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Rooney back as forward for England after midfield experiment
Published in Ahram Online on 29 - 08 - 2016

Wayne Rooney's midfield experiment with England is over, with the Manchester United captain set to revert to playing as a deep-lying forward for the national team under new coach Sam Allardyce.
Rooney finished last season playing as a central midfielder for United under Louis van Gaal, and played there for England during its European Championship campaign that ended with an embarrassing last-16 loss to Iceland.
New United manager Jose Mourinho has returned Rooney to the No. 10 role behind the striker, and Allardyce also thinks that's his best position.
''Wayne's position has changed at Manchester United,'' Allardyce said on Monday, ''and that's the sort of position I'd be looking for him to be playing in.''
The player most affected by that positional tweak is Ross Barkley, who was dropped on Sunday by Allardyce in his first squad announcement since replacing Roy Hodgson as England coach. Barkley plays in the same position as Rooney at Everton, and has started the season in good form for his club with two goals in four games.
With Dele Alli included in England's squad, it appears there was no room for another attacking playmaker.
''We have had to make some very difficult decisions, none more so than obviously I would think Ross Barkley,'' Allardyce said. ''But you have to make these decisions. The door will always be open for Ross, but at this moment I felt the squad I picked is the right one.''
Looking to put his own stamp on the national team, Allardyce has recalled winger Theo Walcott and also picked an uncapped wide player in Michail Antonio of West Ham. It would suggest Allardyce is looking to play with more width than England did under Hodgson.
Antonio's rise to the national team is being compared to that of Leicester striker Jamie Vardy, in that he started out in non-league football - with Tooting and Mitcham, a club in south London - rather than in an academy of a big club.
He had spells on loan at lowly clubs before joining Sheffield Wednesday and then Nottingham Forest. Antonio moved to West Ham last year and has impressed as a right-sided midfielder, especially in the air. He has scored eight headed goals since the start of last season - including one in each of his last two league games.
''His journey is something that deserves to be in this squad and me to have a look at as a potential player going forward,'' Allardyce said. ''It's a bit similar to Jamie Vardy - it shows if you have got guts and determination and desire, how much it means.
''He goes forward, creates a career for himself and finally ends up in the Premier League and with us in this squad. I'm looking forward to meeting him.''
Marcus Rashford wasn't included by Allardyce, despite going on as a substitute to score United's injury-time winner against Hull in the Premier League on Saturday in his first appearance of the season. Zlatan Ibrahimovic has displaced 18-year-old Rashford up front at United.
Rashford will instead play for England Under-21s this week to get some game time.
''Having international experience with the under-21s will be invaluable for us later down the line,'' Allardyce said. ''If he plays for Manchester United on a regular basis, he would certainly - if he is breaking into the Manchester United team - be in my squad.
''He made a massive impact last season, yes, but he's only a young man, let's not heap too much pressure on him just yet.''
Rooney must wait until Tuesday to discover if he is being retained as England captain by Allardyce.
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