What Jordan Henderson and Cole Palmer did behind Morgan Rogers’ back – ‘I wasn’t pleased’

Morgan Rogers revealed that Jordan Henderson, Cole Palmer, and Chelsea coaching staff worked on set-piece routines behind his back during international duty. The training ground work resulted in Rogers losing his free-kick duties to Henderson, who capitalized by being directly involved in three goals during Chelsea's 5-0 win over Bournemouth. Rogers praised the 36-year-old midfielder's fitness and quality following the dominant team performance.

Rogers also scored his fourth league goal of the campaign and defended teammate Joao Pedro against past criticism from former manager Enzo Maresca. Additionally, Rogers credited current Chelsea manager Xabi Alonso's pre-match team talks for the squad repeatedly securing rapid early goals across their opening Premier League fixtures.