Wayne Rooney has been deemed fit to play by independent medical experts and Sven Goran Erickson said that he will sleep on the decision to bring the striker in.
And so there maybe some closure to the longest running soap in Brit soccer since Football Wives. I have never seen a nation rest its hopes on one player and make this into the Alex Ferguson vs the FA establishment duel.
Today, we will see if Sven is a goat or a lion. With England’s duo of Peter Crouch and Michael Owen not clicking against the Paraguayansm, Sven might have to bring Rooney in as a late substitute. England go on first so there is no knowing the result of the Sweden vs Paraguay match to calibrate their response. They will have to play thinking Sweden bags this win.