I’m not concerned by Wayne Rooney’s temperament -Hodgson ==================== England manager Roy Hodgson says there are no issues surrounding the character and temperament of his captain Wayne Rooney. Rooney will play no part in Manchester United’s Premier League match against Everton on Sunday after picking up a red card for kicking out at Aston Villa’s Stewart Downing last week. The fall-out from that dismissal has seen some question Rooney’s ability to maintain his cool but Hodgson says he has no concerns about his skipper’s temper. He said: “People suggested he kicked out and got sent off because he was frustrated, and there was a lack of discipline and so on, but I have got to tell you in my dealings with him, and in particular in that couple of weeks before the Norway game, nothing could be further from the truth. “If someone wants to write that Rooney hasn’t got the temperament I can’t stop them doing it, but they are wrong.” Rooney is not known for his oratory skills but Hodgson believes the striker is the ideal man to inspire his team-mates. “Everyone knows Wayne is not the sort of person with his Liverpool accent who is going to be able to stand up in front of a lecture room of people,” Hodgson said. “But he doesn’t need to. All he has to do is make certain the players he is talking to understand where he is coming from. “The great thing with Wayne, as it was with (his predecessor) Steven (Gerrard), is the passion that they have for football, for their country, and for their clubs – both were basically one-club men if you take Rooney leaving Everton at a young age. “They can transmit that passion to a lot of those younger players. They can get their points across. They won’t do it maybe quite as eloquently as someone like myself could, but that doesn’t matter. “He will get the message across and the message will be more powerful coming from him. We want to tap into that.” One of Rooney’s first acts as captain was to introduce player-only meetings at St George’s Park and the team hotel in Watford. Hodgson is happy with the move and believes the meetings will encourage players to speak up more about their grievances. “I was very pleased when they wanted to (have their own meetings) and (team psychiatrist) Steve Peters encourages it as well,” he said. “We want them going forward to take more responsibility.” Via:-MR INTEGRITY
Posted on: Sun, 05 Oct 2014 11:29:59 +0000
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