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Paddingtonwolf said:
I still would. Last night meant very little to me. Plus up front was not the issue at all.
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Agreed. One narrow 2-1 defeat in a friendly (while playing our B team) is not a valid reason to shove Rooney back in the starting 11.
 
North West Wanderer said:
I think last night shows how importer experience is in the team.

I doubt there will be 3/4 of the population not starting Rooney now.
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Last nights team had more caps in it than the one at the weekend according to R5L something like 165 vs 161
 
Four caps.

My point stands. I'm now firmly behind my initial feeling that Rooney if fit and with some element of form should start.
 
North West Wanderer said:
Four caps.

My point stands. I'm now firmly behind my initial feeling that Rooney if fit and with some element of form should start.
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I think you're in the minority. He's just not as good as Vardy/ Kane or Alli/ Barkley and there's no way you can play him in the diamond or wide positions.
 
I don't think there's any way Rooney could do what Welbeck does for us on the left of a front three. If we're going with a 4-3-3 then the only possible room is playing from the right which is where Vardy would be probably employed - and then there's Sterling to consider as well. Is Rooney going to offer more on that side than either of those two? I'd be very sceptical about that.

These days I think he's a number 9 and nothing else, and he manifestly isn't as good as Harry Kane.
 
Be boring if we all agreed eh chaps.

I remember being in the minority when solbakken was appointed.
 
North West Wanderer said:
Lallana or welbeck. I'm not sure Vardy starts either regardless. Kane has to start.
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You can't have Rooney instead of Lallana or Welbeck, they are different players. I'd start both either side of Kane.

Rooney just isn't mobile enough for those roles now. He's either up front or behind the striker. Kane and Alli are better than him for both.

I'd still take Rooney, but he'd be sat firmly on the bench.

Edit - sorry I think I reported your post initially, instead of quoted it! Stupid tapatalk.
 
That's where Spurs play him though?
 
I don't see why Alli Barkley and Rooney can't all play behind the striker. We aren't gonna win anything being rigid.
 
Ali could play in a midfield 3, Dier holding with Barkley and him either side, Rooney ahead of them in the diamond.
I believe part of Saturday that's what happened albeit differing personnel.
 
Anyway chaps this man isn't for turning [emoji106]

Anyone else think Sturridge, Walcott and Ox are in trouble?
 
------Dier------Dembele------

Lamela-----Alli------Eriksen

------------Kane---------------

Is how they normally play.

All of Sturridge, Walcott and Ox are definitely at risk of not going. I'm not even sure when Ox is going to be fit again, Walcott has fallen behind Iwobi at Arsenal and Sturridge can't get away with putting in performances like last night, not like he has a long list of credible England displays to be falling back on. As Rooney is definitely going to go if fit (no matter how much we debate it on here) then it's going to be very tight for forwards. No way he's leaving Kane/Vardy at home and he really rates Welbeck who to be fair has rarely let England down - his goal return is far better in international football than at club level for some reason.
 
I think Sturridge will go, but I am not sure he deserves to. Walcott and Oxlade Chamberlain will be very fortunate if they get on the plane.
 
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