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“Manchester United. Even SAF played Shrek in midfield near the end of his reign as manager. It's been Rooney's obvious postion for a while now.”
Yes he did and then like now I don't remember Rooney having any standout games played there. Not vs top opposition anyway.
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“Maybe, but time will tell. If England flop, which I expect to happen, then at least Rooney won't be the scapegoat for not having scored, and the endemic weaknesses in English football can be brought to the fore instead of failure all being dumped at his feet.”
Agreed he shouldn't be scapegoat but like it or not Rooney has scored a lot of goals for England just not in the games that really count.
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“Why has Rooney flopped at major tournaments? That question has never been asked or answered. He's just expected to perform. The lack of creativity amongst English midfielders hasn't been addressed. Rooney's shown he can pick a pass from midfield much like Gerrard used to, so if he can service Kane and Vardy in the way he never was despite his number of goals in the shirt, he will have deserved his place.”
Maybe but I think it was more down to Rooney just not being as good as people like to think or hoped he would be. A very good player in his own right but before I think his been expected to be the star to carry England which if anything was unfair as he just wasn't good enough to be that player.
I'm not buying he can now just slot into midfield at this level and be a real player in midfield.
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“Don't agree with Henderson going. He's rubbish, but he's exactly the sort of player Woy loves. Runs around like a headless chicken, has no football brain, can't pass, and can't hit a cow's arse with a Banjo.”
He has a limited skill set that unless played in a certain system he will be exposed. The international arena really shows Henderson's limitations.