England look to Rooney for goals

England must be much more adventurous against the Swiss and cannot afford to put the emphasis so heavily upon the security of their defence.

ENGLAND will look to the emerging Wayne Rooney to provide them with the goals they need to resurrect their European Championship hopes when they play Switzerland in Coimbra tonight.

Rooney, so persistent, so aggressive against France, has taken over the mantle of main striker from Michael Owen and he will need to reproduce the form that made him such a formidable opponent for the French if England are to recover lost ground.

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