England captain John Terry has urged for calm over striker Wayne Rooney's loss of form.
England coach Steve McClaren has admitted that striker Wayne Rooney has been "frustrated" after failing to rediscover his goalscoring touch.
Rooney, 20, has failed to score in a competitive international since June 2004 but should still start in the Euro 2008 qualifier in Croatia on Wednesday.
The 20-year-old was substituted during the 0-0 draw against Macedonia but McClaren suggested he is likely to be picked for Wednesday's game in Croatia.
"Wayne is still such a young lad and there is so much pressure and hype surrounding him," said Terry. "Perhaps we expect too much.
The England coach said: "You can't just give up. I've seen him work extra in training. He's frustrated.
"But I don't sense there is any frustration building up within Wayne."
"Everyone knows what he can do. The next game may be where it happens."
Centre-back Terry echoed midfielder Steven Gerrard's sentiments that Rooney has been in excellent form during training.
Rooney has not scored in a competitive international since Euro 2004 and has suffered from injuries and suspensions in the last year, which have affected his game.
A player like Wayne can create as well as score his own goals John Terry
He has been the best player in training England midfielder Steve Gerrard
But the Manchester United forward has failed to transfer that practice ground form to games for both club and country so far this season.
He has also not scored for his club Manchester United since August.
He has not scored for United since August and was taken off after 74 minutes of England's goalless Group E tie against Macedonia on Saturday after rarely threatening to add to his tally of 11 goals in 33 for his country.
McClaren added: "He is below his usual performances but he's a great player. Nobody is more frustrated than Wayne Rooney.
Ironically, his last goal in a competitive game for his country came against Croatia in the group stages of Euro 2004, although he has scored twice in friendlies against Denmark and Argentina.
"I'm not going to say who is going to play on Wednesday. He needs to work through it and he will start working through it on Monday."
"Wayne sets such high standards and his goals-per-game ratio for England is still very good," said Terry.
Meanwhile, Steven Gerrard, who is suspended for the Euro 2008 qualifier in Zagreb, believes Rooney will "torment" Wednesday's opponents.
"When he sets such standards and it doesn't come together for a few games, everyone starts questioning him.
"There is pressure on Wayne because he is our best player, because he is the best player the country has got, but he will deal with it and I thought his performance against Macedonia was good," said the Liverpool midfielder.
"I am sure if he gets one goal, the rest will follow. We are talking about him as a world class player and he certainly is that.
"There is no problem with him and I am sure it won't be long before there is another man-of-the-match performance from him and a wonder goal around the corner.
"Once that first goal comes, there certainly won't be a problem for him banging more in. They will start flowing."
"He has been the best player in training. He has been smiling. I am not worried about Wayne's form."
He is a grown man but if he needs me, he knows I am here to help John Terry
England will train at home before flying to Zagreb on Tuesday.
Terry also believes a player like Rooney should not be judged solely on how many goals he scores as he also brings more to England's attack than just goals.
"Sometimes everyone looks at the strikers for goals but a player like Wayne can create as well as score his own goals, especially with him coming off the other striker which has worked so well for us," said Terry.
"You have Peter Crouch up front and the other striker pulling off and creating space for the midfielders in Frank Lampard and Steven Gerrard who get forward very well.
"It's wrong for people to just look at his goals. Look at his play and team-work, the way he brings other players into play as well."
He added: "He is a grown man but if he needs me, he knows I am here to help as much as possible."
