England were dominant, but they've got to put away their chances. I don't see them getting far, particularly if they get Germany. I hope it goes to penalties if they do!
the reason the are struggling is Rooney surely he will start to put the chances away sooner or later...
thats the scary thing, they got this far without him (he done bugger all) if he fires they could do some damage
All the talk pre cup was that Rooney was everything for England, but he has been Englands worst player (bar Green) so far in this World Cup.
Something seems to be off though about him, he doesn't seem to have the 'fire' he usually has
That can come down to a lot of things. Domestically hes been playing under the same manager at the same park in the same competition, things seem to flow nicely for him their. And even qualifying, its the same old countries they face time and time again.
But at the WC its a foreign environment (altitude, even the vuvuzelas maybe?), a different manager, a different ball (im willing to bet this is a big one, especially for a striker relying on that final strike), and just different nations with different players and different styles than what he might be used to.
And then theres the stress he creates for himself. Lets face it, hes a hot head. Who knows, he might even be crying himself to sleep every night in SA?
"Phoenix till they lose"