Originally Posted by
ESCYSCOTT
EH? He aint nowhere near as good as Rooney! Just watch Rooneys work rate outside aswell as inside the box, he's the automatic NUMBER 1 choice for his place in the england squad........Owen has got to compete for his place now imo. Defoe would get my vote over Owen.
Agreed. Owen has always been what I call a 'lazy' player.... he was at Liverpool and was invisible in loads of matches. He's 28 now and sadly past his best and IMO definitely not good enough for England. He'll be 30 when England are back in competitions in 2010.