Rooney was the lucky recipient of a deft pass from Sterling, one that threaded perfectly between at least 5 defenders, and sprung the play from the neutral zone to deep in the attacking zone. So far, easily the best pass of the tournament.
As for the corner, when you have the ball deep in the attacking zone, with no defender within 10 yards, well... you don't squander chances like that. Bates(?) had been doing a great job of delivering the ball to the front of the net all game. Why change? Maybe someone believed Rooney was worthless in the box and decided to give someone else a chance at the ball.
I love this kid Sterling, what a refreshing sight to see an English forward dribble the ball around and through defenders with such ease and confidence, fantastic speed too.
I was watching the game with a Haitian friend and his nine-year-old son corrected me that Sterling’s hairstyle is not a mohawk but in fact, a ‘frohawk!’ You learn something new everyday.
If Rooney does’t score against Uruguay next Thursday and we lose it will be all over for England for another four years. Rooney will go down as one of the biggest World Cup chokers, disappointments and wankers in English football if you ask me.