Euro 2016: Wayne Rooney wants Roy Hodgson to stay as England boss
By Phil McNulty
Chief football writer in Saint-Etienne
Euro 2016: Slovakia v England
Venue: Stade Geoffroy Guichard, Saint-Etienne Date: Monday, 20 June Kick-off:
20:00 BST
Coverage: BBC Radio 5 live, BBC Sport website and app.
Wayne Rooney wants the Football Association to extend Roy Hodgson's reign as
England boss after Euro 2016.
The 68-year-old has been in charge for four years and his contract expires at
the end of this tournament.
FA chairman Greg Dyke told the BBC's Sportsweek that Hodgson's deal would be
discussed after the Euros but would be renewed if England "do well".
"It is down to his bosses but of course, as players, we want him to stay,"
said Rooney.
England play Slovakia in Saint-Etienne on Monday knowing a point will ensure
their place in the last 16 in France, with Hodgson reportedly planning to
make six changes to his starting line-up from the team that beat Wales 2-1.
Captain Rooney is expected to be rested, along with Harry Kane, Dele Alli,
Raheem Sterling, Kyle Walker and Danny Rose. Daniel Sturridge, Jamie Vardy,
Jordan Henderson, Jack Wilshere, Nathaniel Clyne and Ryan Bertrand are likely
to start.
Dyke appeared to suggest a place in the quarter-finals would be enough to
keep Hodgson in his job, depending on the manner in which it was achieved,
adding: "Clearly if you get to the semi-finals that's success."
Rooney, 30, delivered strong backing for Hodgson, citing the manner in which
he has introduced youngsters such as Tottenham's Alli and Kane into the team,
as well as giving debuts to Everton pair John Stones and Ross Barkley along
with Manchester City's Sterling.
"It shouldn't go unnoticed the amount of young players he's introduced into
the squad over the last four years," said Rooney.
"There was a big issue in terms of everyone saying we didn't have the young
players coming through in England which other countries had. In fairness to
the Premier League clubs they've brought young players through and Roy has
picked them.
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"In my opinion he has not only created a very good team but also a fantastic
atmosphere around the training ground when we meet up, and a great base for
England's future in the next six to eight years."
Rooney revealed he and other senior players also have a close, open
relationship with Hodgson, who is taking charge of his third major tournament
after Euro 2012 in Poland and Ukraine then the World Cup in Brazil in 2014.
Hodgson is under pressure to deliver in France after England failed to get
out of the group stage in Brazil, effectively being eliminated after two
games, defeats by Italy and Uruguay.
Rooney has formed a bond with Hodgson, saying: "It is important as captain
you have a good relationship with the manager and of course we keep in touch
outside of when we meet up [as a squad]."
Hodgson was informed of Dyke's comments on the bus on the way to training in
Saint-Etienne on Sunday before the meeting with Slovakia.
He said: "I haven't seen what he has said. People are entitled to their
opinion and it doesn't bother me.
"As far as I am concerned I am enjoying the tournament, I'm enjoying working
with the players. I'm enjoying watching the team play.
"I shall continue to do that until such time as the FA say 'we don't need you
any more, we're employing somebody else' and then I'll move on."
Asked whether the timing of Dyke's comments was poor and unhelpful
mid-tournament, Hodgson said: "You're talking to the wrong man aren't you? I
don't decide what other people do or what other people say. Do you think I
should decide on what my boss does?
"The fact is my boss will do what my boss wants to do and I will, as an
employee, work as an employee until such time as I'm no longer needed as an
employee. That is a simple fact of the matter and we move on from there.
"I've really got nothing else to say. I'm not going to give you some sort of
insight and I'm not going to give you some sort of headlines because there is
no headline to give."
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魯尼：希望英足總歐洲杯後與霍奇森續約
英格蘭隊長魯尼希望英足總能在歐洲杯後與主帥霍奇森續約。現年68歲的霍奇森已經執教
英格蘭國家隊4年，他與球隊的合同將在歐洲杯後到期。
英足總主席戴克曾在接受BBC採訪時表示如果英格蘭能在歐洲杯取得理想的成績，球場上
的表現也讓人滿意，他們就可能與霍奇森續約。對此魯尼說道：“續約與否當然要與霍奇
森的帶隊成績相關，但作為球員，我們希望他留下。”
英格蘭將在聖埃蒂安迎來與斯洛伐克的小組賽最後一戰，本場比賽將決定哪些球隊能進入
16強。據瞭解，霍奇森將在本場比賽中做出6處調整，之前兩場均首發出場的魯尼、凱恩
、阿裡、斯特林、沃克和羅斯將輪休，取代他們的將是斯圖裡奇、瓦爾迪、亨德森、威爾
希爾、克萊因和伯特蘭德。
戴克此前曾表示一個四強席位足以讓霍奇森保住他的工作，他說道：“顯然帶隊闖入歐洲
杯半決賽將是成功。”
30歲的魯尼強烈支持霍奇森繼續擔任主帥，他讚揚了霍奇森大力提拔年輕球員的做法，熱
刺雙星阿裡和凱恩、埃弗頓的兩名年輕球員斯通斯和巴克利，以及曼城的斯特林都在他的
執教下完成了國家隊首秀。
魯尼說道：“我們不應該忽視霍奇森在過去4年提拔了多少年輕球員，過去幾年外界一直
批評我們缺乏有實力的年輕球員。事實上英超俱樂部湧現出了一大批信任，霍奇森則把他
們召入了國家隊。在我看來他不僅打造出了一支出色的球隊，還創造了很好的氣氛，球員
們來到訓練場都充滿笑容，這對於三獅軍團未來6-8年非常重要。”
魯尼還透露其他國家隊隊友也與霍奇森有著非常密切的關係，霍奇森已經帶隊連續參加了
3屆世界大賽：烏克蘭和波蘭歐洲杯、巴西世界盃和法國歐洲杯。在巴西世界盃上小組出
局讓他一度瀕臨下課，他們在小組賽中連負義大利和烏拉圭提前出局。魯尼說道：“作為
球隊隊長你必須與主教練有非常不錯的關係，球場外我們也經常保持聯繫。”
霍奇森也在賽前談到了英足總主席戴克的言論，他說道：“我還不知道他說了什麼，人們
可以發表自己的看法，我不會受此影響。目前我非常享受這屆歐洲杯，我非常喜歡與球員
們待在一起，我也非常喜歡看球隊比賽。我會繼續努力工作直到英足總通知我‘我們不再
需要你了，我們要更換主教練了’，那麼我就會離開。”
當被問到戴克的言論是否會對球隊產生消極的影響時，霍奇森答道：“你們難道沒發現自
己問錯人了嗎？我無法決定別人怎麼說和怎麼做，所以你認為我能決定我老闆該說什麼？
“事實就是老闆可以做他想做的任何事，說他想說的任何話，而我作為一名員工要做的就
是努力工作，直到我不再是其中一員。這件事就那麼簡單，我沒有其他話想說的。我不會
給予一些你們想要的內部消息或者頭條新聞，因為我根本不知道這樣的消息。”
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