Wayne Rooney facing Welsh Speed trap
Posted Tuesday, September 06, 2011 by The Sun
GARY SPEED has told his Wales team: Stop Wayne Rooney and you stop England.
The Welsh boss admits his coaches have been working on ways to tie down the Manchester United superstar tonight.
Speed said: "Rooney is an amazing player and, from a pro's point of view, great to watch.
"People talk about his goalscoring but his movement off the ball is fantastic as well and causes teams so many problems.
"We have looked at ways of minimising his effectiveness but it's going to be difficult because of his quality. I wouldn't like to be a centre-half playing against him.
"We haven't done that much in training because of the time but we do a lot of work off the pitch in the video room."
Skipper Aaron Ramsey said: "We know the task ahead of us and we will all be ready for him.
"He's proved this season that he is back to his best. But, hopefully, we can keep him quiet."
Speed has no injury worries but is without the suspended Craig Bellamy and David Vaughan after their bookings in the 2-1 win over Montenegro on Friday.
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