埃裏克松 4.30

　　“如果我認為魯尼可以參加幾場世界盃的比賽的話，我就會帶他一起去德國。他是一名天才球員，我必須這樣做。”

　　亞歷克斯?弗格森爵士(Sir Alex Ferguson) 5.1

　　“埃裏克松已經表明了他的態度，無論魯尼的身體能不能完全恢復他都將帶魯尼去德國。我想這是我們不願意聽到的。他只有在身體已經完全恢復的情況下才可以參加世界盃啊。可埃裏克松卻説，六周後他要帶魯尼去德國，到時候他還有兩個星期的休息時間備戰英格蘭的四分之一決賽。這真是一個瘋狂的夢想。”

　　埃裏克松 5.3

　　“生命中總有奇跡發生。”當被問到為什麼要到7月9號才讓魯尼上場的時候，埃裏克松回答説“為了奪得冠軍”。

　　亞歷克斯?弗格森爵士 5.4

　　“我覺得02年的時候我就犯了一個錯誤，那就是讓貝克漢姆回到英格蘭國家隊。説實話，我不認為他當時的身體情況已經恢復到可以參加世界盃了，所以我們也不應該讓魯尼這麼快就歸隊。他這樣的身體狀況不會有良好的表現的。”

　　埃裏克松 5.17

　　“我現在的態度很樂觀，不僅僅因為魯尼的身體恢復得越來越好了，主要是因為我知道魯尼會盡全力以最快的速度恢復到最佳的身體狀態。他非常渴望參加比賽。他非常積極地配合治療，按照醫生的要求參加體能訓練,甚至進行比他們規定的訓練量還要大的訓練。魯尼將不會參加世界盃嗎？我不相信他會這樣想。”

　　加裏?內維爾 5.21

　　“我們要注意到這樣一個事實：魯尼傷的是腳上的骨頭，不是傷手指甲那麼簡單的事。有言論説曼聯不想讓魯尼完全恢復回到英格蘭參加本屆世界盃。這簡直是垃圾言論，無稽之談。如果他能夠完全恢復代表英格蘭征戰本屆世界盃，那簡直太棒了。但另一方面，如果他不能完全恢復，那麼曼聯也不會允許他參加比賽的。”

　　埃裏克松 5.25

　　“我仍然持樂觀態度。我相信魯尼會和我們一起去德國的”。

　　亞歷克斯?弗格森爵士 5.26

　　“這次掃描很清晰地顯示出骨折的地方還沒有完全癒合。下一次掃描是最關鍵的一次。我希望到6月14號的時候傷口能夠完全癒合，但如果沒有的話，那他就不可能參加比賽了。”

　　埃裏克松 5.29

　　“有多長時間我就會等魯尼多長時間。當然，如果他真得不能上場的話，我會顯得多麼傻啊。他是世界上最優秀的球員之一。我不是醫生，但有時候你就是有那麼一種感覺。我的感覺告訴我他可以參賽。”

　　加裏?內維爾 6.6

　　“人們因為魯尼已經可以在醫師的陪同下進行訓練而興奮不已，但事實上，很多球員在受傷後都可以在醫師的陪同下進行訓練。在他真正上場之前，還會有很多障礙等著他。”

　　埃裏克松 6.6

　　“他看起來已經完全恢復了。雖然我們還要聽醫生和專家的意見，但我現在就已經確信他可以參加本屆世界盃。他現在有著300%的信心。”

　　鏈結：http://football.guardian.co.uk/worldcup2006/story/0,,1792788,00.html

　　原文：

　　Sven-Goran Eriksson, April 30

　　"If I think Wayne could take part at some stage of the World Cup then I will pick him. With such a huge talent we have to do that."

　　Sir Alex Ferguson, May 1

　　"You have to make sure you don't build up the expectations. Sven-Goran Eriksson has come out and said he is taking him to Germany whether he is fit or not. Now that's the kind of talk you don't want to hear. If he is not ready to go, then he won't be going. He can only go if he is fit. Sven is going on saying he will take the lad and, in six weeks' time, he will have another two weeks to get ready to play in the quarter-finals of the World Cup. That is a wild dream."

　　Eriksson, May 3

　　"Miracles happen in life now and then." When asked why he would keep Rooney in the squad without using him until July 9 he replied: "To win the final."

　　Ferguson, May 4

　　"I think I made a mistake on David [Beckham] because he ended up joining up with England in Dubai [in 2002]. I do not think he was fit enough to play in a World Cup, to be honest. We mustn't rush Wayne back too soon. The boy would not do himself justice in the finals."

　　Eriksson, May 17

　　"I've tried to stay positive, not because of medical reasons but because I know Wayne will do everything he can to try to get fit as quickly as possible. He's desperate to play. He's working hard, doing everything they ask of him and maybe even more. Wayne Rooney not in the World Cup? I don't think he believes that could be the truth."

　　Gary Neville, May 21

　　"Let's not overlook he's got to come back from a broken bone in his foot. It's not like he's broken a fingernail. There has been talk that United don't want him fit for England but that is absolute rubbish. If he's fit and ready to play for England it will be fantastic. On the other hand, if he's not fit he won't go because United won't let him, and rightly so."

　　Eriksson, May 25

　　"I'm still optimistic and I still think we will take him."

　　Ferguson, May 26

　　"The scan quite clearly shows that the fracture has not healed. The next scan is the key one. Hopefully the fracture will have completely healed by June 14 but, if not, then it's impossible."

　　Eriksson, May 29

　　"I will wait for Wayne as long as it is possible and I would be very stupid if I didn't. He is one of the best football players in the world. I'm not a doctor but sometimes you just have a feeling and mine is that he will play."

　　Neville, June 6

　　"People are getting excited because he is training with the physiotherapists, but many players do that coming back from injury. There are many obstacles before we even think of him getting into a match situation."

　　Eriksson, June 6

　　"He looks OK to me. We have to let the surgeons and the specialists have their say but I'm sure he will take part in the World Cup. He is 300% more confident."

　　作者 北京第二外國語學院國貿院 安娜

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