Capello means that he can run up and down the pitch and score, then sure, Rooney is good at everything. I do not think Rooney is captain material. He is hyper-focused on his role as a striker and I do not think he had leadership potential. I think when picking a captain for a squad you need someone who can think in every position on the pitch. Apart from the manager, the captain is the main motivational force for most players and I do not think Rooney will have the ability to motivate England (in all honesty, I do not think God could motivate them at this point) into winning any kind of competition in the next ten years or so. Rooney is a striker, hands down. He belongs in the six yard box and not in the center of the team huddle before the walk out of the tunnel. Sorry, Wayne.
Tuesday, April 15, 2008
Roughneck Rooney to Captain the Lions?
I was browsing through Soccernet today and I came across a rather interesting article on their front page about England manager Fabio Capello's statement that he can see Wayne Rooney as wearing the armband for England in the future. Capello, who is currently rotating things more than Rafa when it comes to the armband, feels that Rooney is good at everything. If by everything,
Capello means that he can run up and down the pitch and score, then sure, Rooney is good at everything. I do not think Rooney is captain material. He is hyper-focused on his role as a striker and I do not think he had leadership potential. I think when picking a captain for a squad you need someone who can think in every position on the pitch. Apart from the manager, the captain is the main motivational force for most players and I do not think Rooney will have the ability to motivate England (in all honesty, I do not think God could motivate them at this point) into winning any kind of competition in the next ten years or so. Rooney is a striker, hands down. He belongs in the six yard box and not in the center of the team huddle before the walk out of the tunnel. Sorry, Wayne.
Capello means that he can run up and down the pitch and score, then sure, Rooney is good at everything. I do not think Rooney is captain material. He is hyper-focused on his role as a striker and I do not think he had leadership potential. I think when picking a captain for a squad you need someone who can think in every position on the pitch. Apart from the manager, the captain is the main motivational force for most players and I do not think Rooney will have the ability to motivate England (in all honesty, I do not think God could motivate them at this point) into winning any kind of competition in the next ten years or so. Rooney is a striker, hands down. He belongs in the six yard box and not in the center of the team huddle before the walk out of the tunnel. Sorry, Wayne.
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