„But his (Anm. d. Red.: McClaren, Trainer der englischen Fußballnationalmannschaft) stance on Rooney may have softened after a missile of a shot in training from the Manchester United man left Frank Lampard with an injured wrist.
If that forces McClaren to leave Lampard on the sidelines, it could amount to the most useful thing Rooney has done for England since those two goals against Croatia in Euro 2004.“
(Matt Lawton, Daily Mirror)
Ich liebe die Rubrik „Schmähkritik“. Aber war ja absehbar.