Rooney is world class, there's no question about it in my opinion. Any hesitation, any question of doubt has definitely been proved wrong this season at last. At long last, the boy has truly arrived! Times in the past one was skeptical about saying it because he wasn't hitting heights that others around him were despite the constant media hype around him labeling him as a once in a generation player.
Even when he has not been at his best throughout the last few seasons (I remember one newspaper asking when we beat Blackburn in 2006 at Old Trafford when is Wayne going to join the party?) he still pulled off moments of magic only he and a few others can do in world football. If it's not the chip against Portsmouth, it's the majestic pass in the Champions League Final 2008 etc.
I'm so happy he's finally doing the business consistently because it feels so refreshing watching a player finally come into his own. Accepting his responsibility and fully delivering. We have basically watched Wayne completely develop as a player, from a raw talent to the complete center forward you see before you who can become a true great of English football.
People would always say, "he's not exciting as he was when he was younger, I miss the old Wayne " etc but he has been adding more and more attributes to his game as every season goes by becoming more and more complete.
He has learnt to know when to play the ball at the right moment, he has worked on his finishing alot, especially his curled shots, something we saw alot last season and he has also worked hard on being in the right areas to finish moves off and runs off the ball.
I remember Phelan criticizing Wayne after the Birmingham game this season, asking him to not drift off in to areas where he's less unlikely to score and I feel ever since then has disciplined himself alot and the goals pretty much speak for himself.
I've always thought some posters on the Cafe have been harsh with some of his performances this season at times, a quality I appreciate about Wayne is that he never stops trying which is why I still rate highly some of his games he has not been as good, he's always on the ball and willing to make things happen. When the going gets tough he doesn't shy from still trying to play the killer pass or the right ball and he has been like this in ever match of this season.
You see this with alot of players, we saw it with Ronaldo, so much potential but when they finally click, finally start producing on a regular basis, there's no better feeling.
I hope we see the same with the likes of Anderson or some of the other younger players one day. Anyway Rooney is World Class, and not many can doubt it now, the boy is finally here and he's here to stay.
King Wayne
Even when he has not been at his best throughout the last few seasons (I remember one newspaper asking when we beat Blackburn in 2006 at Old Trafford when is Wayne going to join the party?) he still pulled off moments of magic only he and a few others can do in world football. If it's not the chip against Portsmouth, it's the majestic pass in the Champions League Final 2008 etc.
I'm so happy he's finally doing the business consistently because it feels so refreshing watching a player finally come into his own. Accepting his responsibility and fully delivering. We have basically watched Wayne completely develop as a player, from a raw talent to the complete center forward you see before you who can become a true great of English football.
People would always say, "he's not exciting as he was when he was younger, I miss the old Wayne " etc but he has been adding more and more attributes to his game as every season goes by becoming more and more complete.
He has learnt to know when to play the ball at the right moment, he has worked on his finishing alot, especially his curled shots, something we saw alot last season and he has also worked hard on being in the right areas to finish moves off and runs off the ball.
I remember Phelan criticizing Wayne after the Birmingham game this season, asking him to not drift off in to areas where he's less unlikely to score and I feel ever since then has disciplined himself alot and the goals pretty much speak for himself.
I've always thought some posters on the Cafe have been harsh with some of his performances this season at times, a quality I appreciate about Wayne is that he never stops trying which is why I still rate highly some of his games he has not been as good, he's always on the ball and willing to make things happen. When the going gets tough he doesn't shy from still trying to play the killer pass or the right ball and he has been like this in ever match of this season.
You see this with alot of players, we saw it with Ronaldo, so much potential but when they finally click, finally start producing on a regular basis, there's no better feeling.
I hope we see the same with the likes of Anderson or some of the other younger players one day. Anyway Rooney is World Class, and not many can doubt it now, the boy is finally here and he's here to stay.
King Wayne
