Devout Trinidad & Tobago defender Marvin Andrews fears that Wayne Rooney will not recover in time for the World Cup finals, because he is not the type of person to invest faith in the powers of God.
Rangers centre half Andrews hit the headlines for refusing to undergo surgery to repair knee ligament damage, instead choosing to place his fate in the hands of the almighty.
And he feels that broken metatarsal victim Rooney could be ship-shape for England's World Cup tilt - if he would only ask God for help.
Andrews said: "I don't know how he thinks, don't know what type of person he is, I know he's not a believer, that's the first thing I know.
"For him to have faith that God can heal him or make him recover will be impossible at this particular time because I don't think he's a Christian or believes in God the way I believe in God.
"I can't help him, I'm a human being just like him you understand, but Lord Jesus Christ can help him. If you call on Lord Jesus Christ, God is there, God can help him."