Allardyce copies Manchester United and lets Wayne Rooney play wherever he wants
The England football team laboured to a 0-1 win over the mighty Slovakia, who made the challenge simpler by reducing to ten numbers after their thuggish captain was red carded. England’s new broom, Sam Allardyce, had a few words to say about match and his own side’s captain, the tiring Wayne Rooney, nominally a striker but now playing so far back he could well challenge panicky Joe Hart for the goalkeeping slot.
Said Allardyce:
“It’s not for me to me to say where he’s going to play. He can play wherever he wants to be, because he was brilliant. I can’t stop Wayne if he thinks that’s the right place to be. We aren’t going to make a big deal about it are we?”
How’s that for management, eh?
Of course, before brilliant Wayne picked his own slot between the centre backs, Sam Allardyce said on August 30:
“Should we say attacking midfield player or should we say striker? Wayne’s position’s changed at Manchester United and that’s the sort of position I’d be looking to play him.”
The rest of world football is quacking in its boots.
Posted: 5th, September 2016 | In: Back pages, manchester united, Sports Comment | TrackBack | Permalink
