The problem for every big side is not the fact that how its players are performing but if each player is having good relations with every other member of the team since soccer is a team game hence no one can deliver to the expectations unless all the players are having a fruitful tuning. This is something that seems to be happening with National English Soccer team who is reportedly not having a calm dressing room. According to few reports published in the media off late, captain Wayne Rooney and striker Jamie Vardy are not enjoying each other in the field and this is what is costing the whole side hence media is curious to know if everything is ok within the side, or in other words, controversial media geeks are eager to know about anything wrong within the side. But, putting a big dot on all the rumors being flashed by a certain section of media, England manager Roy Hodgson has dismissed all the allegations that there is a growing problem between two key players.
Talking about the issue along with Great Britain’s EU referendum vote along with other issues, 68-year-old English boss said in a recent interview, “I haven’t a clue what you are referring to. There are absolutely no problems in football terms between Wayne Rooney and Jamie Vardy, quite the reverse… they are very close friends on and off the field. I would certainly advise Wayne to give no comment. It’s obviously one salacious story someone has managed to spin.”
Adding about other popular issues in recent days including EU referendum, he said, “That’s of great interest to the nation, but as far as we’re concerned our concentration has just been about football. It hasn’t affected our preparations for this game. We have to accept that, back home, a major decision was taken which we’ll deal with when we return.”
Confidently talking about Monday meet with Iceland in the last 16 at Euro 2016 in Nice, he said, “I think they (Iceland) owe a great debt to Lars Lagerback. I don’t know the young Icelandic coach but I am sure he has played a big part as well. They have the ability to organise a team, get the maximum out of them and make them unbelievably difficult to beat, and also to engender a work ethic which is not seen every day.”
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