da wazamba： With his normal pre-tournament injury, many England fans are already questioning Wayne Rooney’s place in the England team. Though Rooney is the most experienced player within the England set up, he can never replicate his qualifying form in the big tournaments. At the age of 30, he is no longer the best, consistent striker that England have to call up.
da marjack bet： With the emergence of the likes of Harry Kane and Jamie Vardy, as well as Daniel Sturridge, Danny Welbeck, Theo Walcott and Raheem Sterling – England now have plenty of options ahead of France this summer.
The friendlies against Germany and the Netherlands will give these England players the chance to prove to Roy Hodgson that they have what it takes to not only perform, but keep Rooney out of the England set up.
Harry Kane has continued to defy the odds up front for Spurs and is having yet another consistent season at White Hart Lane. In 28 games this term he has 17 goals and one assist, and is becoming one of the emerging talents in the Premier League that all the big clubs are showing an interest in. Should he continue his form until the end of the season and perhaps even fire Tottenham to Premier League glory, then Kane could easily make the starting line up.
Considering he has spent most of the season injured, Sturridge always seems to come back and find form. In six games on Merseyside, he has already scored three goals. When fit, he has been a regular with England, netting five goals in 16 appearances for the Three Lions.
If he played consistently, this number would be a lot higher for the ex-Chelsea man, but if he stays fit until the end of the season, he should be on the plane. It will be interesting to see if he can add to his goal tally against Germany and the Netherlands.
Similar to Harry Kane, Jamie Vardy has exploded on to the scene this season, scoring 19 goals in 28 games, with four assists. Even though Vardy is 29-years-old, it hasn’t effected is pace, with opposition defenders unsure of how to mark or defend against him. Against Estonia in October last year, the defence couldn’t cope with his pace. Vardy had only been on for a few minutes, but set up Sterling to take the score to 2-0.
Although he didn’t score, he was deadly enough, and England need a player who the opposition can’t cope with. If he goes, England will be in with a good chance of doing well.
However, it may be too early to rule out Rooney from leading the line. His five tournaments will provide great experience to the team, even if he struggles to replicate his form on the international stage.
Even though any had written him off earlier this term, he went on a great goal-scoring run before his injury, and as his county’s leading goal scorer it, could be his last tournament. Having him play alongside any of the above will be more beneficial to England, rather than not play him at all.
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