Is Rooney mature enough to lead England on to victory in Germany?
444081
yes i think Wayne Rooney is very ready to lead England to victory.
1029490
They can and have made it this far so there ! =P\n\nPlus they have good deffenders like Terry and A Cole and good strikers like Rooney, Owen and Gerrard!\n\nAs well as men like Hargreave that get up and on with it rather than doing oscar winning dives like most other teams! \n\nWoo Go England! =D =P
496662
If all what I hear is true, then he certainly has the potential to be the hero.  He is very young, unknown and there is no pressure on him, unlike if Rooney was fit and playing.  There will be a lot expected of Rooney if and when he plays.  Theo doesnot have this pressure, he has nothing to lose.
1064955
Although home-advantage doesn't always matter in a Germany/England rivalry, Germany is going to win that game and that home court advantage will help. Both received a boost with the return of Ballack and Rooney, but England have to show a lot more because they boast a complete team on paper. They supposedly have a very good goalie (who is said to be a good penalty kick stopper). I'm not convinced with the few plays he was involved in vs T&T. He didn't seem to good coming out of the goal line. Then there's the midfield, one of if not the best on paper, but they're not sharp playing off of their forwards. Then there's Beckham. I've never paid much attention to him but seeing him play I don't know how people say soooooo much about him. His right footed crosses/free kicks are probably the best in the world, but, if you ask me, that's all he has: He can't defend, he can't header, he can't kick with his left foot, so he's got a lot to prove to live up to everyone's expectation. England's frontline needs Rooney so I won't peg on them without him. The defense hasn't been tested much but they've been solid when required. So with England having a lot more to prove in my opinion, I don't think they'll quite do it against a German team who although isn't at its best form, it's always a very dangerous team in a world cup. My prediction: Germany 1, England 0.
663283
yes i think so...With the world cup just few days away, the people are all getting ready to have a time of their lives. The Fifa World Cup 2006 promises to be the biggest and the best ever with enhanced technologies in refereeing, player’s protection and many more. Enhanced styles of defending, attacking and enhanced team strategies have all made this competition bigger and better.\nAll 32 teams competing in the tournament will come to Germany with just one motto….Winning the World Cup and holding aloft the famous Jules Rimet trophy and bringing their country enormous pride and fame.\n\nWayne Rooney’s possible withdrawal from the England national team due to injury has affected the morale of the English team in a negative way. Moreover, it has cast a dark shadow over the tournament. He was supposed to be the player to look out for, but no more. But, this won’t stop the fans from watching the tournament, or at least England’s matches. Each one of the seats is expected to be filled on every match occasion. After all, Rooney is not the only player in the English national team. Other famous names like Micheal Owen, David Beckham and Steven Gerrard are sure to entertain and they will also be enough to win the trophy. The favourites should not go to the tournament with over-confidence and the underdogs can always take inspiration from North Korea ( 1966 ), Senegal ( 1999 ) and South Korea (2002 ). They should go into the tournament mentally strong as they have nothing to lose. For Robinho (Brazil), Lionel Messi and Sergio Aguero (Argentina), Torres, Fabregas and Sergio Ramos (Spain) and numerous other young players from different countries, it will be a test on the big stage, a test of courage, skill and stamina.\nFor the more experienced ones like Christian Veiri (Italy), Raul (Spain), and others, it will be the last opportunity to win a Major trophy.\nBrazil look the clear favorites, with Germany and England also standing a huge chance. But in the big stage, no team is big and no team is small. We can take example from different occasions, North Korea beating overwhelming favorites Italy in the 199 world cup, Senegal beating host nation France in the first match of the 1998 world cup and co-host South Korea overcoming hurdles like Italy, Portugal and Spain to reach the semi-finals of the 2002 world cup. The pride of their countries is at stake. Everyone will go there to win but, there will be only one winner. Should Brazil win it,it would be their record 6th title and if England do so, they will get to win the title after 40 years. Germany, the host nations will also be making efforts to win the title after narrowly missing out on the 2002 competition after being beaten by Brazil in the finals. Spain, with their young team which is going to set the whole tournament on fire fancies it’s chances too. Only God knows who is going to win. We can just pray that the nation we support get to win the title. But as it is said, Victory belongs to the most persevering. May the best team win.
504300
Very good if he plays. Those who consider his youth/inexperience a handicap should remember wayne rooney and Michael Owen, both of who shone on their 1st major international outings at a young age.
601627
England have a great shot this year, even if Rooney may be out (fingers crossed he aint) alot of the players on the team, are at their peaks too.
894021
Not all countries are playing well now(infact some have never played well at all). \nExcluding the minor countries, the only world cup winning team which is performing poorly is (sadly) England. They will find it very hard to do so in 2010. But then again not all hopes are lost as I beleive that Rooney will mature as a footballer and also control his temper and guide England to victory. There is also Aaron Lennon(precociously talented; AND MUCH BETTER THAN BECHAM) and maybe even Theo Walcott will come good and I sincerely hope my favorite Englaish footballer(at present), John Terry will be around. But if England has to make some inroads now, they gotta fire McLaren and hire O'Neill.\n\n\nI feel that most of the others contenders for  2010 are playing well. But i also am forced to believe that my other favorite team, Argentina might miss qualifying too.
569111
Well rooney is a strong lad....its sad he's down wuth the injury at this point of time...but as a fan i wish him well and i am certain..he will be in the england squad....and will be the talisman of england to win the world cup...
586618
Interest and favouritism gets you no where. He will not be able to play unless England reach the quarter finals. Even with such high tech. laser technology, machine cannot fully heal man. And even if he has recovered, he still needs to get used to running and doing vigorous activity. Remember that if Rooney is 50% fit, he will not play as he might get easily injured again. Only if England is in quarterfinals as that is a plausible time for now and yet England needs help will Rooney then have to play.
595745
Yes, Wayne Rooney is injured but England won't win the world cup
1170860
doubt it, england must be in the running, specially if we win
1072125
Yes.  Rooney didn't score any goals in England's WC2006 qualifying games.  They qualified without him, so they'll be able to compete without him.
1171164
England:- if they win this game they qualify the group stages, but after a poor performance against paraguy they need to up there game. It is looking like Wayne Rooney Englands best striker will play some of the match but not all 90 minutes. Failing that Theo Wallcot is likely to come on.\n\nT&T:- Managed asuprise draw against sweden and have it all to play for especially when second place is deffinetely up for grabs
1173371
If they are going to perform like they did today, then no. Although the heat was pretty intense and they were missing Rooney (who I don't think will actually contribute that much, despite all that talk). I think we're just going to have to wait and see how they perform in the next match. Hopefully, they'll give the world something worth watching.
234026
I think he is good too,but not better than any one,Of coarse he looks better than Saha coz he is too way stronger,but van nestrloy is better than him,he got experince.Rooney is goin' to get much better in near future coz as I think will be well experinced.So,U seems a wayne fan.Good luck for both,Rooney & Man united.thnkx for the 2 points,hope they r 12,LOL>\n:)
632522
Obviously not, unless he makes a stunning recovery and goes on to score the goals that fire England to the World Cup.\n (did I just type that?)\n\nAnyway back to reality, the player of the year is the one that helps his country win the World Cup.