently the following season. The shot-stopper would go to spend five years in the Premier League with Stoke City but never managed to nail down the No.1 jersey for the national side.Ī spell in the Championship would follow after Stoke’s relegation from the top-flight in 2018 before a move to Crystal Palace at the beginning of last season, where he currently remains as their backup goalkeeper.ĭespite making his international debut over nine years ago, Butland has just nine England caps to his name – so it’s safe to say this prediction didn’t quite come off. We’ve taken a look at that Xl to see how they’ve fared in the last eight years.īutland was regarded as one of the most promising young talents in English football after being selected as part of Roy Hodgson’s squad for Euro 2012 at just 19 years of age before becoming the youngest goalkeeper to ever play a game for the Three Lions later the same year. The Independent predicted that the Three Lions would win the 2022 World Cup and even named the Xl that would help them become world champions. Despite England’s disappointing performances at Euro 2012, there was still a lot of hope for the future in 2013.
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