The blame for the removal of England in the world at the hands of Germany it was divided among three. The first, the referee and his mistake of not granting the goal of Lampard; the second, Fabio Capello, and finally, Wayne Rooney. The striker's face occupied the cover of almost all English media, in which a devastating message could be read: “There are no excuses, you have disappointed the country.”
Rooney faced the World Cup in South Africa as the great leader of the team of the Three lions. He was one of the most valuable strikers of the moment and one of the faces of Manchester United of that time. He arrived just for the World Cup, after injuring his ankle ligaments in April and recovering in a short time to return in May. An express recovery that aims to return and prepare your set-up for engagement with your selection but his role in all four games was more than discreet. Failed to score not a single goal and England would be classified as second in the group, after the United States, having won only one match, against Slovenia (0-1).
Neither England nor its star striker they lived up to of the event and the press made it so, since there was even talk of a regeneration both on the bench (the debate was opened to throw Capello to give command to Roy Hodgson), like some player.