Paul Merson's Starting XI for Euro 2016

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Until that narrative gets picked up by the tabloids the dummies will still ride for him.

Vip2 been ahead of the game for at least 5 years.

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Reading some of the comments on that BBC article 

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that BBC article is damning without even trying to be

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The Manchester United striker has played in five major tournaments but scored just six goals

specialist in failure

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Dunno who's more clueless Hamann or Merson

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Woy said his captain doesn't deserve to have his place questioned

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6 hours ago, FA23 said:

Was reading some of tweets to matt lawton when he asked the question

 

so many replies saying he should play on the wing or take hendersons spot to run the game from cm ???

 

cannot be life

So we're at that stage of the 3HUNNA's best position cycle, pmsl

 

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 England manager Roy Hodgson insists captain Wayne Rooney is still a major part of his Euro 2016 plans - even though his side beat World Cup holders Germany without the striker.

 

Manchester United forward Rooney was sidelined by a knee injury as Hodgson's team came from two goals down to win Saturday's friendly 3-2, with the younger generation flourishing in his absence in Berlin.

 

Tottenham's 19-year-old Dele Alli was man of the match and his partnership with club-mate Harry Kane continued to develop as the striker, 22, scored the goal that started England's comeback.

 

Leicester City's Jamie Vardy increased the pressure on Rooney's place with his first England goal but Hodgson said: "I have to repeat Wayne is our captain and he has captained the team extremely well in the past two years.

 

"He took us through a qualifying campaign where we had a complete success with 10 wins out out 10. It doesn't please me too much that it is suggested now that the moment he is injured and doesn't play he gets jettisoned in some way. He doesn't deserve that."

 

If Hodgson keeps faith with Kane and Alli in their current positions - and bearing in mind Vardy was also on the scoresheet and Arsenal's Danny Welbeck was back in England colours for the first time in a year after injury problems - Rooney is facing the biggest challenge to his place in more than a decade.

 

Hodgson insists the 30-year-old, England's record goalscorer with 51 goals in 109 appearances, will not allow the new breed to rest on their laurels.

 

He said: "When he comes back and is fit again he is going to be putting enormous pressure on these players, just like these players will be putting enormous pressure on him - and that is the situation we are looking forward to."