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writing at http://blog.paddypower.com/2014/06/1...he-was-played/
“The disappointing thing was not the way Wayne Rooney played but where he was played. I’ve previously said the best position for Wayne is centre forward. If you think about the contenders at the World Cup and goalscorers – Holland play RVP in his best position. Brazil play Neymar where he wants to play, Argentina with Messi, Portugal with Ronaldo. I don’t blame Wayne one little bit but he was played in three different positions. He’s without a doubt England’s best goalscorer (his record in qualifying showed that: seven goals). But he was played on the left, played on the right, then in the centre. Where’s the confidence in Wayne to say: ‘You’re our main player. You’re our centre forward.’ If he plays there, he scores goals. Wayne will play anywhere he’s asked. He’s not a moaner or a sulker but it was glaringly obviously there was a massive problem down that left-hand side against Italy. Candreva in particular was stunning and Darmian really hurt England. I thought we took Danny Welbeck off too soon (maybe he was injured) but my feeling is there is plenty to come from these players.”