Wayne Rooney | 2012-14 Performances
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He does that from time to time, and he also loses the ball quite a few times due to some very poor first touches, or sometimes just touches. Overall, he plays very well though and was second on my list for motm - Smalling for my was an absolute beast.
I have to say he was an absolute beast today.
IIRC, the exact phrase, following something generic like "not a pen for me" was "in a big game, you need to do more [to win a penalty]"
I hear he's still running the loon!
He was everywhere, sure, but I'd much prefer he be actually creating chances in the role behind the striker he so covets. The MOTD graphic depicting his touches actually demonstrated how little he actually operated in that area. For what it's worth, I had the same reservations about Tevez when he was here.
Loved that today. Inspirational. We fecking need that, especially at the moment. Anyone who underestimates that sort of contribution the way things are for us at the moment is a clown.
Again as usual this season, fantastic by Rooney, thought he was great.
Didn't think he was all that good. He put in a brilliant shift, but his touch was awful, his passing was ropey and he should've scored the chance he put wide. Nowhere near his best perform and while probably being harsh, he wasn't MOTM for me. Jones or Smalling.
Does he covet that role at all ? I thought he wanted to score more goals and be more of a striker.
I dont think his touch was awful, just his finishing, he could have scored a couple with a bit more composure. But on the whole he was absolutely brilliant, days like yesterday remind me how damn lucky we are to have him.
As to whether it is evidence that he has fallen back in love with Man United, I am not so sure. I think Rooney loves playing football and is motivated by it being a World Cup year. I still suspect he will be off when circumstances allow, but if he plays like that in the meantime I cant begrudge him that.
As to whether it is evidence that he has fallen back in love with Man United, I am not so sure. I think Rooney loves playing football and is motivated by it being a World Cup year. I still suspect he will be off when circumstances allow, but if he plays like that in the meantime I cant begrudge him that.
His touch and passing has been off this season as a whole, tbf. People are amazed by his work ethic and his very good stats, but to me he loses the ball too often in dangerous areas and struggles to control it in tight corners. Also, how can his short passing be so shit when he can strike a 40 yard pass with inch-perfect precision?
Rooney has more assists than anyone in the PL since the start of last season with 14.
Mentally and physically, it's all clicking together for him this season. You can see his fitness has gone up a notch and the off season work has really paid off for him so far. And mentally too, he decided that he wasn't going to let the transfer speculation affect him and worked even harder to get himself right.
Players like Rooney, when fit, you just have to let them play their natural game. He might not be the most technical, and scuff a few short passes, but he was everywhere today and is as much an all rounder as you can get.
Why did Moyes call him RVP's sidekick? 
I noticed that too. Wasnt that the attitude that got SAF into trouble with Rooney last year?
Well, Moyes is playing Rooney much further forward and not moving him around but its a needless thing to say really. It was said very casually but still, needless.
Maybe it's sidekick in the way that Cash is to Tango, or Murtaugh is to Riggs, or Buzz to Woody... as in a sidekick, but in an even partnership. (but on an unspoken level, we all know who the main guy is...)
Why would he want to leave when he's playing like that and the crowd singing his name every game? It must have been a dozen times last night i heard the crowd chanting 'Rooney, Rooney'. Come on Wayne, sign the damn contract
I love that Rooney Rooney chant, reminds me of the Ruud Ruud one.
I laughed to myself when he was running up the left and basically tripped over his own feet, knocking the ball out of play, to be met with a chorus of "Rooney! Rooney!" from the crowd. I could just imagine the reaction if Nani had done the same.
Clear penalty on him as well.. Giroud goes for the man and not the ball. Look at the contact Giroud makes with both legs.
Clumsy as hell from Giroud. Very lucky to get away with that. Arsenal fans can't moan about refs at OT.
Spell it out for us, Nick. Would they still be chanting "Rooney!"?
Yeah, Rvp.
Clear penalty on him as well.. Giroud goes for the man and not the ball. Look at the contact Giroud makes with both legs.
I can only think the slight movement Rooney makes toward Giroud counted against him, but yeah Arsenal were lucky to get away with that.
After the drama of yesterday and the rightful praise he has received for his hard work, pressing and general impact, there's still far too many occasions when he picks up the ball in the centre and doesn't do anything subtle or technically excellent to split a defence. Too wasteful to play in that role if we harbour any aspirations of becoming top dogs in Europe, and I assume that is the aim.
He's a world class striker and the perhaps most underrated finisher in the game, but a genuine #10 he is not. I still want to see him either up top or as an inside forward, as he could thrive off of the passes Januzaj or Kagawa could provide from the centre. A proper #10 and a shift towards a style of play that involes a lot more off the ball movement is still a necessity for me.
He's a world class striker and the perhaps most underrated finisher in the game, but a genuine #10 he is not. I still want to see him either up top or as an inside forward, as he could thrive off of the passes Januzaj or Kagawa could provide from the centre. A proper #10 and a shift towards a style of play that involes a lot more off the ball movement is still a necessity for me.
I still think we'd be best suited team wise to drop our wingers, it would just need a huge amount of time invested in the change and we'd have to accept that it would take a while for it to translate into consistent results.
RVP - Rooney
Kagawa*
Fellaini_____Jones
Carrick
Evra - Centre - Backs - Rafael
DDG
*Januzaj
Said it before and will say it again, this imo is his best position. One, he is not very good at shielding the ball like a Van Persie or even Welbeck for that matter which negatively affects both him and the team. Two, in games like yesterday he's likely to get isolated if he plays as a number 9 and that renders him completely useless.
People have this set idea about what a no 10 should play like (Silva, Mata etc..) which Rooney does not conform to but he's just as effective if not more so than most of these players whilst at the same providing a lot more in the defensive third.
People have this set idea about what a no 10 should play like (Silva, Mata etc..) which Rooney does not conform to but he's just as effective if not more so than most of these players whilst at the same providing a lot more in the defensive third.
That is the clearest penalty you will ever see. Neville on commentary goes "you have to do more than that to get a penalty". Bizarre.
Yeah, DDG is great and all but I'm not sure I'd play him up front.
Actually, on closer inspection, it looks like you have the whole team backwards Pexbo. Radical approach but I'm not sure it'd ever work.
Actually, on closer inspection, it looks like you have the whole team backwards Pexbo. Radical approach but I'm not sure it'd ever work.
For one thing, it will require the laws of the game to be changed.
It's funny how much hyperbole there is today after yesterdays workhorse performance. He played well, but he was making stupid mistakes all game which could have cost us if we played against a team that turned up.
Aye. Like you said, he played well, but when I think of an outstanding performance, I think of Park for us against the likes of Arsenal and Chelsea. Running himself into the ground defensively, yet connecting well when we were on the attack.
Anyone who can not see Rooney has been our best player this season so far is a tit. So is anyone who couldn't see rvp was our best player last season.
He is still a bellend though.
My only moan, and it's not technically about Rooney is why does he get praised so much for working hard..... Surely that is the least that should be expected from every single player?
He is still a bellend though.
My only moan, and it's not technically about Rooney is why does he get praised so much for working hard..... Surely that is the least that should be expected from every single player?
Remember he gave 100% in every game last season as well Sparky, so that makes it even more baffling why he's getting so much praise for it at the moment.
Every player might be expected work to their full capacity, but not every player is capable of putting in the sheer amount of work that Rooney does over 90 minutes. That deserves to be recognised.
It's like praising Usain Bolt for how fast he ran, but not necessarily mentioning the fella who came fifth, despite the latter getting a personal best.
It's like praising Usain Bolt for how fast he ran, but not necessarily mentioning the fella who came fifth, despite the latter getting a personal best.
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