（路透社）英格蘭隊主教練埃裏克松（Sven-Goran Eriksson）説替補前鋒迪福（Jermain Defoe）將於6月5日隨英格蘭隊飛往德國，雖然他堅信目前受傷病困擾的魯尼（Wayne Rooney）能夠出現在世界盃的賽場上.

　　埃裏克松説“迪福要同我們一起去德國因為我們要讓魯尼有個保險”，魯尼在4月29日與切爾西的比賽中受傷，但是瑞典人對於魯尼傷勢恢復很樂觀，堅信魯尼能夠參加世界盃決賽階段的比賽，瑞典人説“毫無疑問，每個人都認為魯尼能夠在週三晚上從曼徹斯特歸隊，我也是這麼認為的，對此我從不懷疑”.

　　根據國際足聯的規定，在世界盃B組英格蘭同巴拉圭比賽開賽前24小時，如果魯尼確定不能參賽，埃裏克松還可以用其他的球員來替換他.

　　在帶領英格蘭隊闖入2002年世界盃和2004年歐洲盃八強後，埃裏克松有許多理由對這次英格蘭隊的德國之旅保持樂觀，埃裏克松説“現在，一切都幾近完美了，球隊的士氣很高，我們有強烈的信念將在世界盃上有上佳表現，隊員的身體狀況，訓練，技戰術配合都很好。我認為我們已經為世界盃做好了準備，我們將一場比一場踢得好，目前我們還沒有達到最佳的狀態，但是我們會的”.

　　週六在法蘭克福（Frankfurt）迎戰巴拉圭之後，英格蘭接下來將繼續同特立尼達和多巴哥以及瑞典進行兩場世界盃B組的小組賽。

　　鏈結：http://fifaworldcup.yahoo.com/06/en/060604/7/734b.html

　　原文：

　　Defoe flying out as Rooney cover

　　4 June 2006

　　by Reuters

　　Sven-Goran Eriksson says standby striker Jermain Defoe will fly out with England to Germany tomorrow despite his firm belief that injured Wayne Rooney will play at the World Cup?.

　　Defoe was preferred to Andy Johnson for a place on the plane as Eriksson keeps his options open before Rooney returns to Manchester for a scan on his broken foot on Wednesday.

　　"Defoe goes with us to Germany because we have to be insured about Wayne Rooney," Eriksson said.

　　However, the Swede is defiantly optimistic Rooney can recover in time from a double fracture suffered against Chelsea on April 29 to play some part in the finals.

　　"Obviously, everybody thinks he will come back from Manchester on Wednesday evening and that's what I think," Eriksson said. "I have no doubts about it - but I can't be sure, of course, until the scan is done."

　　Under FIFA rules, Eriksson has until 24 hours before their opening Group B game against Paraguay to replace Rooney in his squad, should the 20-year-old be ruled out of the finals.

　　Eriksson saw several reasons to be upbeat about England's chances in Germany, having steered them to quarter-final places at the 2002 World Cup and Euro 2004.

　　"Today, everything is more or less perfect," said the Swede.

　　"The spirit in the squad is absolutely fantastic, even better than it's been before - and before it's been very good. There is a great belief that we can do very well.

　　"Fitness wise we are much better, football wise we are much better. So I think we are ready for the World Cup ... and I think we can be better and better with every game.

　　"We haven't reached our pitch in this moment but we will."

　　After Paraguay in Frankfurt on Saturday, England's Group B campaign continues against Trinidad & Tobago and Sweden.

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　　作者 北京第二外國語學院 英語系 于歡

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