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Stoilov's Rooney plea to ref
Manchester United, 10:02, September 3, 2010 , | No Comments
Bulgaria coach Stanimir Stoilov claims his side will not provoke striker Wayne Rooney in their Euro 2012 qualifier against England.
The 24-year-old Manchester United star is set to lead the line for Fabio Capello's side at Wembley on Friday evening as the Three Lions start their bid to secure a place in the European Championships. And, Stoilov insists he will not tell his players to go out and deliberately try and get Rooney red carded like some other international rivals try to do.
However the Bulgarian has urged the Hungarian referee to keep an eye out for signs of aggression from Rooney if he becomes frustrated during the game following on from a disappointing World Cup.
Stoilov said: "Rooney has great skills. I have to teach my players how to stop him on the pitch, not how to provoke him.
"That is not the style of the Bulgarian national team who have come over here to play fairly.
"But if Rooney is nervous because of his lack of goals, he should be punished if he is too aggressive."
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