Wales must drop deep to cope with new Rooney role - Ramsey


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  • Wednesday, 15 Jun 2016

Football Soccer - Sweden v Wales - International Friendly - Friends Arena, Stockholm, Sweden - 5/6/16 Wales' Aaron Ramsey in action Action Images via Reuters / Andrew Boyers Livepic

(Reuters) - Wales will need to defend deep if they are to stifle England captain Wayne Rooney's influence on their European Championship clash on Thursday, midfielder Aaron Ramsey has said.

Rooney, who has scored 52 goals in 112 internationals, was given a midfield role in England's 1-1 draw with Russia in their Group B opener on Saturday, while Wales marked their first game at a major tournament for 58 years with a 2-1 win over Slovakia.

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