PELE believes England can reach the final of this year’s World Cup even if striker Wayne Rooney fails to recover from injury.
The Brazil great, himself three times a World Cup winner, has told English fans not to despair ahead of the start of next month’s finals in Germany, citing his own experience as proof that an injury to one player need not prevent a team from winning the trophy.Rooney remains set to travel with the England squad but the 20-year-old Manchester United forward will likely miss most of England’s group stage matches at least, after breaking a foot bone just six weeks before the tournament."I think in the last four years, there is no doubt England have improved a lot," Pele, in Britain to promote his autobiography, said on Thursday.
"In the last 10 years they have been the best organised team and have a good chance to get to the final, no doubt."Unfortunately for England they have a problem with Rooney having broken his foot. He is a fantastic player and is a big loss for England. He is very important for the team."Who in England has the same level to replace him? England do not have anyone at the same level at the moment."This is a big problem but even without him I think England are a very strong team for this World Cup." Pele burst onto the international stage in Sweden in 1958 when, as a 17-year-old, he starred in Brazil’s first World Cup final win. Four years later he was a member of the squad that defended the trophy in Chile before taking a leading role in the 1970 World Cup-winning team in Mexico — perhaps the greatest team ever to claim the title.But Pele had plenty of injury setbacks along the way. His semi-final hat-trick and goal double in 1958 came after a knee injury had ruled him out of the opening games.
And in Chile a groin problem limited him to just two appearances. Then, in England in 1966 — when the hosts’ win gave them the World Cup for the only time thus far — Pele was relentlessly fouled by opponents on the way to Brazil’s surprisingly early exit.So it was no surprise that former forward Pele, now 65, backed England coach Sven-Goran Eriksson in the Swede’s decision to take Rooney with him to Germany."I think it is (right) because it will give confidence to the team. If the doctor thinks he can be recalled, I think it is good, it makes sense for the team and the group."In my first World Cup I did not play the first games in Sweden because I was injured. But then I came in and the same could happen to Rooney."
PELE believes England can reach the final of this year’s World Cup even if striker Wayne Rooney fails to recover from injury.
The Brazil great, himself three times a World Cup winner, has told English fans not to despair ahead of the start of next month’s finals in Germany, citing his own experience as proof that an injury to one player need not prevent a team from winning the trophy.Rooney remains set to travel with the England squad but the 20-year-old Manchester United forward will likely miss most of England’s group stage matches at least, after breaking a foot bone just six weeks before the tournament."I think in the last four years, there is no doubt England have improved a lot," Pele, in Britain to promote his autobiography, said on Thursday.
"In the last 10 years they have been the best organised team and have a good chance to get to the final, no doubt."Unfortunately for England they have a problem with Rooney having broken his foot. He is a fantastic player and is a big loss for England. He is very important for the team."Who in England has the same level to replace him? England do not have anyone at the same level at the moment."This is a big problem but even without him I think England are a very strong team for this World Cup." Pele burst onto the international stage in Sweden in 1958 when, as a 17-year-old, he starred in Brazil’s first World Cup final win. Four years later he was a member of the squad that defended the trophy in Chile before taking a leading role in the 1970 World Cup-winning team in Mexico — perhaps the greatest team ever to claim the title.But Pele had plenty of injury setbacks along the way. His semi-final hat-trick and goal double in 1958 came after a knee injury had ruled him out of the opening games.
And in Chile a groin problem limited him to just two appearances. Then, in England in 1966 — when the hosts’ win gave them the World Cup for the only time thus far — Pele was relentlessly fouled by opponents on the way to Brazil’s surprisingly early exit.So it was no surprise that former forward Pele, now 65, backed England coach Sven-Goran Eriksson in the Swede’s decision to take Rooney with him to Germany."I think it is (right) because it will give confidence to the team. If the doctor thinks he can be recalled, I think it is good, it makes sense for the team and the group."In my first World Cup I did not play the first games in Sweden because I was injured. But then I came in and the same could happen to Rooney."
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