Rooney warns team of breaks
WAYNE Rooney on Monday urged his England teammates to learn from the mistake he committed by going on a family trip to Las Vegas for a break just before Euro 2012.
England have qualified for the tournament to be held in 2016, and Rooney says he was so affected by the holiday in Las Vegas that he could not deliver his best. The 29-year-old was suspended for the first two games of Euro 2012.
“I went on holiday, which I regret. I thought it was no problem and now I know I shouldn’t have done it,” Rooney was quoted as saying by the BBC.
The Manchester United striker converted a dubious penalty in a 6-0 victory against San Marino on Saturday, which helped him to equal Bobby Charlton’s record of 49 goals in England colours.
Rooney said England’s main focus would be to have a good Euro cup campaign, and he would talk to coach Roy Hodgson about their plans.
“Flying so far, it takes a while to get over the jet lag. Not having a long break between the season finishing is probably the best thing,” said Rooney. “The senior lads will sit down with the manager and the staff organising the tournament to work out what we can do better. I’ll certainly get my part right this time.”