Rooney Injury

The Rooney injury that has got all of England in a pickle could turn out to be a blessing in disguise. It is only a few weeks back that my friends and I were saying it would be great if Fergie rested him for a few games. We knew this would never happen as United need their best player for the big end of season fixtures. So, as long as it isn’t bad enough to keep him out the World Cup, I’m rather pleased he has picked up this injury.

There is no secret that as a proud Bolton Wanderers supporter I have no love for United. So I’m happy that Rooney will miss the big match against Chelsea, the return leg against Munich and a few other Premier League games. The best thing about it is that if he isn’t playing he can’t pick-up an injury bad enough to stop him going to South Africa.

English players have usually played that many games during our domestic season that they are already knackered when they get to the World Cup. Rooney now has plenty of time to rest but should be back in time to play a few games before the end of the season in order to get match fit.

In an ideal world United will get knocked out of the Champions League and finish 2nd or 3rd in the Premier League. Rooney will come back just in time to go to South Africa, score a bag full of goals and inspire England to ultimate victory.