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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鲁尼：希望英足总欧洲杯后与霍奇森续约
英格兰队长鲁尼希望英足总能在欧洲杯后与主帅霍奇森续约。现年68岁的霍奇森已经执教
英格兰国家队4年，他与球队的合同将在欧洲杯后到期。
英足总主席戴克曾在接受BBC采访时表示如果英格兰能在欧洲杯取得理想的成绩，球场上
的表现也让人满意，他们就可能与霍奇森续约。对此鲁尼说道：“续约与否当然要与霍奇
森的带队成绩相关，但作为球员，我们希望他留下。”
英格兰将在圣埃蒂安迎来与斯洛伐克的小组赛最后一战，本场比赛将决定哪些球队能进入
16强。据了解，霍奇森将在本场比赛中做出6处调整，之前两场均首发出场的鲁尼、凯恩
、阿里、斯特林、沃克和罗斯将轮休，取代他们的将是斯图里奇、瓦尔迪、亨德森、威尔
希尔、克莱因和伯特兰德。
戴克此前曾表示一个四强席位足以让霍奇森保住他的工作，他说道：“显然带队闯入欧洲
杯半决赛将是成功。”
30岁的鲁尼强烈支持霍奇森继续担任主帅，他赞扬了霍奇森大力提拔年轻球员的做法，热
刺双星阿里和凯恩、埃弗顿的两名年轻球员斯通斯和巴克利，以及曼城的斯特林都在他的
执教下完成了国家队首秀。
鲁尼说道：“我们不应该忽视霍奇森在过去4年提拔了多少年轻球员，过去几年外界一直
批评我们缺乏有实力的年轻球员。事实上英超俱乐部涌现出了一大批信任，霍奇森则把他
们召入了国家队。在我看来他不仅打造出了一支出色的球队，还创造了很好的气氛，球员
们来到训练场都充满笑容，这对于三狮军团未来6-8年非常重要。”
鲁尼还透露其他国家队队友也与霍奇森有着非常密切的关系，霍奇森已经带队连续参加了
3届世界大赛：乌克兰和波兰欧洲杯、巴西世界杯和法国欧洲杯。在巴西世界杯上小组出
局让他一度濒临下课，他们在小组赛中连负意大利和乌拉圭提前出局。鲁尼说道：“作为
球队队长你必须与主教练有非常不错的关系，球场外我们也经常保持联系。”
霍奇森也在赛前谈到了英足总主席戴克的言论，他说道：“我还不知道他说了什么，人们
可以发表自己的看法，我不会受此影响。目前我非常享受这届欧洲杯，我非常喜欢与球员
们待在一起，我也非常喜欢看球队比赛。我会继续努力工作直到英足总通知我‘我们不再
需要你了，我们要更换主教练了’，那么我就会离开。”
当被问到戴克的言论是否会对球队产生消极的影响时，霍奇森答道：“你们难道没发现自
己问错人了吗？我无法决定别人怎么说和怎么做，所以你认为我能决定我老板该说什么？
“事实就是老板可以做他想做的任何事，说他想说的任何话，而我作为一名员工要做的就
是努力工作，直到我不再是其中一员。这件事就那么简单，我没有其他话想说的。我不会
给予一些你们想要的内部消息或者头条新闻，因为我根本不知道这样的消息。”
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