Anthony Gordon turns doubt into certainty as England cog

Anthony Gordon has gone from being questioned over his consistency to becoming a key part of England’s attack, after concerns that had built from a poor final season with Newcastle. Sky Sports highlights the turnaround: 10 goal involvements in his last 10 England games.

The article places the shift around the warm-up phase before the World Cup. It took matches like the friendly versus Costa Rica—where he scored and set up another—for him to secure a spot for England’s opener against Croatia, even though plenty of writers still weren’t fully convinced.

After a slow start in the tournament, with blanks against Croatia and Ghana, Gordon was left out for the must-win group match versus Panama. When he returned, he was decisive: he provided both assists for Harry Kane in England’s comeback win over DR Congo. Since then, his impact has kept coming, including an assist against Norway and a goal in England’s biggest match, the semi-final against Argentina.

The story also underlines the momentum: Gordon is on a four-game international scoring streak, the longest of any player in that stretch.