Rooney was fit to play - Hodgson

[Win2Win]

England manager Roy Hodgson says the weight of expectation on Wayne Rooney - not fitness - could explain his poor performance against Italy.



Content from... (http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/18586809)

[WhiteBloodAda]

To be honest, was there any expectation? All we asked for was he would at least control the ball once, and not tackle our own players.

[Dedworth]

To be honest, was there any expectation? All we asked for was he would at least control the ball once, and not tackle our own players.

Am I wrong in thinking the fawning, comical pundits often refer to him as "World Class" ?:confused:

[WhiteBloodAda]

He is world class, in the Premiership, against Wigan! The guy has talent, I won't take that from him, but he just hasn't performed on the world stage for ages now