EXCERPT - FULL FEATURE AVAILABLE IN ISSUE 09
As a new generation edges closer to becoming a golden one, Morgan Rogers sits front and centre of football’s next wave. The latest PFA Young Player of the Year has everything the winners of the past had: the ability to decide games, shift momentum and the expectation to become the player in whatever side they play for.
“I wasn’t ready to go through Man City’s academy and just be like, ‘Chuck me in Pep, I’m ready to go.’ I was nowhere near that.”
— Morgan Rogers
I interviewed Morgan directly after he received that award. Nearly a year later, we spoke again. This time, I wanted to understand the muse behind the freedom in his football and the growing presence he carries away from it too.
In an era built on noise, algorithms and clickbait, I can understand why those at the very top sometimes shy away from individuality, while others lean into it completely. Morgan, I feel, is the latter.
