The England manager has hailed his captain's impact in the Three Lions two games so far in the competition.
Rooney traveled to France under a lot of pressure about his playing position in the team. The likes of Harry Kane and Jamie Vardy have snapped up his position as the team's sole striker.
Rooney started England's first game against Russia in the midfield, and put in a five star performance that have sealed his place within the team as a midfielder.
Roy discussing about his midfield selection in the first two games said:
"Everyone knows what Dele is about.
"He is still young, he does some great things, and he loses it from, time to time in situations when you,might prefer him to keep it.
"Eric Dier has shown incredible maturity and goes from strength to strength. But the one who really deserves a pat on the back is Wayne Rooney.
"We thought, if we could get him being Wayne Rooney doing his job back there, we’d get a lot out of it. We’ll get a goalscorer from distance, we’ll get a passer and we’ll get the benefit of his experience and his captaincy.
"In the two games, Dier and Dele Alli I was half expecting, Wayne was one where I had to wait and see what he would be like. And he’s shown work-rate, desire and composure. He’s been one of the guys prepared to stay on the ball that little bit longer and make the extra pass, and not be tempted to search for the killer pass or shot."
Rooney will be hoping to continue his fine form, when the team play Slovakia on Monday, and most importantly in the knockout phase of the competition.
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