Is Rooney going to be ready to WC next month?
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Who is Rooney?\n\nCRISTIANO RONALDO rules!!
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He is expected to return just in time for the tourney. Will he be the same? Owen is injured again also. England will have to change their approach but are still loaded with talent. Lampard, Cole, Wright -Phillips, Gerrard etc. Rooney was not the heart but he was the fire.Erickson does not know what to do. I don't think they are favorites but they can get to the semis and take it from there. Good Luck to them.
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Rooney will be the top scorer in my opinion but with the way Ronaldinho is playing it wouldn't surprise me if he scored 10 in every match, especially when Brazils group contains cannon fodder like Japan, Croatia and Australia.  Sneaky feeling that Hernan Crespo may do well for Argentina and Henry is obviously looking forward to a good tournament with France.
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I think Rooney has something to prove.....he will be highly motivated to score.  Ronaldhino has a lot of other scorers on his own team to compete with.  Rooney is by far the best scorer for england.
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It would not be fair comparing Rooney to Henry at this time, because there is still a cloud of doubt that Rooney would even be at the world cup. But if Rooney was to be fit, i will give it 100% to Rooney.\n\nThere is a way that boy plays that is marked with dedication and patriotism. Also he seems to be lucky playing for country more that even for his club Manchester united. Henry from competitions after competitions have shown that he is unique for his club arsenal, but when it comes to playing for France, it seems that spark around him that makes him a terror in the league whether at home or in Europe, disappears. I hope he is different this year and at this competition because i love to watch him play. But i give it to Rooney if he is 100% fit
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I think it is highly doubtful. He is still in the squad and going into oxygen chambers. However, Sir Alex Ferguson said on the weekend that it was a "forlorn hope" that he will play. However, Sven-Goran Erikkson has still got him in the squad until Rooney says he can't make it. However, Uri Geller is praying for him which shows how desperate it is.
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if everyone else in the team is as committed as WAYNE ROONEY is for every game... then england can be world champions again (provided soon-go eriksson doesn't say stupid things to/about the players - best english team so far!).\nit's about time... few youngsters remember alf ramsey's 1966 world cup team which trashed germany 4-2 in the final. i predict a brazil - england final - england 3 brazil 2
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Dude its always correct to think England should mature up as a team. But you cant win a match without a striker can you, as Michael Owen is injured too and Rooney who is considered as having the caliber of Pele too hits the ground. Moreover there is no better replacement for Rooney in the whole country. Try thinking that way.
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Looking good so far and getting better. Winning, getting through without major injuries to players are key to making to the last stage. England will be there i feel because of exceptional Wayne Rooney - playmaker, striker extraordinaire.
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No. Too big a club for that to happen. They will buy players in the January window that ensures survival./
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The England FC Doctors say that Rooney is healing very quickly, as do all healthy young people.  I think he may not play in the first couple of games, but if we get through to the quarter finals and beyond, he will be there -no problem.
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absolutely not!\neven if his foot does heal in time for the later stages, it will still be tender and after more than a month off, he will NOT be in game shape. so to throw him in there in a knockout stage game would be a big mistake.\nwhat a joke. they've picked a striker coming off an injury (Owen), a striker who is injured (Rooney), a striker who's never even played a single game in the EPL (Walcott), and Crouch. so what happens if Crouch gets hurt?\nwhat a mess!!!\ngood luck England.
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Wayne Rooney, in my opinion, is one of the worlds next superstars...and he may already be considered that today!  If you look at his stats, every year his numbers have improved.  Starting with Everton and now with Manchester United, as well as his play with the national team.  If you look at his unoffical site, it lists his acheivments and stats...the guy gets better every year!  He is the next David Beckham
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i full agree with the first post. it seems like the likely team. until we go a goal down and sven substitutes joe cole for hargreaves and rooney for crouch, just to make sure we have absolutely no chance of winning.
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Owen will be ready though maybe not 100%..he and Crouch will start. I either of them underperform, Walcott wil go in (and then we'll see if Sven's selection of him over Shaun Wright Phillips is justified..I think its NOT)
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I think Shevchenko will be wanting to get some goals to his name.Adriano will be a contender if he play's like he does at Inter Milan.Wayne Rooney will want to shine in his 1st World cup.
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Crouch is not the answer, his positional play is dire.  How the hell is he is classed as an International quality player is beyond me.\n\nI'd play the Portugese with the same line up as we used against Ecuador.  Rooney looks like he's about to do something pretty special to me, and certainly doesn't look to be suffering from his injury.  Give him chance and he will shine.\n\nOne thing is for sure, it's about time the whole team started playing as such and showed more commitment than they have done of late (how much of that is Sven's lack of enthusiasm though?)