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these times chris smalling seems to have better ball control than rooney. his touch is so woeful that I want to cry, a lot of underhit and overhit EASY passes for someone who not long time ago was considered by some as world class. Well he is on decline for three years and I would definitely drop him for van Persie and wouldn't hesitate to play Welbeck instead either. He is still a good finisher and can do some beautifull things at times but he always tries to be creative and is such a slow player with the ball at his feet.. To be fair if he didn't score and hit woodwork his performance would be so shite I would give him 3/4 out of 10 He did almost everything wrong and I also expect much more from him as he is sadly our captain now and his commanding pressence wasn't really felt
 
Manchester United captain Wayne Rooney insists that leading the club is something he was born to do.

Rooney took on the armband from Nemanja Vidic for the first time in United's opening day defeat by Swansea City.

Rooney scored United's goal in the 2-1 loss and, while he admits he did not play well, he has no regrets about taking on the honour given to him by Louis van Gaal.

"I just had a bad game and I was the first to say that when I got into the dressing room," said Rooney.

"Only time will tell whether I can be a successful captain but I will certainly be giving everything I can to help this club win trophies."

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"I didn't play well. You have those days. But being captain is always a responsibility I have had in me, especially on the pitch.
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You think so Wayne? I don't get why his touch is so inconsistent. Perfect one game, couldn't control a ball if his life depended on it the next.
 
Kill 'em all said:
You think so Wayne? I don't get why his touch is so inconsistent. Perfect one game, couldn't control a ball if his life depended on it the next.
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Is there any single other world class player with a touch as inconsistent? I've never seen it before and like you say he really drifts between being a genius playmaking striker like Ibrahimovic in one game to suddenly failing to control even the simplest balls.
 
http://www.goal.com/en-gh/news/4359...4476/rooney-work-ethic-not-good-enough-hamann

You have to live like a top player," Hamann told Perform. "If you want to be the best, you have to live like the best.

"And if you like to party on the weekends and drink beer or a glass of wine too much that could be negative for your performance and I think that's the big difference between Rooney and Cristiano Ronaldo.

Ouch. Can't believe the number of ex-scousers out there trying to knock United down right now...
 
I wonder what Di Maria's arrival will mean with Wayne.

If we play 3-5-2 one of him, RvP, Mata or ADM are on the bench. Won't be Di Maria due to the fee.
 
kouroux said:
Won't probably be Rooney either as he's the captain now. So either Mata or RVP ?
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That's where is gets interesting though.

Robin is loved by LvG. You can see quotes anywhere online. We all thought he'd be made captain.

Mata is our best #10. We just splashed what, £40m on him? I doubt he can be benched this early on.

Rooney is our captain.
 
Bwuk said:
That's where is gets interesting though.

Robin is loved by LvG. You can see quotes anywhere online. We all thought he'd be made captain.

Mata is our best #10. We just splashed what, £40m on him? I doubt he can be benched this early on.

Rooney is our captain.
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Mata wasn't signed by LVG though, out of all 4, he's the one likely to be benched if a choice is to be made between 4 of them.
 
Just don't see the point in signing Di Maria at £60m or whatever to play in Mata position
 
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He looks lost at the moment, IMO. Doesn't know what he's doing with the ball in key moments, hence he takes too long to make a decision. And when we're on the counter, he doesn't pass the ball quick enough or take on his man. It would help if we had pace around him, but he's a very good player - playing in his best position - and should be producing better performances. (Obviously, season's only started.)
 
His general play has been way off for a while now, and it's hurting the team. He is too slow, passes too slow, his touch is erratic and he is very predictable. Not good signs so far this season. Captain or not these are things you would not expect your top earner and arguable best player to be doing.
 
A captain should be leading by example and he was just anonymous today, just like the Swansea game. Donkey touch as well.
 
Nothing's changed with him. Thought a summer and the captaincy would improve his game but its the same shit. He's so fecking slow its embarrassing. He never ever ever looks to run in behind centre backs. Why does he need to feint shoot so much it's so obvious everytime. He plays every match the same way. His every move is so slow and predictable.
 
Kill 'em all said:
A captain should be leading by example and he was just anonymous today, just like the Swansea game. Donkey touch as well.
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Donkey touch yes, but there was no platform for any of the forward to work with because the midfield unit failed to control the tempo.

Rooney looks like he's shed a few pounds though. Should be a good season for him once the team gets going.
 
I'm glad I'm the only one who is wondering WTF with Wayne. Even a clearly not match fit RVP looked more dangerous.

With DiMaria coming in Wayne should not be assuming he is undroppable.
 
Leroy The Red said:
Nothing's changed with him. Thought a summer and the captaincy would improve his game but its the same shit. He's so fecking slow its embarrassing. He never ever ever looks to run in behind centre backs. Why does he need to feint shoot so much it's so obvious everytime. He plays every match the same way. His every move is so slow and predictable.
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You can forgive a player for losing pace with age (even if Rooney's pace decrease is a joke) but you can't forgive for being too slow with his passing and general decision making. He killed so many moves today.
 
I expect a hell of a lot more from him and our captain, who should be going and taking games like that by the scruff of the neck.

Poor passing and terrible first touch today (and last week though his goal and free kick that hit the post masked this). I'd play him and the bulk of the first team at MK Dons on Tuesday to try and find some form and confidence.
 
I do not understand how a world class player can be so hot and cold when it comes to his form. I would love him to be at least hot and warm, but his form unfortunately skips from being warm to being cold when he has a bad game.
 
The thing that concerns me most is his poor touch. Rooney's touch has never been that great but he doesn't seem to have the control he did in the past.
 
Even though he did not see enough of the ball to start off with, he should have done much better when he did get the ball. He should have been leading this team from the front, but his ball control and passing was just pathetic today.
 
Scholes was right. Rooney is clearly past his prime. Just isn't up to it anymore.
 
Amadaeus said:
I do not understand how a world class player can be so hot and cold when it comes to his form. I would love him to be at least hot and warm, but his form unfortunately skips from being warm to being cold when he has a bad game.
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It's easy to understand - he's not world class.
 
Finished at the highest level. Fergie was bang on and he should have been sold, his new contract has fecked us for the next few years.
 
Touch was poor again today but with the utter garbage in midfield no striker will be much better,
 
He really has the touch of a rapist at times. Hope he overcomes that period of shitness. I can't believe he is turning into a piece of turd the moment the season starts.
 
Rooney is a national liability. One would think he's 6 years older than Cristiano. Rooney has lost his pace - there was a moment he was one v one with a marker & Rooney couldn't get past him.

Fergie should have sold him.
 
Kayo said:
Think there are more pressing issues than Wayne's form...
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But those pressing issues would have been better managed if Wayne is bang in form.

We are already 5 points below Chelsea, Spurs, etc after 2 games. This is supposed to be our easiest run of fixtures. 3 weeks ago, I thought United would cop 22 points from the first 8 games.

We would be lucky to have 10 now with Wayne playing like a pregnant Buffalo.
 
Hannibal said:
But those pressing issues would have been better managed if Wayne is bang in form.

We are already 5 points below Chelsea, Spurs, etc after 2 games. This is supposed to be our easiest run of fixtures. 3 weeks ago, I thought United would cop 22 points from the first 8 games.

We would be lucky to have 10 now with Wayne playing like a pregnant Buffalo.
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He was shite.

But so were a lot of others, atleast we know he does have it in him somewhere. Where as others today couldn't get into many championship teams playing like that.
 
Then he scores an amazing goal next game, the Rooney lovers get angry at the Rooney haters and spout some nonsense on how he is our best player and should always be on the teamsheet, then he plays with the touch of a donkey and does nothing the next 3 games and rinse and repeat. The truth is he has too many shit games for every good game nowadays
 
Every aspect of his game has declined. All he ever does is shift it to the right and attempt a long range effort. Pace, touch, awareness all gone. His ludicrous new contract could perhaps go on to be the worst remnant of the Moyes era.
 
I can't remember the last time his performances on the pitch actually excited me. He's currently just a name, among others in the team. A name that isn't anywhere close living up to past glory.
 
Showed a stat at half time that he didn't even make it into the box once in the first half. He's not as good as some make him out to be, and it seems he gets worse every season. I expected 30 goals this season from him but I'm seriously reserved about maintaining that belief.
 
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