Very good game, assist and a goal, what more could you wish for.
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He can score, no one should question that, even when he's had to play deeper he scores.
But as many others have pointed out he doesn't have the best touch these days as well as other technical issues.
Anyone remember that goal he scored when we hosted Milan in 2007, I believe it was our third goal in a 3-2 win?
Such pace and precision in that one, where is that Rooney?
Looked quick enough today, sprinting down the left wing with Di Maria, in the build up to the first goal.
Still don't think his overall game was top notch but one goal and one assist so what more can you ask for.
when hes got time he can play deeper thats certain. I liked his second half performance
He'll be our best striker this season and hopefully be within touching distance of the record.
A la Scholes
Didnt you see that today when he had a tidy finish to the bottom corner to beat the keeper at his near post?
Played very well today, I thought. Should be played as a striker as much as possible rather than as a #10.
Top notch performance. Touch was off at times but his clincal finishing is brilliant. That cross field pass to Valencia was absolutely crazy too.
Not at all the same sort of goal I'm talking about.
I'm off two minds about Rooney, but if you play him up front then I'm on board. Him dropping deeper should only be done when required because of many injuries, imho.
I'd rather see Herrera in the hole than Rooney, for example.
Dodgy first touch, rubbish in the middle, but was a good all round performance. Shows that him and RVP just cant play together very well.
That's the way we need him to play. Something like second striker, he should not get the ball to deep, as he lacks the ability to do the right thing (you could see what happened when Mata was taken out), his first touch is to problematic (we could see it in the early stages of the game), but he is excellent goal score (the goal was great) and so long he doesn't get to many balls to deep, he should do really good for us.
I don't rate him as number ten, also not as a lone striker (not at all), but as a SS it should be able to use the thing he is still WC in, and that is goalscoring, while not playing as a poacher as it would limit him to much and we actually don't play a system like that (as he is a good all round player, but the problem is that as number ten he needs to have a great first touch and short pass, which he doesn't, not even good one).
Anyway, a good game from him, hope he continues improving, as we do need it as he is a certain starter.
I don't rate him as number ten, also not as a lone striker (not at all), but as a SS it should be able to use the thing he is still WC in, and that is goalscoring, while not playing as a poacher as it would limit him to much and we actually don't play a system like that (as he is a good all round player, but the problem is that as number ten he needs to have a great first touch and short pass, which he doesn't, not even good one).
Anyway, a good game from him, hope he continues improving, as we do need it as he is a certain starter.
Wayne Rooney thread is nowadays among the worst on caf. Probably after the PS4 V XBox one. I have been a guilty party too on occasions to it. When he does well, those who like Rooney come here in numbers to praise him and when he does bad, those who don't like turn up in numbers
In the end, he is crucial part of our team and we by now know that he goes through ebb and flow even during a game, so we should be used to that. For those who want him gone, it ain't gonna happen and he remains a crucial part of team.
There's always one..
Was i wrong ?
His touch was actually really good today.
He wasn't rubbish, so, probably yeah.
Well, yes.
Strange that you would bring up that goal against AC Milan because it was just a first time finish to beat Dida at his near post.
Right now I'd have him over RVP. Both of them are too similar and their runs are clashing with each other. I doubt LVG will drop either one of them though. Seems like there's board pressure to play both of them every game.
When people stand off him he plays like this. But get tight to him and surround him and his control goes to utter shit. Still, good performance.
There were times where the ball would simply bounce off his foot rather than him have any control, his goal for instance the ball just bounced up. That could have been intentional but it didn't look like it to me.
When he started playing in the middle, our game slowed down a bit, this could have been down to being ahead by quite a distance and us just lacking any more urgency, but i felt we were more fluid with Mata in the middle.
Lastly i said he had an all round good performance except for the two above things i mentioned.
When he started playing in the middle, our game slowed down a bit, this could have been down to being ahead by quite a distance and us just lacking any more urgency, but i felt we were more fluid with Mata in the middle.
Lastly i said he had an all round good performance except for the two above things i mentioned.
Decent performance, took his goal really well. He doesn't dominate games like he used to though, hopefully as the team improves he'll get back to his best.
Well i think the QPR answered the question that he should player as one of the strikers and not in midfield as the interplay that Mata had with ADM and AH was not the same when he went off and Rooney filled his position.
I was starting to get frustrated with him and his pub player antics and then he banged that goal in out of very little. After that he was fantastic, nearly everything coming off for him. Strange player is Rooney. Definitely showed he deserves his place in the lineup on merit though and not just de facto as captain.
Very good today, rvp needs to get his shit together or end up on the bench more often than not. More of the same please
I agree, I want to see Rooney and Falcao with Mata behind.
The difference between this goal and the Milan goal is that Rooney was running full pelt away from the goal and in full stride turned and pounded it into a corner.
I'm not criticising his play today, just noting he's been a bit more conservative perhaps in his play since he's gone back to playing up top.
As I said before if he's playing up top I'm happy, but I'm only so-so on him from deeper positions.
Rooney has a very good game = 3 pages of positive posts
Rooney has a very poor game = 30 pages of negative posts
Ah well, great game today from Rooney. Bagged a great goal and an assist. Hopefully he can continue this level of performance.
Rooney has a very poor game = 30 pages of negative posts
Ah well, great game today from Rooney. Bagged a great goal and an assist. Hopefully he can continue this level of performance.
I'm generally in the 'Rooney Hater' camp but credit where credit is due. He had a very good game today. If he keeps this up and if RvP keeps performing how he is, then I'd say the latter is the one who should be dropped. That is a big if though in my opinion but it's great that we have such quality options up front. It should keep them all playing at their full capabilities as they will know not to take their position in the starting XI for granted
Its like that with pretty much every player, new signings aside.
Not his best performance in a United shirt but still better than most of the players another member recently posted 20 players who are better than Wazza in the premier league right now?? It was an 8 out of 10 performance and wasn't even at his best. Some people have to wise up about him being shit..It's getting boring
Indeed it was. There was one occasion in which he controlled a long ball in sublime fashion. And I'm usually one of the people who lambast him for it.
Big Rooney critic here.. but he played well. Great finish as well.
Anyone fancy doing a GIF/Vine of his cross-field ball to Valencia?
I was amazed that they actually passed to each other today.
Granted it was only about twice but it actually happened. Unless I was still drunk...
People have opinions. Just because you don't agree with them doesn't make it 'boring'. If he can consistently perform as he did today then I for one would be more than happy for him to remain in the starting line up. And no I don't mean 'consistently' as in I expect him to score and assist every single game. Rather I'd like to see him just stay at a decent enough level without his horrendous dips in form. We all know how well Rooney can perform. There is just the problem of how incredibly inconsistent he is for a player of his class and age.
He was good today, but he needs to stay upfront and play as an out-and-out striker all the time, he is not needed in the midfield.
Beat me to it. What a ball that was!
Currently better than RVP who hasn't been great for a while now.
Not really. With two up top, I can imagine Van Gaal will always want one of his strikers dropping off and linking up with the midfielders, with the other one playing on the last man. It also means, players can make runs in behind.
In the first half, Rooney did a lot of the dropping off, while Van Persie was playing on the last man. When Rooney went in behind the forwards, Van Persie did a lot of the dropping off, while Falcao played on the last man.
I think variation in attack and unpredictability is a pain for the opposition, and it showed today.
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