England's below par performance can be attributed to their over reliance on the "Rooney Factor." Not only the media but even Sven himself seemed to believe that "England will win the World Cup because of Rooney." This over reliance on Rooney killed England. Engand is a very good team and they got some classy players but they committed a blunder by relying on Rooney. Rooney is a good striker but playing in a domestic league is way different than playing in international games. Rooney has not scored that many goals in the international outings for England. Owen, on the other hand, is a genuine striker who has scored goals for England many times. Another thing, I never understood was why Eriksson picked Walcott over other strikers ? It bewilders me when I think of it. Just because someone is young it does not necessarily mean that they are the best. The example is France: their average age was 33 but they went to final. Any comments?
2006-07-17
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