Rooney will play left as he did v Wales. England still look like they'd get crucified against a top team but certainly look better than they did playing 442 of recent.
I see the argument for playing Rooney on the left as he has played there more than a few times for Man United, but the way he has been playing he looks like the ball will just bounce off him everytime he takes a touch. Capello is a dead man walking anyways, so it's a bit of a moot point, but it would send a very big message if Rooney were to be left out for the rest of the qualifying campaign.
Good point about Rooney and his first touch, which seems to be the main part of his game that has deserted him.
I'm still not sure if it's mental (public revelations of involvement with prostitutes after birth of first child) or physical (manager plays him a week after an ankle injury, and then keeps him on for 30 minutes after the injury flares up again)
I think it's the former, in which case I think/hope he'll come back to form. He's our big hope for international success.
Somebody on here said words to similar effect the other day, but he's always trying the Hollywood ball and as a result tends to lose it constantly.
see Gerrard, Steven.
The Roberto Carlos Principle, perhaps? Try it enough times and eventually it'll work, and when it does it'll look class.