and like it or not for the next probly 8 years when fit Rooney will be in every England squad, whether he is in form or not, which is the problem, when he is in form has he showed last season he can be a top 5 player in the world, but he hasn't shown that for awhile...
at least with the rest of the side though Capello is showing that certain players don't have a permanent place
Hart is the goalie for probly the next decade, happy with that
Dawson, Cahill, and Jagielka have been getting games at CB
Ashley Cole should be good at LB for a few more years and by that time Gibbs should be ready
Steve Kelly or Kyle Walker should be ready to take over at RB by Euro qualifying games next fall
and most importantly he seems to have moved away from the 4-4-2 to a 4-2-3-1
gives Rooney more room to roam, it likely means Carroll up top and I think he can play that role well, two wide midfielders to choose from (Johnson, Lennon, Walcott, Young, depending on form)
and for the holding 2 midfielders Wilshere and another CM, which for the next little while is probly Lampard or Gerrard, but hopefully soon enough it's someone like Rodwell, Henderson, Huddlestone
think the next 4 years have the potential to probably produce the 'best' England side in the last decade, although it's probably the optimistic view, but the u21, u19, u17 sides that performed well over the last few years are turning in to good senior players
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