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‘Rooney must play up front’
- Updated: October 10, 2016
Wayne Rooney should play as an out-and-out striker for England and not as a midfielder, according to Paul Lambert and Steve Sidwell.
The England captain was booed during England’s 2-0 win over Malta on Saturday after being picked in central midfield by interim boss Gareth Southgate, who preferred Daniel Sturridge up front with Dele Alli ‘in the hole’ behind him.
Rooney’s place in the starting XI is now being seriously questioned ahead of Tuesday’s World Cup qualifier in Slovenia.
Lambert, the former Borussia Dortmund midfielder and Aston Villa boss, says Southgate should stick with the Manchester United stalwart.
“It’s a build-up of pressure,” he told Sky Sports News HQ’s ‘Morning View’. “The easier decision is to go with the …
