Morgan Rogers

[darren woolley]

That's brilliant news.

[PaulWinch again]

If he signs it then it is!

[Tuscans]

@J_Tanswell

Initial assessments indicate the ankle injury Morgan Rogers picked up against Roma is not thought to be serious. Caution remains as further tests will take place but as of Thursday morning, hopeful of featuring against Newcastle. Story
@TheAthleticFC

[paul_e]

Expected, looked like he rolled it slightly but he was walking ok when he went off, no point risking him in the games at the weekend though.

[cdbearsfan]

Look forward to seeing him again in about March.

[pauliewalnuts]

Look forward to seeing him again in about March.

He'll be hobbling about on crutches this time next week.

[Drummond]

Look forward to seeing him again in about March.

2027

[Meanwood Villa]

I've seen comments about Rogers on a couple of other threads which I agree with. We seem to have got in a situation where Emery plays him every minute of every match, no matter what. While he can be brilliant, it seems to me he has a high proportion of really poor performances, yesterday being another of them. Some of the overhit passes first half, which killed promising attacks before they even started, were terrible. Then there was at least one example of falling over his feet/treading on the ball that did the same second half.

Unai clearly knows more than me and for the most part I'm content that he's considered our attacking fulcrum but there's the nagging fear he has too many bad days for us to be so dependent on him.

[PaulWinch again]

He’s a young player, and is fantastically talented. He does have bad days, but even on those bad days he regularly assists or scores a goal. Yesterday he could easily have had sn assist.

We have very few players who carry the ball or open things up like him. But it’s why we need Asensio as well to lighten the load.

[Ads]

There's not a manager in the league who wouldn't play him at every available opportunity.

[Steve67]

Bringing in Asensio, and Guessand, will hopefully take some of the pressure of Morgan. 

[eamonn]

There's not a manager in the league who wouldn't play him at every available opportunity.

Most would take him off if he was constantly losing the ball and looking tired on 75.

[brontebilly]

Bringing in Asensio, and Guessand, will hopefully take some of the pressure of Morgan.

When we had Rashford, Ramsey, Bailey & Asensio available, Emery still played Rogers pretty much every game and only took him off occasionally. I don't think Emery does him any favours with that approach but it won't change this season.

[olaftab]

Like Palmer at Chelsea, Salah at 'pool, Saka at Arsenal etc etc coaches do not leave out the deal maker players however Morgan has been struggling for a while now. Palmer had a similar patch in Jan/Feb.

[andyh]

Rogers has always looked better and stronger as the game goes on.
When he was in top form, he was killing teams with his pace and power in the last 15 minutes of games.

He has been out of form for a long while now. Moving him out the right was the start of him going off the boil.
But there is a brilliant player in there, we know that.
He has missed a huge chunk of pre season, so hopefully, as his fitness returns, and being out on the left, we will see him back to his best.