IMO, at this time, rooney should fill in the midfield role. i believe rooney is the best long passer ATM, and he has good defensive qualities for a striker. in other words, rooney will play similarly to xabi alonso and alex song, he needs to exploit open spaces with nani and co., send killer balls as well as protecting the back four and joining the attack. the forward role can be rotated between berbatov/welbeck/macheda while waiting for chicha to recover. it doesnt matter if we win 1-0 all the time, the points is the thing that matters.