World Cup 2010: Wayne Rooney insists he was fully fit and blames failure on England being 'unable to fire'

Manchester United striker wasn't carrying an injury...

4 Jul 2010 08:52:00

By Sumeet Paul

More On :  England, Manchester United, Wayne Rooney
WC 2010: Wayne Rooney - England - Slovenia (Getty Images)
Wayne Rooney has insisted he was fully fit at World Cup 2010 and the reason for England's failure was that they simply failed to click.
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The Manchester United striker remains angry at reports suggesting he was carrying an injury throughout the tournament in South Africa, after it was revealed he only missed one training session due to tightness in his calf muscles.

However, despite registering 26 goals in 32 Premier League starts last season for the Red Devils the Three Lions striker failed to find the back of the net at the World Cup.

"Wayne [Rooney] was perfectly fit. In fact, he said it was the fittest he'd been in six months," a source close to the striker revealed to The People.

"He just felt England never managed to fire."

Following his lacklustre performances, Rooney has faced stinging criticism for failing to live up to expectations, but still refuses to use tiredness or injury as an excuse.

The source added: "If he was so unfit or struggling there's no way he could have made the runs he did against Germany.

"His fitness is a red herring and Wayne simply believes it just didnt happen for England. And as far as he is concerned the conspiracy theories about splits, divisions and bust-ups are just rubbish."

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