Amidst the media circus that surrounds Wayne Rooney ahead of England's trip to Switzerland, you could be forgiven for fogetting that Fabio Capello's men face a crucial Euro 2012 qualifier in Basel on Tuesday night. However, the news of Rooney's alleged extramarital goings-on have overshadowed the build up to the game and all eyes will be firmly on the Man Utd star as he lines up at St Jakob Park to see how the tabloid revelations affect his performance 'on the pitch'!
Following the news that Wayne Rooney travelled with the rest of the England squad instead of holding showdown talks with wife, Coleen, together with the backing of England manager Fabio Capello, who said he has no hesitation in playing the striker, bookmakers have been quick to offer a host of special bets on how Wayne Rooney perform against the Swiss.
Can Rooney score away for the right reasons?
The best possible answer from Rooney to the headline writers would be to do the talking on the pitch and despite having not scored in eleven games for England he is a 6/4 chance to score at any time during the game with Paddy Power and Bet365. His last goal for the Three Lions came in the 5-1 World Cup Qualifer win over Croatia twelve months ago to the day but his form since has come under much scrutiny and people are sure to question whether his loss of form, particularly in South Africa, is linked with his private life.
With the allegations now in the open, England fans will be hoping that Rooney can make a return to the form that saw him score 10 goals en route to England qualifying to the World Cup and whilst he has yet to score an international hat-trick, he has scored twice on seven seperate occasions and he is 40/1 with Bet365 to repeat the feat of Jermain Defoe on Friday and score at least three against Switzerland.
Rooney's performance against Bulgaria last week didn't suggest he was about to be spalshed on the front page of the Sunday Papers for the wrong reasons just 24 hours later, contributing to all four goals and Paddy Power are offering 7/1 that he makes the first assist in Tuesday's game or 9/2 to be the scorer of the first goal.
Or will it go from bad to worse?
The worst case scenario for Rooney would be for him to lose his head under the pressure and likely widn up attempts from the Swiss players an dget himself sent off. However, the way things are going right now...
He can be backed to see red at Paddy Power who are offering odds of 20/1.
To be the first played booked in the match is a 14/1 chance with Blue Square whilst to recieve a yellow card at any time during the 90 minutes is 11/4 on Betfair.
Ultimately, whatever Rooney gets up to off the pitch is up to him but it should not impact on his performances for club or country and the only thing any England fan wants to see is three much needed points and Wayne Rooney can play a major role in ensuring that. If that doesn't happen Roo and Fabio can expect more damning headlines.
England v Switzerland, 7th September 2010, 19:45 Sky Sports
What will Rooney do?
To be sent off - 20/1 (Paddy Power)
First player booked - 14/1 (Blue Square)
To be shown a yellow card at anytime - 11/4 (Betfair)
To score the first goal - 9/2 (Paddy Power & Bet365)
To score at anytime - 6/4 (Bet365)
To score a hat-trick - 40/1 (Bet365)
Posted: Tuesday, 7th September 2010
Author: Tony Smith
Tags: european championship, wayne rooney, england, gossip, bet365,
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