Get in Wayne.
Grabs the winner (probably) and level with Lineker
Grabs the winner (probably) and level with Lineker
Poll: Is Wayne Rooney past it and should he be sold?
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Love it! I'd say the recent posters on here are feeling a bit sick now!
That goal does not change a thing, and no one's bitter here, just speaking about what's in front of our eyes.
Rooneys back!!!
I see 40+ goals next season based on this game.
That goal does not change a thing, and no one's bitter here, just speaking about what's in front of our eyes.
Our own Man Utd captain leveling Gary Lineker's England scoring record and with an important goal as well?
Save for those two chances, he was pretty good today. Set some beauties to Sterling, and scored a lovely goal.
I voted no in this a few days ago but after tonight's performance I'm thinking he is a bit past it, especially compared to what he used to be like. I'd still keep him at United and wouldn't mind if he was our main man either.
That goal was a tap in for a striker like Rooney. If he missed that chance I'd be properly embarrassed for him nevertheless a great finish.
That goal was a tap in for a striker like Rooney. If he missed that chance I'd be properly embarrassed for him
nevertheless a great finish.Happy for him. But it doesn't change the fact that he's more miss than hit nowadays. In terms of United's needs, it's a whole season and you need consistency to do well. I like Wayne, but that doesn't mean I don't see his weaknesses relative to what United needs on the pitch. That's all there is to it.
Let's see if he can score an important goal at a major tournament for England now.
Will struggle to get 10 goals in all competitions according to (take away pens) @dannyrhinos89
I'm a massive Rooney fan but that's stretching it. First and foremost he's a striker and should have scored with both big chances.
He's been caught unawares from behind a few times too, usually much more aware.
That said its a shite formation for him when one of the wingers wants to blooter shots off of defenders after running with the head down for 10 minutes and the other just likes to run around in circles.
Missed two sitters, set up a few for sterling to miss. Ended up scoring the winner beautifully. Past his best, maybe. Past it completely? nope.
Can't wait for that embarrassment of a post to be proven wrong.
Horrific game and it doesn't matter that he scored that last minute goal... Give enough chances to any striker and he will end up scoring
England and Manchester United top scorer (both soon to be) - very impressive.
First half he was good, maybe even our best player. Second half he was poor aside from the goal.
If he has two work horses either side of him like Di Maria and Depay he'll score at least 20 goals. He needs to stop dropping deep to collect the ball to involve himself as much next season, he has the finishing ability to get 20 goals.
As for today, he and most of the others are in holiday mode, fecking stupid time to be having qualifying matches really so we obviously won't see the best of him.
As for today, he and most of the others are in holiday mode, fecking stupid time to be having qualifying matches really so we obviously won't see the best of him.
really?!Should have had a hatrick, he's definitely lost a yard off the mark IMO, what he needs is a competitor for his spot instead of being Teflon.
Heading to be record goalscorer for England and United, and he's bang average apparently. You could throw Jose Altidore in instead of him and get the same return it seems.
Just more excuses for him. Scoring 20 goals isn't the issue, his general play hasn't been good enough. RVP could score 20 goals too if given perfect circumstances and is the Dutch all time top scorer. Doesn't mean he's still good enough either for a club with our ambitions either.
He's not the player he was 5 or 6 years ago but he's still getting chances when the service is there. The state of Rooney's career is a far cry from RVP who's basically invisible outside of one or two half-chances per game. I think RVP would score more goals with more chances created like Rooney but his abilities to play with pace and make space for himself have been lost with the injuries.
Poor today yet again sadly, pathetically stumbling over the finish line towards sir bobs record.
At least he won't do a Lineker and try and dink Taffarel (could be wrong on GK that day) from a pen to equal the record.
At least he won't do a Lineker and try and dink Taffarel (could be wrong on GK that day) from a pen to equal the record.
so how did he fail today?
On a different day he finishes the game with a hat trick and an assist. Seldom does he miss chances that easy. I'm quick to criticise his all round game but he's an incredibly effective centre forward on the whole.
8 in 10 for England this season, where he's played regularly as a striker.
Heading to be record goalscorer for England and United, and he's bang average apparently. You could throw Jose Altidore in instead of him and get the same return it seems.
He isn't anything special right now , and its pretty funny how everyone is defending him even when he has absolute stinkers. He is decent but isn't near the required level of first choice striker that we need at our club. Also him being record goalscorer for United doesn't mean I'm calling him average throughout his whole career... The Rooney of 09-12 is the level of striker that we should have now...
Top scorer for England...pshht. Banging them in against cannon fodder and choking it on the big stage says it all. Even when he surpasses Charlton's record, no-one will give a toss because everyone knows how little it means in reality.
True. He will still be the scape goat next euros when they ultimately fail again after coasting through a piss easy qualifying group.
It's not an embarrassment and I stand by it.
He scored a measly 14 goals in all comps this season. How many of those were pens or free kicks too?
Do you consider that acceptable for our supposed main striker?
I really hope he proves me wrong though but I'm struggling to see it.
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He will struggle to score 30 goals in all competitions next season. That is a minimum for a Manchester United striker.
It's a magnificent achievement, no matter how you try and spin it.
That in the 143 year history of the England national side, and of the thousands of players who've represented them, let alone the millions who've played the game and were eligible to represent England but weren't good enough, no-one will have managed to score more goals for the team than Wayne Rooney.
It is literally 1 in 1'000'000 type stuff*.
(*May not be meant literally)
Yeah yeah yeah. If Diego Costa had had exactly the same game as that, ending it with the winning goal, you'd probably be creaming your pants. Muppets like you are just bored with Rooney and don't like him getting in the way of having some shiny young striker to get excited about.
Just Roo It!
He missed some chances, but he's a mature player now - didn't get frustrated and stayed cool when the chance for the winner came along.
I think he's past his explosive best, but he still has a hell of a lot to offer.
I think he's past his explosive best, but he still has a hell of a lot to offer.
Who wouldn't be excited about a shiny young striker (or Costa) who can contribute more than Wayne Rooney these days? Oh, you of course. I guess Rooney's season has you creaming your pants along with the 2 before.
He played 40% of his games as a central midfielders, he wasn't our main strikers.
Correct. His finishing is still top notch. He won't miss chances like the ones from today often at all.
He'll not fire us to any trophies by himself though. We need another striker to do that
I'd have him as our number 9 next season. In part because peoples knee jerk reaction to him is ridiculous and hes still one of the best strikers in the league. Only Costa, Aguero are better number 9s. Kane will be if he repeats last season again. I'd like to see a full season of Rooney up top though. Rooney has played with some awful service over the past couple of seasons.
Mostly it is because there are more important areas of the squad. Striker can wait since Rooney is still very good.
I think the difference to rvp is Rooney has a lot more to his game. rvp seems to have just gone into his shell and seems totally anonimous these days. Even when Rooney is off form he still contributes, where as rvp is a passenger.
Mostly it is because there are more important areas of the squad. Striker can wait since Rooney is still very good.
I think the difference to rvp is Rooney has a lot more to his game. rvp seems to have just gone into his shell and seems totally anonimous these days. Even when Rooney is off form he still contributes, where as rvp is a passenger.
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How does that make sense because Diego Costa has actually had a good season? He would be allowed to have an off game and would be forgiven if he scored the winning goal. I'm not looking at this game on it's own and making these comments on Rooney, I'm doing it in context of the whole season. When you have Rooney who has been putting in a number of crap performances throughout the season (and he puts in another bad one today), isn't that what basically defines how good any player is throughout a period of time?
Yes I am bored with Rooney (and all of our strikers in fact). This basically proves the Rooney wankfest on this forum, you are willing to put up with his crap just because he is Wayne Rooney. Give me another shiny young striker to get excited about if he can score over 20 goals in a season, because none of ours can do that!