Jeppers7
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Yes in that Rooney was a near complete player from around 18 (and arguably didn't progress much after that) whereas Ronnie took years to reach his peak. And while it's true that it was easy to see Ronaldo had huge potential, I don't think anyone who watched his debut season for us would have predicted his transformation into a line leading no 9. We were all expecting a pacy, flashy, winger (which he was of course).
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Rooney was the superior footballer when they were younger regardless of who had more natural ability or developed better. He was more complete, he was more intelligent, he was more mature and he was more definitive.[/QUOTE
Ronaldos highest level, on his best days was always higher it was obvious despite Rooney having more consistency and maturity he was more ordinary in technique. His touch would often let him down and he remained a very streaky goal scorer throughout his career. Anyway this is Mason Greenwood thread and it will be exciting to see how good he can become in his own right ,