Rio wary of reliance on Rooney

14 October 2010 07:26
Captain Rio Ferdinand insists England cannot afford to rely solely on Wayne Rooney for inspiration in their bid to qualify for Euro 2012.[LNB] Rooney has contradicted Manchester United boss Sir Alex Ferguson in claiming he has not been troubled by an ankle problem this season.[LNB]But the goal touch for club and country continues to elude him after he ended an 11-month barren spell for England against Switzerland last month.[LNB]Rooney drew another blank in the goalless draw with group leaders Montenegro at Wembley on Tuesday evening.[LNB]But Ferdinand felt his United team-mate played well and should not be singled out for England's failure to break down their opponents.[LNB]He said: "I think Wayne put in a good shift. Sometimes with strikers you just need that little bit of luck in front of goal.[LNB]"The ball didn't really fall for any of our strikers to get a clean chance so to pick out 'Wazza' would not be fair.[LNB]"The ball just didn't drop for us in their box. 'Wazza' is a great player but we can't be too reliant on him.[LNB]"Stevie G (Gerrard) showed glimpses and Adam Johnson as well. Theo Walcott before. There are players who can do the business."

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