Wayne Rooney has definitely had better nights.
He may have scored England's solitary goal in their embarrassing 2-1 defeat to Iceland via the penalty spot, but Rooney has
faced the brunt of criticism from dismayed fans as far as the playing staff are concerned.
Roy Hodgson has been rightly lambasted for his witless management of the team, and has duly resigned, but as far as the woeful display on the pitch goes, ire has been focused on England's captain.
It is perhaps unfair to judge a striker playing in midfield on a single game, but many at home were tearing their hair at the sheer number of times Rooney was misplacing passes, miscontrolling the ball, and tripping over his own feet.
Here are just some of the fed up criticisms...
https://twitter.com/iShubz_/status/747590864000720896
https://twitter.com/chuzzyegwuatu/status/747538490385178625
https://twitter.com/BenColdwell91/status/747563302935474176
https://twitter.com/MrBullyArsenal/status/747530476806606848
https://twitter.com/MoChatra/status/747526685688475649
https://twitter.com/_MartialMagic/status/747526665849442304
When you watch the collated snapshots below, it doesn't paint a pretty picture. Especially as some had previously been claiming that the Manchester United to former great Paul Scholes, and suggesting he could do a similar job for both club and country as the 'Ginger prince'...
https://twitter.com/MundialMag/status/747789111256309760
https://twitter.com/Half_A_Goal/status/747797233295319040
https://twitter.com/7amkickoff/status/747527013448060928
