Will Smallbone relishes growing role for club and country

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Midfielder now wants to finish successful season with a win in Portugal

Only last month he capped off a memorable club campaign by helping his boyhood side Southampton to a Championship playoff final victory over Leeds at Wembley to secure a return to the Premier League.The 24-year-old made 43 Championship appearances with the Saints during the regular season – scoring six goals and directly assisting another three.

“It’s been a very good last few months for me, obviously winning at Wembley last month and then coming in here, winning the match and getting the man-of-the-match. It’s very special for me personally.” “I’m really happy for him to get the win. I think he set us up really well and you can see his qualities as a manager coming to fruition now.

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