Sports: Will The Real Wayne Rooney Please Stand Up?

Have you ever tried riding a bicycle in mud? No, me neither. So why is Wayne Rooney being played out of position on the grandest stage of them all, expected to get the best out of him? Let's be clear for those who may or may not know I'm a Manchester untied supporter but I'm not bias (I had a horrible nightmare from August 2013 to May 2014). I'm a Rooney supporter, who is always ready to listen to both sides of the argument. Yes he yet to set a tournament on fire. And if you didn't already know this, it's been well documented over the past few days since England's unlucky defeat to Italy (yes we should have managed a draw but whatever). 

Wayne Rooney didn't have his best game, funnily enough he created that moment with the cute cross to allow England to equalise. Just incase you forgot what Rooney scoring in an England shirt looks like;

The disturbing thing about the game against Italy is, Rooney ran 11.2km more than any other England player. No striker should be covering that amount of ground. He should be covering less then that in the opposition's box. He's a centre forward who also knows how to assist goals, tada he's also perfect for the number 10 role.

39 goals in 93 appearances, 5th on the all time England goal scoring list. So rightly so, Rooney is under huge pressure to rise to the occasion at every tournament - but it hasn't happened yet.... This England team is one of the most exciting in a long time, in centre of for the first time in decades, our defence seems to be our weakest area. (If only we had a WC 2010 Rio & the guy from Chelsea at the centre of defence) So Woy what you going to do to get the best out of your player, in a tournament but more importantly a match that really matters?

Sturridge has earned to spearhead the attack, but thats fine because Wayne is ultra effective in the 4-2-3-1 in the number 10 role. My selection for tonight's must not lose game is as follows - Hart, Johnson x Cahill x Jagielka x Baines x Gerrard (c) x Wilshere x Sterling x Rooney x Lallana x Sturridge. I'd save Welbeck and Barkley for the last 25mins when the game should be stretched and slowing down, to add that pace and potent drive to the Uruguay defence. 

Just to recap Spain are out, breaking a new record being the defending champions to be eliminated in the group stages losing back to back games. Does anyone know if the Argentine media was on Messi's case, prior to him scoring his first goal in 8 years just the other day? I mean bigger issues with other teams have been going on in the World Cup, without the media getting on Wayne's back. But that's the British media through and through right? Why play a guy who scored goals to get the team to Brazil? How dare Woy do such a damn thing.

If my guy wants to be considered world class, he has to turn it on from tonight. I believe he'll have his best game in an England shirt. Please play the number 10 role tonight, an while you're at it Wayne please let the others do some work. You just chill in the opposition's half abit and wait for that ball to come to you. I mean whats the worst that can happen, you create another goal like the other night? If you're feeling really rebellious go and score two goals..... (Got England for a 3-1 win) #RiskEverything!