Talk:Rooney Out for World Cup/@comment-Alex Holowczak-2006050780357

I disagree with you. We have lots of top stikers. They have height in Peter Crouch. Michael Owen is still a great player (albeit, he has a slight injury himself at the moment). Darren Bent is one of the top scorers in the Premiership this year. No doubt losing Rooney is a big blow, but England should still compete for the World Cup. We have an easy group. We could play Germany in Round Two if they don&quot;t win their group, but I think we will beat them in their own back yard. I believe we are Number 4 to Brazil, Argentina, and Italy without Rooney. He is set to be named in the squad though, so he could play in the latter stages of the competition. One point I&quot;d like to mention, it wasn&quot;t a "Semi-Finals" game, it was just another League game. :) We have separate Cup and League competitions. Also, we have lots of World-Class players in every position, so I still reckon we will get to the the rounds that end in "Finals" at worst.