Selecting Ross Barkley in the England squad should be a no-brainer.
Instead, when Gareth Southgate finalises his 23-man party at St George's Park on Sunday, the interim England manager will agonise over the Everton man's inclusion.
What's more, he is unlikely to pick him. How on earth has come to this for the supremely talented Liverpudlian?
Based on talent, the England team should be built around Barkley. Instead, he's in the international wilderness.
He showed flashes of his undoubted ability at Stamford Bridge on Saturday, but not enough.