Chantilly (France): Wayne Rooney believes England manager Roy Hodgson deserves praise for his attacking substitutions in the 2-1 win over Wales.
<img title="Wayne Rooney" src="http://images.mid-day.com/images/2016/jun/18-Rooney.jpg" alt="Wayne Rooney" /> Wayne Rooney
England were trailing at half-time in Lens to Gareth Bale&rsquo;s 35-yard free-kick and were staring down the barrel of a costly Euro 2016 defeat when Hodgson took action. He sent on Jamie Vardy and Daniel Sturridge at half-time, in place of Raheem Sterling and Harry Kane, and saw the pair combine to score both of England&rsquo;s goals.
<img title="England manager Roy Hodgson celebrates their win over Wales on Thursday. Pic/AFP" src="http://images.mid-day.com/images/2016/jun/18-Roy-Hodgson.jpg" alt="England manager Roy Hodgson celebrates their win over Wales on Thursday. Pic/AFP" /> England manager Roy Hodgson celebrates their win over Wales on Thursday. Pic/AFP
By the time Sturridge sealed the points in injury-time, Hodgson had also gambled by throwing on 18-year-old Marcus Rashford for a first competitive appearance.
&ldquo;Great credit to the manager,&rdquo; Rooney told BBC Radio Five Live. &ldquo;He saw the way the game was going and made changes at half-time. &ldquo;It isn&rsquo;t always easy to change players at half-time but he&rsquo;s done that and it paid off for us. He deserves full credit.&rdquo;

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