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Should England drop Rooney?
- Updated: October 8, 2016
Alan Smith says Gareth Southgate has a big decision to make over England captain Wayne Rooney against Slovenia on Tuesday.
The Sky Sports pundit was at Wembley on Saturday evening to see England’s record goalscorer deployed in midfield against Malta, a position he has occupied in his last six international appearances.
Smith praised fellow midfielders Jordan Henderson and Dele Alli, but insists Rooney does not have the ability to play that role against a higher standard of opposition.
He feels interim England manager Southgate may need to change his thinking on his captain ahead of Tuesday’s World Cup Qualifier in Slovenia.
He told Sky Sports: “Rooney played in that deep-lying position next to Jordan Henderson, who was man of the match by some distance; some of his passing was …
