Were do you think the rumours started? And going public is going public.
We should never keep a player just for the sole reason they help us fulfill the homegrown quota. He takes up a space that should be someone else's. We can easily promote someone from the academy or sign other players. Quality of the bench could sometimes make or break season.
You notice that as well?
That's enough about Rooney's drinking.
He's not taking up a space in the squad because there is no limit to the size of the squad. Just because we keep him under contract it doesnt mean he has to be registered as part of the CL squad, for example.
Isn't that his problem. He has to spend weeks getting into shape and up to speed. In the meantime another fitter player takes his place. Then he is sat on the bench losing his fitness, so never actually does get fit or up to speed. He needed to go somewhere else to get regular starts. He just doesn't seem bothered.
There's no reason to keep him though. He's a bad example to Rashford and the other youngsters.
but your logic is very flawed.
Wrong. UK..
If i had to take a wild guess, I'd say you are from states
If he's not going to play we might as well get rid. Keeping him will mean pointless Rooney questions at every single pre and post presser and gives pundits another reason to give Jose stick. I love Rooney but he's a setting a bad example for the youngsters at this point.
OK I see where you are coming from. I disagree, in the sense that I dont think Rooney questions in the press conferences or the "bad example" factor outweigh (if youll excuse the pun) the advantage of having a well-liked and highly experienced player who is still capable of scoring in the squad as emergency backup. And I dont think the pundits giving Mourinho stick thing is a factor at all, I think the commentariat pretty much unanimously accept he has handled him well thus far so I dont see why that would change next season (if there are journalists giving Mourinho stick for not playing Rooney forgive me, I just havent seen them.)
I agree there should be a level of body fat that they should not go over and a weight gain clause.
This is from 2010. I'm not saying that Rooney is anywhere close to being ready for the next season fitness wise but he's just never had a toned body. I also doubt anyone who ever saw him play in 2010 said that he didn't have the physique to be a pro footballer..
There's plenty of pictures of Ronaldo flexing if you have the need to see abs and muscle definition.
Remember the picture of Pogba and Lukaku during their holidays last year?
That's what footballers are supposed to look like pretty much all the time. They're athletes, after all. A short holiday isn't enough to turn anyone into a fat slob.
This is from 2010. I'm not saying that Rooney is anywhere close to being ready for the next season fitness wise but he's just never had a toned body. I also doubt anyone who ever saw him play in 2010 said that he didn't have the physique to be a pro footballer..
There's plenty of pictures of Ronaldo flexing if you have the need to see abs and muscle definition.
Aay but their world class seasons were miles ahead of most of Rooney's bar 2009/10 where I've said he was close to world class. Had he not gotten injured he'd have probably carried us to a league and further in the CL.
Are these supposed to be examples of players in bad shape?
Fair enough, not all footballers are ripped, but Silva and Mata are players who rely on their sublime technique and understanding of the game rather than their physique. Same goes for Iniesta who also doesn't look like he does a lot of gym work.
Fixed. He is payed to be a professional footballer, Carricks testimonial proved he cant do that any more.
Correct, but 10+ years of being an undisciplined glutenous lager lout will.Remember the picture of Pogba and Lukaku during their holidays last year?
That's what footballers are supposed to look like pretty much all the time. They're athletes, after all. A short holiday isn't enough to turn anyone into a fat slob.
