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Sven's back to his old ways. The rest of the world might think Rooney's injury is a perfect opportunity to embrace the attacking forces of England's midfield (Gerrard's FA Cup final performance should be sealed in a bag and marked 'Exhibit A') but Sven thinks otherwise

With one phrase he dashed all our dreams of Walcott, Lennon, Downing or even a nice sensible holding midfielder. "What I would do today, if I had to pick a team with no Rooney, is to bring in Peter Crouch," said Eriksson "He is the obvious replacement and I think he is ready to step in. That way we stay in our 4-4-2 formation and still keep our four best midfielders."

Well, it was fun while it lasted. Sigh.