Thomas Tuchel’s next team selection is about so much more than simply picking players for one match against an international backwater.
Had England carried their momentum forward from their rip-roaring opening victory Croatia and similarly put Ghana to the sword, the need for experimentation would be stymied.
Limping to a goalless draw, as England again suffered from a severe bout of second-game syndrome at a major tournament, Tuchel now has to find answers quickly to the plethora of questions posed in Boston, before the knockout stages are upon us.
Given the calibre of his understudy, Jordan Pickford should be in the running to miss out against Panama on Saturday after a second successive shaky display.
James Trafford is an exceptional goalkeeper, one who, crucially, does not have a propensity to race from his line needlessly and put his team in danger. It would be a bold call, but Tuchel is not afraid to rock the boat. A change in goal could do both keepers the world of good.
