Quote ="Andy Gilder"Can anyone remember the last outstanding performance our supposedly world-class Scouse friend put in for England in a competitive game?
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In the qualifiers he scored 9 goals, more than double the amount of any other english player.
In the major tournaments the great players are remembered for what they do in the knockout stages more than anything else. The big games. Rooney was poor, but that doesn't mean he won't produce the goods when it matters.
