Rooney waits as England limber up 

Rooney waits as England limber up

As England held their first training session on German soil, the undoubted star attraction was the man who should know in the next 24 hours if his FIFA World Cup™ dream is alive or over.
Wayne Rooney, who will fly back to Manchester to have a final scan on his fractured metatarsal on Wednesday, took on light exercises involving a little ball work and some sprinting, but nothing like the scissor kick he was pictured performing in England’s final workout before flying to Germany.



A crowd of around 500, comprising local schoolchildren and the world's media, gathered at the picturesque Mittelbergstadion set high in the vineyard-covered hills of Buhlertal, just outside England’s tournament headquarters at Baden Baden. All watched in wonder as Rooney and the squad prepared for the finals on a pitch specially prepared for England by the company supplying the turf for the new Wembley Stadium.

Rooney was reduced to onlooker status himself after taking part in the early stages of the 90-minute session, while team captain David Beckham (ankle knock) and Arsenal defender Ashley Cole (thigh strain) also skipped the more physical aspects of the workout and concentrated instead on light jogging duties with England physio Gary Lewin.

Liverpool's midfield general Steven Gerrard finished training five minutes early complaining of a stiff back, but head coach Sven-Goran Eriksson expects the trio to return to more competitive work on Wednesday, while Rooney heads to England to learn his fate.

Waiting game
Eriksson encouraged the press to be patient for just a little while longer at a media conference, though the vast majority of the questions were still, inevitably, about Rooney. Eriksson said of his star striker: "Let the specialists and the surgeons have their say. I know it's big news and he's a big football player, but let's wait."

Rooney’s Manchester United team-mate Gary Neville, who missed Korea/Japan 2002 with a broken metatarsal, urged caution over Rooney’s prospects as he said: "I was taken to the specialist thinking I would be given the all-clear but it wasn't to be and it is not always what you think. I was jogging prior to my scan but I was told I had to have an operation four days later. I hope that doesn't happen to Wayne.”


As Eriksson looked ahead to England’s opening match against Paraguay in Frankfurt, he added: “Everything so far is absolutely perfect and I can't see any problems for Saturday.”
Peter Crouch, who scored a hat-trick but was embarrassed after chipping a penalty over the crossbar in a 6-0 win over Jamaica at the weekend, is expected to continue standing in for Rooney alongside Michael Owen in attack. The Liverpool giant already appears to have become something of a cult figure in Germany as onlookers were willing him to perform his famous 'Robokop' goal celebration, but to no avail.

Penalty miss
Crouch had an opportunity to find the net from the spot during training and although he unsurprisingly ditched the flawed technique he deployed at Old Trafford, he missed once again as back-up goalkeeper David James dived low to his right to palm the ball away.

Eriksson said: “We always practise penalties, but maybe a little bit more now and the players like it. It’s very good when you (journalists) and photographers are there because that puts pressure on them a little bit.”

England goalkeeper Paul Robinson added: “It’s difficult because the lads get used to taking penalties against you and you generally tend to know which way they like going. At some stage we will have to ask them to tell us which way they will go and we won’t dive until they’ve kicked it to make it harder for them to score. They really have to put it right in the corners then.”

Training wrapped up with a practice match between the youngest players in the squad and the oldest, which finished in a draw. The result was settled on penalties, with the senior players emerging victorious.

Tue Jun 6, 2006 10:49 am MST by Soccer World Cup | Email Article | |

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