http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Italy-c2926 in their quarterfinal clash, but admitted that the Manchester United ace could not have won them the European Championships on his own.
The 26-year old failed to make a significant impact in the Three Lions penalty shoot-out defeat to the Azzurri on Sunday night, as he was kept in check by the Italian defenders throughout the game. Even though he converted from the spot-kick, misses form
Ashley Young and http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Ashley-Cole-c6809 consigned the Three Lions to yet another shoot-out anguish in a major tournament.
Rooney, who missed out on his country’s first two games of the tournament, was heavily relied upon going into the last-eight fixture. Even though Hodgson admitted that the striker could not have won them the match alone, he believed that Rooney did not had
the best of matches against Italy.
He told the reporters in an interview, “He certainly tried very hard, but he didn't have his best game [against Italy]. I think he would admit that. That might be down to a number of factors.”
The former West Brom manager explained that after the striker completed his two match suspension, people had started to believe that he would make a massive impact for his country upon his arrival, and could single-handedly win the European Championships
for them. However, he said that such expectations were unfair on Rooney, who he felt put his heart in both the games.
The 64-year old opted to go with the old guard of John Terry, Ashley Cole, http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Steven-Gerrard-c34196 and Scott Parker during the European Championships, and the manger justified their selections, insisting that they were the most notable performers for the team and
should continue to play for England for another couple of years.
He added, “They've given me every reason to believe they're very anxious to continue. They were two of the real success stories of the tournament. The whole of the back four and the goalkeeper – they've all done extremely well. http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/John-Terry-c18895, I think has been
excellent throughout, as has Ashley, as has Steven [Gerrard].”
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