Southgate blamed poor form and injuries as the reasons why Marcus Rashford and Jordan Henderson were omitted
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00:00Let's start with Marcus Rashford, why is he not in the list?
00:03These are of course difficult calls, you're talking about players that are very good players
00:10and who've been an important part of what we've done over a number of years
00:15so with Marcus I just feel that other players in that area of the pitch have had better seasons, it's as simple as that.
00:21The 33 isn't quite a fair definition because we're taking a longer squad
00:28with some young players to have a look at as well.
00:31Hendo's given himself every chance, the determining factor is the injury he picked up around the last camp,
00:39he's missed five weeks and just hasn't been able to get to the intensity in the game since then.
00:47He's a fantastic professional, that was a really difficult call to make because he's been so important,
00:55so supportive in my time here and I have to say all the boys when I've spoken to them,
01:00Ben, Marcus, Jordan who were the three that were with us last time,
01:04they were incredibly professional and considering the disappointment they dealt with it very well.