Hodgeson right or wrong for starting Rooney?

[GazX]

Game against Ukraine showed Rooney wasnt fit enough to start game/s, and if anything he should have brought him off the bench, when opposition were tiring, to make any needed impact. But suppose if you follow the World Class player argument, then R.H had to play him from the off.

[Me]

Him could have started any body it wouldn't be any different.

Midfield. All played rubbish. Walcott come on, pure giveway. Carol come on, pure giveaway. Defense get the ball, pure out of mi life.

[Sir X]

Agreed but , they would have had a chance if they played to their strengths, speedy wingers and route 1 down the middle.Hodgson cluess, welbeck and rooney upfront ?

It should have been Carrol & Rooney with Young and Walcott on the wings , or some one else to give them pace , stretch Italy wide , square them in for the Big man.

That would be the best shot.No way he was going to win that middle,Bredda mad , expect more of it against better teams.Roy just isnt in their class.

[Karl]

To be fair to Rooney he was poor served (by his TEAMmates)! ...he just was not being setup on goal!!!

[Gamma]

he did not have nani and valencia supplying him .....

[Karl]

You hit the nail on the head...that England midfield was full of 'triers'. Gerrard played well...
...the others?
Just hard workers!

[Mosiah]

England just nuh good. Not good technically, we should all have seen that from Day 1. The better side won.

[Dunny]

England just nuh good. Not good technically, we should all have seen that from Day 1. The better side won.

That is the simple fact Boss, if you cant keep the ball you will get found out at this level. You can be solid, you can be well organized you can have great team spirit or willing to put your body on the line but ultimately if you haven't got the technical qualities to keep the ball and the ability to open up your opponents you will get found out in the end.

[Jangle]

....there you go. At one point I saw Ashley Young breakaway on the wing and when he looked up, there was nobody to cross to. Rooney was busting a gut to get to the 18 because everybody for England was in there own half. There was absolutely no -one coming up from midfield - they were dog-tired.

[Dunny]

Euro 2012: former England manager Fabio Capello claims Wayne Rooney only understands Scottish

Fabio Capello has delivered a withering verdict on Wayne Rooney’s displays for England during Euro 2012 with a heavily-loaded comment asking whether the striker “only understands Scottish”.

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Downwards: After a poor Euro 2012, Wayne Rooney has now been criticised by former England manager Fabio Capello Photo: REUTERS














[FONT=georgia, 'times new roman', times, serif]By Jason Burt, Senior Football Writer[/FONT]

1:10AM BST 27 Jun 2012



The former England manager is upset and angry at Rooney’s own statements about how it was better that Roy Hodgson was now in charge because there were no longer any communication problems and there were “no words lost in translation”.

Capello was indulgent of the 26-year-old striker during his four years as England manager but voiced his annoyance to the Italian newspaperCorriere dello Sport in comments made to the news agency ANSA.

Rooney had a poor campaign and was also poor at the last World Cup Finals, under Capello, but then scored 34 goals for Manchester United last season. This led to Capello questioning his commitment for country as opposed to his club, managed by Scot Sir Alex Ferguson.

“After seeing the latest (England) game, I think Rooney only understands Scottish,” Capello said when asked to comment on England’s penalty shoot-out quarter-final loss to Italy.

When asked to explain his remarks, and while saying that Italy played a “great match” Capello added cuttingly: “He only plays well in Manchester where Sir Alex Ferguson speaks Scottish.”

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Capello’s long-time assistant Italo Galbiati has already labeled Rooney “ungrateful” and accused the player of showing a lack of respect. Rooney was suspended for England’s first two matches of Euro 2012 after being sent off in the final qualifying game in Montenegro, Capello’s last in charge with the Italian then quitting after feeling undermined in February by the Football Association’s decision to strip John Terry of the captaincy.
Capello had fought hard for Rooney’s ban to be reduced to two matches, from three, so he could take part in the finals but although the striker scored England’s only goal in the 1-0 group stage victory over Ukraine he was woefully out-of-condition and struggled in that match and even more so against Italy.
Hodgson acknowledged that Rooney was poor in the two games but dismissed suggestions that the player was not fit. He also admitted that too much expectation was heaped on Rooney even though he had gone out of his way to praise him calling him England’s “ace in the hole” and also comparing him to Pele.
Rooney drew criticism for taking a holiday in Las Vegas, sanctioned by Hodgson, after the end of the season while he was recovering from a minor injury that had hampered the end of his campaign.
While Rooney was far from being the only England player to under-perform at the finals, the goal against Ukraine was his first in a finals since that competition in Portugal which ended prematurely for him through injury.
In an interview with Italian radio broadcast last week, and after Rooney’s comments, Capello claimed: “Look, when I spoke they did understand me. But every now and again, when I tried to explain tactics, things didn’t work out. You know what? Maybe it’s because Rooney doesn’t speak English. He doesn’t understand English.”