"not for me to say where to play Wayne Rooney"

[hirstyboywonder]

Other than Graham Turner has there ever been a more stupid comment from an England manager.

What's the point of Allardyce being there then...does that go for all the players?, do they manage themselves now?...I could understand if maybe he said he'd given Rooney a free role, at least that way he's issued instruction.

The other thing, saying he'd be happy with a draw BEFORE the game even kicks off...kinell I can see where this England set up is going...nowhere, just like every other set up since God was a lad.

I think it was meant in the manner of letting Rooney have a free role but he created a rod for his own back by stating that Rooney would not be playing in a midfield role and then he played more in midfield than up front.

No need to say he would be happy with a draw at all, bit of a defeatist comment.

Far from inspiring performance but let's give it a chance, it'll be 2 years before we really find anything out as the qualifying group doesn't offer that much of a test and as we saw in the summer friendly results can often be taken with a pinch of salt.