Hodgson: Rooney's participation in Euro 2016 is conditional

 

Roy Hodgson England manager for the football team said that the star Wayne Rooney must prove his fitness for Manchester United before the end of the season in order to participate within the team in the European Championship (Euro 2016), France.

Rooney is currently recovering from a knee injury is expected to keep him out of action until April / May next year.

Rooney is a mainstay of the English national team and will wear the captain's armband in the case of participation finals Euro 2016, which starts on the tenth of June next, but Hodgson put to bounce back with his club a condition for being summoned within the squad.

Hodgson said during a workshop of the European Union (DFB) in Paris, in remarks published by the newspaper "The Guardian": "You must come back before the end of the season, no doubt about it." Rooney and subjected to criticism during this season on the level with Manchester United, where he did not score for the team only seven goals in 22 Premier League games.

But Hodgson said that Rooney, who scored his first participation in a major tournament 12 years ago when he took part in Euro 2004 in Portugal, there is still an essential part of his plans.

Hodgson said "abilities and the fact that the captain is not marginal things .. can not rule out Wayne Rooney if fit and take part, just because he is far from the best level, because it is our team leader." "What he must do is to bounce back so I called up and then have it do well to share a fundamental team, and this is Atvhmh Rooney well .. he had to do so throughout his life. Wayne Rooney rely upon in my calculations the European Championship and I expect dramatically to regain his fitness for the post. "

FA and Hodgson was quoted as saying that he in touch with Manchester United to follow Rooney's recovery from his injury.

Hodgson said "Our doctor is talking with the club doctor has been notified that the recovery may take up to six weeks, and in the worst of circumstances may extend to a week or two others, and in this case, the ends of his absence in the first week of April / May". Hodgson also hopes the return of two other players from injuries desire to participate invoked in a euro in 2016, the two Jack Wilshere Arsenal player and Luke Shaw Manchester United player.

Midfielder Wilshere line did not participate in any games this season because of a broken leg during last summer, the same injury suffered by Shaw in September / September 2015.

It should be noted that none of them will not be able to participate in games friendlies against Germany and the Netherlands in March / March.

Hodgson said, "We continue to follow Luke Shaw, I know it makes good progress, and also follow Jack Wilshere that achieves is the other remarkable progress (in therapy), and I have to accept the fact that their absence both legs of March / March, we will not benefit from the services of these two players." "I hope to be available to participate when it comes time to make my decision in May / May".

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