<prompt> Fingqa isihloko: Njengoba uChris Smalling eqhubeka nemizamo yakhe yokunxenxa uLouis van Gaal ukuthi ufanelekele esinye isivumelwano eManchester United, uphephile ekwazini ukuthi uRoy Hodgson ubelokhu ezihlonipha izimfanelo zakhe, kusukela ekuhlanganyeleni kokuqala ngengozi. UHodgson wasayina uSmalling evela eMaidstone United, engekho eqenjini, eminyakeni eyisikhombisa edlule, ngokushesha nje ngemva kokuba uLes Reed, umqondisi webhola lezinyawo laseFulham, ememe lo mdlali wasesiswini oneminyaka engu-18 ubudala ukuba ahambe naye esivivinyweni enkundleni yokuqeqesha yaleli qembu eSurrey. Wayebukele ngengozi futhi wangidonsela ehhovisi lakhe futhi konke kwaqala lapho, kusho uSmalling. Angisakhumbuli yonke ingxoxo, ayicaci kahle, kodwa uRoy wayengikhuthaza kakhulu. UChris Smalling phakathi nendawo ngesikhathi eqeqeshwa neNgilandi eSt Georges Park. USmalling uyambonga uHodgson futhi ujabule ngokuthi bangavuselela ubuhlobo babo eNgilandi. Wakhuluma engxoxweni ngokuthi wayedlale eMaidstone. Kwakungokoqobo ngempela. Ngangingabazi abanye abantu abaningi ababedlalela iMaidstone. Ngabuya isonto elilodwa ngiyoqeqeshwa nabasizi, futhi ngathenjiswa inkontileka ngemva kwenyanga noma ngaphezulu. Nguye ongisize ngempela ukuba ngiqale futhi kuhle ukuvuselela lokho neNgilandi. Ngithemba ukuthi ukusebenza kwami eqenjini lami kuyomsiza ukuba aqhubeke engikhetha. UHodgson, owayedlalela iMaidstone ekuqaleni kweminyaka yama-70s, waqinisekisa uSmalling ukuthi unomsebenzi ebholeni lezinyawo, yize le nsizwa yanquma ukuqedela ama-A-levels kuqala. Umvikeli ube ngumdlali obalulekile eManchester United kule sizini eceleni kukaPhil Jones. Kwakunezikhala zaseyunivesithi ezazinikezwayo ukuze afunde ezomnotho wezezimali eLeicester noma eLoughborough uma ethola ama-B amathathu ezivivinyweni zakhe, futhi wakwenza lokho. Ngangihlela ukuya eyunivesithi kodwa ngenyanga noma ezimbili ngaphambi kokuhlolwa kwami ngacelwa ukuba ngiyohlolwa yiFulham neMiddlesbrough, kusho uSmalling. Ngangingenalutho olungalahleka futhi nganikela ngakho konke. NgangiseMillwall kwaze kwaba yilapho ngineminyaka engaba ngu-15. Kwakukude kakhulu ukuhamba futhi ngangiphuthelwa ezinye izikhathi, ngakho ngangingathuthuki ngempela, futhi ngemva kwalokho ngaya eMaidstone. UHodgson wasayina uSmalling lapho...  <response>: UChris Smalling wasayinwa nguRoy Hodgson ngesikhathi engumqeqeshi weFulham kanti lo mdlali udlalela iqembu elingaphandle kweligi iMaidstone United. USmalling ujabule kakhulu ngokuhlangana nomphathi wakhe wangaphambili. Umvikeli waseNgilandi uyavuma ukuthi ususa amaphutha angenangqondo emdlalweni wakhe. USmalling ugcizelela ukuthi ugxile ngokuphelele eManchester United hhayi kunkontileka entsha naphezu kokuqagela mayelana nekusasa lakhe kuleli qembu. Chofoza lapha ukuze uthole zonke izindaba zakamuva zeManchester United. 