Because of wayne's talent, he can look good as a number 9 or a number 10. Only in one of those positions does he show any sort of consistency. The amount of times United fans go back and forth on Rooney's best position is quite intriguing. I wouldn't be surprised if he put on a fantastic display as a no.10 and then fans start bellowing about how it's his best position.
There were some games where he was played as a no.9 and did very poorly. When people look back at his 30+ goal-scoring season, few will remember the various goal-scoring lulls he went through. Most just remember he had 30+ goals and forget the fact it came in spurts. Just using this point to say how much of a streaky player Wayne Rooney is. Whether that's goals or overall play. One of the two will suffer.
The whole 'heartbeat' nonsense needs to stop because it simply doesn't make sense. We've played well in games where he's not there. We've played poorly when he's not there. We've played well when he's in the team. We've played poorly even when he is in the team. For me, he's simply become a moments type of player who is an important part of this team (not the most important). He'll rarely have a good 90 minutes but there will be at least one or two quality moments from him where you hope it will do the job.
One performance where he was good throughout was against Fulham. Displayed great first touch, finding teammates, dovetailing well with van Persie, and scored the crucial goal to win the game. Haven't really seen the same since. For a manager that has to be frustrating.
I just don't understand it when fans put him on such a high pedestal but then when he's not living up to those standards, become all defensive as if they can't believe they themselves may have set the bar too high.
I think everyone recognises the quality Rooney has. He's shown it year in, and year out. I for one, will continue to question his consistency. He's putting up great numbers at the moment but it doesn't mask the fact his overall form hasn't been all that great.
