2. Rooney’s captaincy threatens the side’s progress
Before the game Rooney spoke of new chapters, exclaiming that “this is my time” as he takes over the armband from the now retired Steven Gerrard. However, he says this apparently without realising that it was his time anyway, and that his maverick behaviour often throws the team out of joint. England looked stale towards the end on Wednesday, and it was only after Danny Welbeck replaced the Man United star that the Three Lions started to look threatening again.
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