So the great Rooney debate continues.
After the FA promised Manchester United that Wayne Rooney would not play until the knockout stage of the World Cup, speculation is rife that he may play a part in tomorrow’s match against Trinidad & Tobago. With Michael Owen still struggling to find his match fitness and Theo Walcott untried at this level, Sven’s decision to send Jermaine Defoe home is looking increasingly risky.
Many eyebrow’s were raised originally with Sven’s squad selection for this tournament with the likes of Sol Campbell and Theo Walcott being included.
Despite the fact that Wes Brown has had an injury free consistent season for United, the England manager chose to bring Sol Campbell who has had very public problems this season Nat has hardly featured for Arsenal.
As a United fan I worry that maybe Wayne Rooney’s comeback has been rushed by a combination of the players desire to play (which is understandable) but also by the England staff themselves, who see Rooney as their star man.
However as an England supporter, I too would love to see the team go all the way and finally live up to their huge potential by bringing home the World Cup and a fit Wayne Rooney would increase our chances no end.
After the disappointment of the Paraguay game a lot of people have cast doubt over the teams ability to win this tournament but history shows us that we are notoriously slow starters in big tournaments and tend to get better as the competition progresses.
Yes the Trinidad team had a great result against Sweden, but it was a pretty unimpressive Swedish performance and surely we are a completely different prospect.
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