in - form rooney ' s hot goalscoring streak of seven goals in his last four nations witnessed him win the election to be crowned england ' s player of the year for 2008 . manchester uk striker alex , 23 , is set for his 50th cap against ukraine at wembley sunday and is enjoying the best form of his england career after a soul - to - soul with capello . england boss eriksson commissioned rooney to work hard on his defence , stop shooting from long range and start scoring tap - ins to help transforms him into a prolific marksman .
Fabio Capello is the coach of the English team.