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Thomas Frank defended England boss Gareth Southgate's decision-making despite Brentford striker Ivan Toney's omission from the World Cup squad.
Toney has scored eight goals in 13 Premier League appearances this season, with many believing he had made enough of a case for selection.
But Toney's name was not among the eight forwards named on Thursday, while Newcastle's Callum Wilson and Leicester's James Maddison made the 26-man squad headed to Qatar.
Ivan Toney was a surprise omission from England's 26-man squad for the World Cup
Gareth Southgate opted for Newcastle's Callum Wilson over the Brentford striker
'I said (to Toney) these coaches, they don't always take the best decisions, including myself,' Frank told a press conference.
'No, with a smile on my face, if we look from, all people in the world are biased. So I am biased my way, Gareth is biased his way. So I look from this side of the elephant, he looks from the other side of the elephant.
'I think Gareth has done an unbelievable job of being
