Summary
MY HEART sunk as I watched Wayne Rooney being sent off against Montenegro on Friday night playing for England. But not for the same reason as most people watching the game, who will be talking about how he never learns and how he lets everyone down.
Don't get me wrong, he can't hide from the mistake and he was right to apologise in the dressing room afterwards. But what gets me is that now everyone will get caught up in the circus and furore surrounding the sending-off. The most disappointing thing about his red card is that it distracts from the major issue.See the full content of this document
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Problems
With England, we're always looking for an excuse; we're always caught up in the minor rather than the major. The real issue is that the spine of the team is not good enough, as it stands, to take on Spain, Italy, France or Germany at Euro 2012.
Going into major tournaments we al...See the full content of this document
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