Morgan Rogers insists claims Cole Palmer doesn't want to play for England are 'a lie'
Forward springs to defence of Chelsea teammate ‘He wanted to come and represent his country’ Morgan Rogers has said accusations that his Chelsea teammate Cole Palmer is not committed to playing for England are “a lie”.
Key points
- Rogers, who grew up alongside Palmer in the Manchester City academy before reuniting with the 24-year-old in West London this summer, rejected the accusation.
- Palmer, who was left out of the squad for this week’s Nations League ties against Croatia and Spain, has faced questions over his desire to play international football since withdrawing from last month’s camp with a groin injury.
- England beat Croatia 2-1 at Wembley on Thursday, with Rogers opening the scoring, and travel to Spain on Sunday.
It's a nonsense really that people are questioning someone that wants to play for England." "You see the joy and smile he plays with, how much he loves the game, so I honestly don't get it and he doesn't get it.
Additional details
- Thomas Tuchel, who did not take the 24-year-old to last summer’s World Cup, expressed irritation at the time, saying the Chelsea attacker “misses too many opportunities” to play for his country.
- He was in quite a low place with his injuries last year and didn't feel 100 per cent himself on the pitch, so he wants to be here and he wants to be the best version of himself." "But he also has to look at his body.
- People just see it as news and say the easy things." "We all know he had a difficult year last year with injuries and I know personally he's been managing them injuries ever since.
- He wants to play for 10, 15 years, he also has to manage himself.
- The Chelsea playmaker withdrew from the September squad through injury, prompting Tuchel to say he "misses way too many camps".
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