Ferguson admits sacrificing Rooney on road to success

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 Ferguson admits sacrificing Rooney on road to success
Sir Alex Ferguson has admitted that he must "define" Wayne Rooney's role at Manchester United this season after conceding that he has allowed the 22-year-old to sacrifice his natural abilities for the sake of the team for too long. [link]

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Frank breaks the bank
Published 7/23/2008 by Arthur Antunes Coimbra at 101 Great Goals - latest football videos and international soccer goals from the Premier League, Champions League,La liga, Serie A, World Cup, UEFA Cup and more
... looks at Ferguson’s admission that Wayne Rooney has been playing out of position, while Sam Wallace wonders how Rooney can be played through the middle - “Playing Wayne Rooney as a central striker: it is a nice idea in theory, but the man himself is entitled to wonder how the hell Sir Alex Ferguson will pull it off in practice.” ...

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Published 7/23/2008 by noreply@blogger.com (The Beautiful Game) at The Beautiful Game
... re-signed with Madrid? [Goal.com] We know Essien has. [Sky Sports] Kolo Toure got malaria! [The Original Winger] Liverpool is desperate for Robbie Keane. [Telegraph] Check out Beckham's attendance effect. [NY Daily News] Lippi to Italians: Be more like Rooney. [ESPN] How Rooney was used and abused last season. [Independent] Abel Xavier thinks release was personal. [Goff] ...

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