England Breathes Again

England can relax. The news every fan wanted to hear has been confirmed according to Sky Sports. Wayne Rooney will only be out for 2-4 weeks. The worse was feared last night when he left Munich on crutches, but a scan today has shown that it is only a sprained ankle meaning he should be back for the last few matches of the season. This is perfect for England as it gives him a few games to get his sharpness and match fitness back. Rooney is no doubt England's most important player scoring 33 goals for Manchester United this season and at times single-handedly winning them games. He is the second best player in the world right now only behind the unbelievable Messi. For England to have a realistic chance in the summer he has to be fit and firing.

Other good news on the injury front is that Jermain Defoe is set to return this weekend for Tottenham and Ashley Cole is back in light training for Chelsea. Hopefully Cole can get back in full training in the next 2-4 weeks and start playing before the end of the season and then we can forget about the whole Wayne Bridge saga. In my opinion he should never be picked again for England. We had no recognized left-backs for the last game and Bridge would certainly be the automatic choice with Cole injured. So to turn your back on your country is absolutely despicable especially when pictures then come out of him partying it up in Miami. I say never pick him again.

Tonight sees the best player in the world Lionel Messi play in England against Arsenal so we can get a close view of what England may have to deal with in South Africa. He has been out of this world the last few weeks including arguably the goal of the season, as well as 8 goals in 3 games including 2 hat-tricks and 25 goals in 25 league games for Barcelona. Maybe the best way to play against him is just to kick him every time he gets the ball. His so good though, sometimes you can't even get close enough to kick him. Perhaps the scariest thing about Messi is that he is still only 22, he is going to keep on getting better and is a few years away from his prime yet. He has every chance of going on to be the greatest player the game has ever seen.

Lastly, we all know David Beckham won't be going in the summer as a player, but, there has been a few rumors of him going with England in some capacity. I think Capello see's the benefit of having him there and I would definitely take him. His experience, professionalism and quality always shines through. Take him as a coach and let him work with whatever right-wingers Capello decides to take. It certainly will do no harm.

Here's a Rooney video playing for England to get you excitied.



Messi hat-trick including one of the goals of the season