England's most capped player Peter Shilton claims Wayne Rooney should have retired after Euro 2016 and says he is neither a striker nor a midfielder.
There has been much debate over Wayne Rooney's best position
The debate over where Wayne Rooney should play seems to have been around for a long time now.
When Sam Allardyce named his first England squad there was a great deal of interest paid to the fact that Rooney was listed as a midfielder.
Similarly, in Jose Moutinho's first press conference as Manchester United manager, he had to explain that he saw the England captain as either a '9' or a '10', nothing deeper.
Manchester United manager Jose Moutinho has played Rooney deeper than many expected
Following England's late 1-0 defeat of Slovakia though, the debate has never been more fervent. Rooney played virtually as deep as midfield duo Jordan Henderson and Eric Dier.
Sam Allardyce's claims that it is "not for me to say" where Rooney plays on pitch only added fuel to the fire, and Peter Shilton has now added his thoughts on the matter, confusing things just a little more.
Shilton said of England's all-time top scorer that "I don't think he's a striker anymore," but also claimed "He's not a midfielder for me. Never will be."
Peter Shilton preparing for penalties at the 1990 World Cup
The ex-Nottingham Forest goalkeepers comments inevitably raised the question 'what is he then?'. If Rooney is not a striker nor a midfielder, should one assume he is a defender or a goalkeeper?
Clearly not, but Shilton's comments did seem a little odd. He also said of Rooney that, "I think he should have retired after the Euros."
Some accused Shilton of making the comments as Rooney is closing in on his record number of England caps. Rooney's cap against Slovakia was his 116th, meaning only Shilton (125) has more.
Manchester United's Wayne Rooney has had a long and prolific international career
Shilton stated clearly that his comments were "Not because he could break my record. Far from it. If he does and he plays well, fine."
Although there was a stark similarity to the comments Shilton made regarding David Beckham, when the former Manchester United and England man started edging towards Shilton's cap record.
When Beckham was on 108 caps back in 2008, Shilton slammed Fabio Capello for giving the then 33-year-old what he deemed were not "justifiable" England caps.
115 cap man David Beckham in action for England
Shilton said Capello was following in Sven Goran Eriksson's footsteps of managers who have "given caps away," adding that he felt it was "a bit ridiculous".
Shilton also followed up his comments about Beckham by saying "I’d be the first to shake David Beckham’s hand if he beats my record. But I don’t think anybody should be given England caps."
Beckham never went on to beat Shilton's cap record, playing his last game for England in 2009 and falling 10 caps short of the tally set by the big goalkeeper, who holds the joint record for clean sheets kept at World Cup finals.
Steven Gerrard has the fourth most caps in England history with 114
Rooney presents more of a threat though, still only 30, it looks as though the England and Manchester United captain will be a regular fixture under Sam Allardyce up until the 2018 World Cup, and he is only 9 caps short of Shilton.
Rooney himself said he feels as though "Too much is getting made about it", saying that he "played in that role and helped us [England] win the game."
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