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發表於 2006-6-15 09:19:52
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Rooney in, Neville out for England?
Wayne Rooney is `match fit' but Sven-Goran Eriksson has yet to decide if he could play against Trinidad and Tobago tomorrow.
And the England coach revealed Gary Neville is a major doubt for the World Cup group match in Nuremberg with a calf strain.
Rooney has recovered from a broken metatarsal but it remains to be seen if Eriksson is ready to plunge the Manchester United striker back into action in the Frankenstadion.
Neville pulled out of training only 15 minutes into England's final session today and was set to undergo a scan this afternoon.
The 31-year-old spent a couple of minutes on the sidelines before heading down the players' tunnel at the stadium with England physio Gary Lewin.
Owen Hargreaves or Jamie Carragher could step in for Neville if he does not recover in time.
Eriksson told a press conference televised on Sky Sports News: ``For me Rooney is match-fit but let me sleep on it. I will decide tomorrow morning.
`It has been reported that (FA chief executive) Brian (Barwick) and I had a row about it which is completely a lie. We have discussed it all, it is not a dispute, no.
`We will talk about it after the game, it is not fair to do it in front of the team. It comes out tomorrow - the match day.
`Almost for sure (he is) not starting the match, I don't think he has 90 minutes in him yet.
`Gary Neville has a calf problem and is very doubtful. We will see tomorrow.'
Eriksson revealed Owen Hargreaves and Jamie Carragher were in the running to replace Neville if he failed to recover in time.
`He (Carragher) is one choice and the other choice is Hargreaves,' added the Swede. `One of them will take his place if Gary can't play tomorrow.'
The boss was giving little away and refused to confirm whether Michael Owen would start tomorrow's game.
The Newcastle striker was taken off controversially early in the second half against Paraguay on Saturday.
`It's very possible,'' smirked Eriksson. ``I don't want to tell you my formation.'
But he has promised a better performance against Trinidad and Tobago than the one England produced against the South Americans at the weekend.
He insisted: `We will have a better performance than we had on Saturday. Saturday's first-half was more than okay.
`If we score a lot of goals then I will be happy. Let us hope we score tomorrow - and I think we will score goals.'
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