#2 Wayne Rooney
There was a lot of talk about Wayne Rooney's position in the starting lineup before even a ball was kicked off. After, being abject for most of the season as a lone striker for Manchester United, he dropped back to a midfield role and hit every third ball long to the right-back. Then came the Paul Scholes comparisons, and the backing of ex-players/ pundits/ jobless people.
Admittedly, he wasn't England's worst player, he was even good for a couple of games, relatively controlling the tempo of the proceedings. But, the game against Iceland saw everything that is wrong with the Rooney in midfield. Without his signature crossfield ball, he looked incapable of providing incision and offered hardly anything in the game.He was supposed to lead the young guns, he was supposed to be the inspiration. All he was, was the player who got substituted for Rashford.
In other bad news, he decides to NOT retire.
