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Rooney only understands Scottish, claims Capello

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The former http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Wayne-Rooney-c36736, reiterating that the forward doesn’t perform for his country when they need him the most.
After sitting out the opening two games of the European Championships, Rooney returned to the line-up in the final group game against http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Ukraine-c3032.
Having not played a competitive fixture since the conclusion of the Premier League season, the striker was obviously rusty against the co-hosts, placing his header wide in the first half, when he should have scored the opener.
However, he redeemed himself shortly after the break, tapping home Gerrard’s cross from close-range. The score remained as it is and the English topped Group D, setting up a quarter-final date with the Italians.
The Azzurri came into the tie as favourites, with Andrea Pirlo having a blinder of a tournament. So unsurprisingly it was the Juventus man, who conducted proceedings, leaving England to defend in their own half.
However the likes of http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/John-Terry-c18895 and Jolean Lescott held up remarkably well, taking the match to a penalty shoot-out after extra-time failed to crown the winner.
With a history of being knocked out on spot-kicks, England were clearly nervous and when Andrea Pirlo chipped one over http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Joe-Hart-c18699, the squad was severely demoralized and failed to grab their semi-final ticket.
While most of the blame for the defeat has been directed at Roy Hodgson for his defence minded tactics, former coach http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Fabio-c13152 Capello claims that Wayne Rooney is equally responsible, as he simply doesn’t perform for his country like he does on a weekly basis
at Old Trafford.
"After seeing the latest game, I think Rooney only understands Scottish. That's because he only plays well in Manchester, where Sir http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Alex-c4752 Ferguson speaks Scottish,” the Italian tactician was quoted as saying to the media.
England are currently embroiled in a crisis, with the Football Association looking to implement a fresh approach at grassroots level, so that the next generation of stars are on par with the most illustrious names on the continent and choose to attack rather
than defend on the field when it matters.

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