Watanni uku ne ke da kwata zuwa baya, matsayin Anthony Gordon a cikin farkon goma sha ɗaya na England bai da tabbas kwata-kwata. A yanzu, ɗan wasan gaba na Barcelona shi ne mafi ƙarfin wasan a sashen farmaki a hannun Thomas Tuchel — da shiga hannunsa a ƙwallo 10 a wasannin ƙasa da ƙasa 10 da suka gabata.

Farkon da ya yi muni wanda ba wanda zai tuna da shi

Gordon ya shiga FIFA World Cup 2026 a kan ƙasa mai rauni. Ya ci ƙwallo ya ɗaya kuma ya taimaka wani a wasan ƙarshen horarwa da Costa Rica don tabbatar da wurinsa kafin wasan buɗe ido da Croatia, amma masu sa ido da yawa suka kasance ba a gamsar da su ba.

Wannan shakka ta bayyana tana da tushe bayan wasannin marasa ƙwallo da Croatia da Ghana. Tuchel ya cire shi don wasan yanke shawara na ƙungiya da Panama, amma Gordon ya amsa da ƙarfi da ya dawo — yana samar da dukkan ƙwallaye biyu na Harry Kane a nasarar da suka yi ta fito-na-fito da DR Congo.

Tun daga lokacin, bai kalli baya ba. Taimako da Norway, sannan ƙwallo mai yanke shawara a wasan ɗan wasa da Argentina, sun tabbatar da matsayinsa a matsayin ɗaya daga cikin maharan da suka fi muhimmanci na England.

Jerin cin ƙwallo a wasanni huɗu a jere

Gordon yanzu yana da jerin cin ƙwallo na wasannin ƙasa da ƙasa guda huɗu a jere — mafi tsayi na kowane ɗan wasa na England a halin yanzu kuma mafi tsayi ga duk wani ɗan wasa na fagen wasa da ba a kira shi Harry Kane a cikin kusan shekaru shida. Ƙwallayen da ya ci a UEFA Nations League da Spain da Czech Republic sun canza hanyar wasanni manya biyu, wanda ke nuna iyawarsa ta ba da sakamako a yanayi na yanke-kauna.

Wannan ƙidayar tana da ban mamaki ga kowane ɗan wasa, balle wanda fitar sa ta harin wasa an ƙi shi a bainar jama'a har zuwa magariba ta wannan gasa ta zaki. A cikin wasannin ƙasa da ƙasa 18 na farko kafin wasan horarwa da Costa Rica, Gordon ya sami ƙwallaye biyu da taimako guda ɗaya kawai.

Nuna son kai na kwanan baya da inuwar Premier League

Yawancin shakka ya samo asali daga kakar wasa ta ƙarshe mai wahala a Newcastle, inda ya yi rijistar shiga hannunsa a ƙwallo biyar kawai ba na bugun finareti ba a cikin Premier League. Wannan lamba ta tsara labarin da ke kewaye da shi — amma kakar wasa biyu kawai da suka wuce ya samar da sau huɗu na wannan adadi a yakin farko nasa a Tyneside.