When Jordan Henderson turned up at the final of Euro 2024, having driven from Amsterdam to Berlin in a hired van, you wondered whether England might have done with him sooner.
On the eve of the tournament, Gareth Southgate had been hailed for his ruthlessness in making Henderson, Jack Grealish, Marcus Rashford and the injured Harry Maguire part of a surprise cull of a squad that suddenly bore a strong lilt towards youth and recent form.
