Albion 4ever
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- Feb 26, 2009
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I only paid passing attention to the game. On the guardian football podcast they seemed to think England were much better after Rooney left the pitch. There were some damning statistics, but all I remember is that he was responsible for 100% of England's offsides. I don't know how many there were.
But I have been keeping track of overall info and this is the updated England with/without Rooney stats
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There clearly is an issue with Rooney. I don't know if he needs to be dropped, but something needs to be addressed - supporting players, tactics, approach, whatever.
He also made the lowest number of passes of any outfield player for England and had the lowest pass completion rate.
England looked far better with Welbeck & Sturridge up top with Sterling in behind.