liverpoolfc fan
03,05,06, 18:02
So England manager Sven-Goran Eriksson has been forced into planning for his nightmare scenario - trying to win the World Cup without Wayne Rooney.
There has been plenty of discussion around the whys and wherefores of Rooney's metatarsal break, but the reality is that the Manchester United striker could play little or no part in England's campaign.
http://newsimg.bbc.co.uk/shared/img/o.gifPick your England team (http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/internationals/3914143.stm)
So what now? How will England line-up in Germany and how will the players at Eriksson's disposal feature in a revised formation? BBC Sport looks at the options open to Eriksson as he prepares to take on the world's best without his talisman.
There has been plenty of discussion around the whys and wherefores of Rooney's metatarsal break, but the reality is that the Manchester United striker could play little or no part in England's campaign.
http://newsimg.bbc.co.uk/shared/img/o.gifPick your England team (http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/internationals/3914143.stm)
So what now? How will England line-up in Germany and how will the players at Eriksson's disposal feature in a revised formation? BBC Sport looks at the options open to Eriksson as he prepares to take on the world's best without his talisman.