VILLA PARK — When Marco Asensio starts for Aston Villa, Morgan Rogers knows that means one thing: off to the wing you go.
Which wing Rogers will subsequently occupy isn’t always clear, but he does as he is told. You would, too, if Emery was prowling the sidelines next to you.
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With Asensio in the side, Rogers started on the left, which is a rarity of late having started on the right in their past three Champions League games, past three league games, and past two FA Cup games, including last weekend’s defeat to Crystal Palace at Wembley.
That was certainly the case in the build-up to Villa’s opener, with Rogers countering at speed and twisting Kenny Tete inside out before playing the ball forward. From the resulting corner, Youri Tielemans headed in.
Aston Villa lead early!
Youri Tielemans scores with a powerful header in the 12th minute, following a quality corner from John McGinn
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This was arguably Emery playing to McGinn’s strengths – the Scot registering an assist and impressing himself on his 200th Premier League appearance – as opposed to Rogers’, but in turn that spoke to his greater versatility.
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He is quite simply their MVP, ranked as their most valuable player by CIES Football Observatory, while he would surely command more than the near-£70m he goes down for in their top-100 list.
The switch of wings intriguingly kept Rogers closer to Emery’s side of the pitch – a tactic in itself, perhaps – and in a match that eventually became about defending the lead and these three points, he dug deep into the tank to help secure the win.
He is looking tired. Only Tielemans and Emiliano Martinez played more Premier League minutes for Villa this season, and Emergy can ill-afford to rest Rogers now. There are three big games to go.
A return to No 10 is therefore possible, while Villa will be back in the market for attacking players if Marcus Rashford doesn’t stay either, but whether Rogers locks in a more permanent role remains to be seen.
He is an ongoing experiment, a thriving and tiring one, but his importance to this side will only grow, and right now he has the right coach, who is right in his ear, to ensure he keeps reaching new heights.
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