Two decades have passed since Wayne Rooney and Cristiano Ronaldo played notable roles at the European Championship, making their way onto the big stage. At the championship in Germany, the wingers of the Spanish national team, Lamine Yamal and Nico Williams, are the ones shining.It is the two of them who will be the biggest danger in the final for England, and Three Lions former striker Rooney sees himself and Cristiano Ronaldo when they were young in the tandem of the Spanish attacking flankmen. They reminded him of the continental championship from which two decades have passed.##NAJAVA_MECA_8210017##The two of them are the ones he fears the most…”Lamine reminds me a bit of me, of how I was at the European Championship in 2004. And Nico reminds me of Cristiano Ronaldo when he was young,” said Wayne Rooney and continued to pour praises on Spanish wingers:”After the brilliant goal against France in the semi-final, Lamine Yamal is full of confidence. He’s having a great time on the field. Nico Williams is exceptional, but sometimes when he gets the ball he tries to do too many things. However, he usually makes the right decisions. He scores goals and is an incredible threat in one-on-one situations.”🇪🇸🗣 Wayne Rooney has his say on Spain’s teen prodigy Lamine Yamal…#ESPENG | #EURO2024 pic.twitter.com/Htoxxzl1HZ— The Sportsman (@TheSportsman) July 13, 2024 Work is cut out for England’s fullbacks and the question is whether Gareth Southgate will go out in a 3-4-3 formation or revert to a 4-3-3.”England will have to defend well on the flanks against Spain because their two young wings are great and are the main threat. England must be very careful.”There is also a pick who could decide the showpiece and finally lead England to the European throne.”I have a good feeling for Mainoo before the final, that he will score and be the decisive factor,” said Rooney and finally referred to the role of Jude Bellingham, who is getting less and less nervous as the tournament progresses:”Bellingham did an important job in the duel with the Netherlands and it seems that he has found a balance, in terms of mentality, because he was frustrated in the group stage. It’s good to see that he overcame that stage, he scored the scissor kick against Slovakia, thus helping England tremendously”.2004 – EURO 2024 is the second European Championship to see two teenagers – Arda Güler and Lamine Yamal – both score and assist a goal, along with EURO 2004, when both Cristiano Ronaldo and Wayne Rooney did so. Generations. pic.twitter.com/Grh2JijxgZ— OptaJoe (@OptaJoe) July 10, 2024
