Football Offense

Rooney is very unpredictable to play against, which makes preparing teams to face him a very difficult job -- Rafael Benitez.  You will understand why I was not able to discuss publicly the technical qualities of Wayne Rooney while I was with Liverpool! But now is the time to examine in detail the aspects of his play which we can look out for and enjoy against Ukraine tonight. They make him an even better player than the one he was a few years ago. England don't have much time to prepare for the very difficult challenges beyond this group stage and Rooney needs minutes on the field, which is why I think Roy Hodgson's likely decision to start with him is a good one. There is nothing wrong with changing a winning team. I remember the time when Rooney played only as a striker and a second striker. At Liverpool, we would use Javier Mascherano, Lucas Leiva and Xabi Alonso against him and they knew how to reduce the space for him to play the ball. I don't remember a game in whi

The Top 10 soccer players  of all time! By: Matthew Medina Lionel Messi • Lionel Messi is from Argentina and plays for FC Barcelona.  He is a Forward and the best player in the world.  The top scorer in UEFA( Union of European Football Association) Champions League in 2008-09, he has the most goals to his credit for this season representing Barcelona. Cristiano Ronaldo • Cristiano Rinaldo is from Portugal and plays on Real Madrid as a Forward.  He is so good that he broke a lot of his own records throughout  2008.  During 2007-2008 he made 42 goals all together. • He has also become a fashion celebrity. Wayne Rooney •  Wayne Rooney is from England and plays for Manchester United as a forward.  He is known for being a good shooter. He is known for taking a shot from anywhere on the field. KaKa •  He is from Brazil and plays for Real Madrid as a Midfielder.  Before he was on this team, he was on a different team called AC Milan.  He is known for being able to dribble the