Morgan Rogers admits that England cannot stop Erling Haaland, but they can cut off his supply. The attacking midfielder insists there is no secret recipe to nullifying Norway's prolific marksman, despite the Manchester City striker drawing blanks in his last four appearances against Aston Villa.
Rogers on Haaland's Brilliance
“Has anyone ever stopped Erling Haaland? I'm not sure they have, but we are going to have to try,” Rogers said. “I think he's such an unbelievable player, the things he does, the numbers he puts up, you're just in awe of how good he is and the level he's at.”
Rogers emphasized that the key is to disrupt Norway's play and limit the service to Haaland. “We're going to have to maybe try and stop how they play and work on those things and stop how the balls go into him and how he gets his chances because he's so deadly in front of goal,” he added.
Norway's Collective Strength
Rogers also warned that Norway are not a one-man team. “We've got to be aware of that. We've got to know that. But also, it's not just him. They've got other good players as well that we play against regularly in the Premier League that we need to be mindful of. They're a really good team. I think that's what their biggest super strength is, that as a team, as a unit, they're so strong.”
England's Mindset
With England progressing in the tournament, Rogers admitted to dreaming of the final while staying focused on the immediate challenge. “We're human and you can't help think that every game win is a step closer to the end goal but at the same time if you take your eye off the ball for any second I think that's where you can get punished,” he said.
“In this game it's really fine margins. It can be mentality of going into a game that can decide the game and be the difference so I think we have to dust ourselves off. We've kind of broke it down to different stages of the tournament and how we attack it and how we see it going and that can kind of switch our mindset differently and we're all aligned, we're all on the same page of attacking each game in the best way possible really so I think it's difficult. We're all human and we're all excited as we should be.”
