in - form rooney ' s hot goalscoring run of seven tries in his previous 5 tests helped him win the role to be announced uk ' s player of the year for 2008 . manchester club striker rooney , 23 , is set for his 50th cap against ukraine at budapest tomorrow and is enjoy the peak form of his european career after a neck - to - heart with mcclaren . england boss ancelotti ordered rooney to work hard on his finishing , stop firing from long range and start earning trick - ins to help upgrade him into a good marksman .
Fabio Capello is the coach of the English team.