Roy Hodgson has admitted he's not a fan of Reece James' social media post revealing that Gareth Southgate chose not to pick the England star in the 2022 Qatar World Cup squad.

The 22-year-old has been in a race against time to recovery enough to convince the Three Lions boss that he would be a worthwhile pick for the tournament despite a knee injury sustained last month likely to sideline him until the knockout stages if he did go.

It's not out of the ordinary to do this, and Southgate has done the same with Harry Maguire previously, Kyle Walker and Kalvin Phillips will also be short of gametime heading into the tournament.

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James had to be helped off the field against AC Milan last month with a knee injury and the issue escalated quickly to the point that his place in Qatar was always a doubt. The initial statement from Chelsea gave him eight weeks, four of which would be spent in a protective boot, and the remaining four weeks took him to the first two weeks of December.

At this stage the knockout stages will be on the agenda and a choice was needed as to if it was worth the risk to have James there, especially with the cover at rightback and wingback from other options. James addressed his omission on Wednesday (one day before Southgate's 26-man squad was officially announced) in a social media post, writing: "Devastated. The minute I injured my knee, I knew the turn around to make the World Cup would be tight, but I always felt it was possible.