Wednesday, July 23, 2014

Wilkins backs Rooney for England captaincy



Ray Wilkins has described Wayne Rooney as “the standout candidate” to replace Steven Gerrard as England captain.
The Manchester United striker, who is the second-most capped player in the current set-up behind
Frank Lampard, is the favourite to inherit the armband after Gerrard announced his international retirement this week
Former England midfielder Wilkins would put Rooney on his shortlist, alongside Manchester City’s Joe Hart and Chelsea’s Gary Cahill, but would opt for go for the striker because he says he possesses all of the required attributes.
“To lead a group of players, even if your game is going drastically wrong, you have to be able to see stuff as far as your team-mates are concerned and to be able to get around them and give them some assistance as well.”
He told Sky Sports News, “They need a player who can actually worry about other people and be quite confident with their own game.”


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