标题: Rooney Could Have Played Two Weeks Ago 鲁尼已可在两周前上场了 [打印本页] 作者: ahgan84 时间: 2007-9-19 00:12 标题: Rooney Could Have Played Two Weeks Ago 鲁尼已可在两周前上场了
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Manchester United striker Wayne Rooney has revealed that he felt fit enough to play two weeks ago, raising questions over the power struggle between club and country. 曼联,曼联BT,曼联在线视频,曼联图片,曼联新闻,曼联论坛8 k* P" w/ |, g' f0 O; q; A
Playing for his country is the greatest honour that can be bestowed upon any footballer. There is no prouder achievement than pulling on the national jersey and lining up for the anthems. 2 Z: L1 |; [) ]( {5 k& GHowever there have been signals of late that players’ priorities seem to have shifted away from the international scene, and are squarely focused on the lucrative, money-driven Premier League. 曼联,曼联BT,曼联在线视频,曼联图片,曼联新闻,曼联论坛+ p+ X0 v& R/ [8 o9 F" Z* H
Recently, Liverpool manager Rafael Benitez expressed concern over Steven Gerrard’s involvement in both of England’s crucial European Championship qualifiers, fearing if he became injured, citing it could jeopardise Liverpool’s season and push for their first Premier League title. - 专业·专注·曼联中文网站4 Y9 J) ?3 T# K S9 e
It has emerged today that Manchester United star Wayne Rooney felt he was fit enough to play in both of England’s qualifiers, but was kept out of the squad by manager Alex Ferguson, amidst claims that he was unfit to play. - r* @0 e0 y4 j" z8 n" |曼联,曼联BT,曼联在线视频,曼联图片,曼联新闻,曼联论坛Rooney contradicted his manager’s claims as he told Man United’s TV station MUTV: “I'm fine. I feel I could have played a few weeks ago and I'm a bit disappointed I haven't. But it was probably best in the long run.”曼联,曼联BT,曼联在线视频,曼联图片,曼联新闻,曼联论坛0 Y. K) m$ _ \
The Man United website claims this is merely typical of Rooney's enthusiasm and hunger for football. ! p; |# }; Q. X8 ^# b9 _) y% D. Q4 o - 专业·专注·曼联中文网站Cynics amongst us will note the importance of Rooney to a United side who have found it difficult to find the back of the net this season. Expectations are forever high at Old Trafford and trophies will be sought by the fans, a cause that Rooney will be expected to contribute towards.曼联,曼联BT,曼联在线视频,曼联图片,曼联新闻,曼联论坛' D+ ]- a, h3 U5 E/ i' W
Does this mean that Ferguson denied Rooney the opportunity to play for his country, to ensure that he was fit for United’s Champions League game this week?www.imanutd.com' A; l4 T# B; [$ Q3 H# a+ a
Have the players now become more valuable to their Premier League clubs than to their countries?专业曼联球迷网站,曼联球迷的地盘,为广大球迷提供最新曼联新闻与视频资源.# _$ J$ i& t; @4 H4 y3 ~: u
Rooney was quick to step back in-line with his manager’s decision not to let him join up with the England squad, telling MUTV: “I've been dying to play. I wanted to make sure the manager knew I was ready to come back. The manager and physios have been a bit cautious and rightly so - it's a long season.” " G8 Z+ K4 k+ D0 u+ m+ f& g曼联在线·球迷地带If this is the beginning of a shift in power, from the national coach deciding who’s fit, towards each player's individual club manager deciding, it could prove to have more of a detrimental effect on the selection process for the national side than any concerns Trevor Brooking may have over the country’s struggling youth policy. 4 G; w$ J3 x. `" w2 G - 专业·专注·曼联中文网站 . ]- G; E& { _7 e2 V# l2 S曼联在线·球迷地带 - 专业·专注·曼联中文网站# W. d3 j2 ^( `5 r4 g! e
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