Wayne Rooney: Manchester United Captain Given Ultimatum By Sam Allardyce

Adam Lallana snatched a 95th-minute victor against 10-man Slovakia in Trnava on Sunday to prevent Allardyce from becoming the first England manager since Bobby Robson in 1982 not to win his first game.

― Reuters picLONDON, Sept 6 ― Painful memories of their humiliating Euro 2016 elimination by Iceland contributed to “nervous tension” during England’s opening World Cup qualifying win in Slovakia, according to new manager Sam Allardyce. “A clean sheet and late win is a good result”.

“The lads stuck together, remained patient, and got the goal in the last 20 seconds”.

When asked about the letter by during the pre-match conference, Allardyce, 61, said he “might be able to oblige”. Don’t let anyone take that away from you. I had it with me in my pocket, we won, so it’ll stay with me.

“I’m not really superstitious but I’m going to keep it”.

He explained: “We [had] to push both full-backs on, we had to get the wide men coming in between the lines to break down two banks of four”. I’m also clear on where I am and I know how far I’ve come since I left Middlesbrough [in 2009].

But after the match, a relieved Allardyce still felt his side deserved all three points.

“That feeling when you score your first goal for your country”.

But most pressing is the role of captain Wayne Rooney.

Allardyce hinted that he had allowed his captain the leeway to decide his own position but was surprised at how deep he dropped at times.

“Wayne played wherever he wanted to”, said Allardyce.

“He controlled the game and controlled midfield, as well as Eric Dier”.

Liverpool forward Adam Lallana fired home his first worldwide goal on time added on to snatch maximum points and Wayne Rooney becoming the most capped England player with 116 appearances.

Put global experience to the side, the former West Ham United and Bolton Wanderers boss is the England manager, and he tells players where they should play and must take players out who are harming the team in general.