Before the tournament, it was a straight shootout between Anthony Gordon and Marcus Rashford for the starting spot on the left. And in truth, neither has really got it right.
Gordon did a serviceable job against Croatia for 60-ish minutes, then Rashford came on and scored. The new Barcelona man was entrusted again from the start against Ghana, but didn’t make things happen. Most recently, Rashford got a start of his own, but some of his decision-making was lacking.
Yet Rashford should retain his spot, if only because he offered more attacking ideas than Gordon. It wouldn’t be a surprise to see Tuchel go the other way, though.
