WEMBLEY — It’s the nicest dilemma to have. One that perhaps acts as a reminder that this England team has so much more to give.
To most, Bukayo Saka is undroppable. A world-class wide forward with a decent goalscoring record for England should ordinarily be one of the first names on the team sheet. There just so happens to be a maverick-like alternative who offers Thomas Tuchel the thrill of the unknown more than the Arsenal firebrand ever could.
Now Morgan Rogers has his big move to Chelsea, we could be about to see his meteoric rise reach stratospheric levels. This is a player who revels in being a £100m player, inviting the pressure it brings.
Sitting down with him at England’s temporary training base in Enfield this week, Rogers insisted his goal is to be seen as one of the best players, not just in the Premier League, but the world. This is Cristiano Ronaldo levels of youthful ambition.
To be able to create goals like his mouthwatering assist for Harry Kane’s first goal in England’s most comfortable 3-0 victory over Czechia takes a certain type of visionary, a nonconformist. One capable of really reaching for the stars.
Kane scored on the night he equalled Peter Shilton’s cap record (Photo: Getty)It was the perfect night for Rogers to try something so out of the ordinary. The Czechs were no match for England, who finished their Nations League mini-marathon on a high, Kane grabbing the headlines once more on a night he matched Peter Shilton’s all-time men’s appearance record for England.
The finish of the night came via a former West Ham boot, as Vladimir Coufal rifled an astonishing own goal into the net to open the scoring early on, a finish Kane could only dream of.
Then came the slickest goal in recent English living memory. Elliot Anderson’s first-time pass over the top landed right in Rogers’ stride. To be then able to slide a volleyed centre into Kane’s path, at that speed, defied logic.
Kane moved sixth in the all-time international goalscoring charts with his 91st England goal from a corner in the second half, as the hosts sauntered over the line to the most relaxing success.
Tuchel now has five weeks to ponder his next selections. Anthony Gordon has absolutely nailed down the left forward spot. He is as automatic a starter as Kane right now.
Having Saka and Rogers to fight for one spot is an embarrassment of riches for Tuchel. What the German has to consider is who has the best chance of helping England overcome that perennial conundrum that has haunted them for 60 years – how do they get over that final hurdle, when it really matters?
Well, the man who created England’s goal on that biggest stage against Argentina.
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There is also an argument to be made that another Arsenal figurehead, Declan Rice, could also be left out when Tuchel has all his tools available to him. Rice’s energy and leadership make him a pivotal player, but in his absence, the ball has moved much quicker through midfield and made England look much slicker than usual.
Leaving two Premier League winners and Champions League finalists out, on paper, seems somewhat churlish. Yet, when you have enigmatic talent like Rogers waiting in the wings, sometimes that element of surprise could be the difference between Tuchel becoming another nearly-man and an English footballing hero.
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