Because Fellaini is not that good as a CM, not that Rooney is.
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Bit rich of Rooney to bark at Toni for losing the ball after Wayne's opening 15 minutes
Gotta say I missed those long diagonal pointless passes, I knew we were lacking something in last 3 games.
How much has it hurt us playing Rooney in that key role in the first half?
It has undoubtedly cost us our shape and made us much more unstable.
Madness when Herrera's sat on the bench...
It has undoubtedly cost us our shape and made us much more unstable.
Madness when Herrera's sat on the bench...
Has never been and never will be a midfielder. He's a fantastic striker and no more. Like a broken record.
Thought he did good in the first half.
Don't get the point of the set up today pre the sending off. Rooney deeper in cm basically thinks it's about playing a few short passes and then launch it long and we completely wasted outnumbering them in the middle when it was even numbers.
I'd much rather see Rooney in his preferred role, even if it means dropping Fellaini out of the team again.
Aye but Rooney is the better player and will get you more goals and assists from the #10 role than Fellaini.
LVG has got this wrong. It's fecking stupid.
Horrible game so far, hopefully this is LVGs last experiment and we can just play Rooney up front from now on
Herrera should have played
Fellaini isn't playing as number ten either, altough he is more offensive than Rooney.
That said, he's not been bad after the first 10 minutes or so. Defensively good, had a good burst going forward and played a couple of nice passes.
Probably, or just have Fellaini actually play as a central midfielder and make the most of his height by first building up an attack and the getting him in the box and having Rooney forward rather than having Fellaini push up straight as we cross the half way line, the midfield options then drying up resulting in Rooney having to drop deep to then play a long switch or it going back to the defenders.
I thought he did alright, considering he's playing out of position. Good defensive work, and one great through ball to release Di Maria. But a couple of wayward passes also (hardly alone in that regard).
Never wanted him to start though, precisely because he was always going to get absolutely slaughtered if we didn't win, regardless of his actual performance.
Never wanted him to start though, precisely because he was always going to get absolutely slaughtered if we didn't win, regardless of his actual performance.
Bit rusty but then again, to me he's looked rusty all season.
Despise those stupid slow cross field passes he does that nearly always get cut out.
Despise those stupid slow cross field passes he does that nearly always get cut out.
You do realise that Rooney will not be playing up front right as first choice right? EVER. RVP and Falcao ahead of him. Both better strikers. The only way he'll play is if they're injured.
Rooney hasn't been good or bad, just average, he shouldn't be played in this position right.
as second striker, whatever. You can call it up front or midfield if you like, he has never played well right in the centre of midfield and it just needs to stop. Mata would probably have been worse in that role today, so it's out of necessity I guess, but for gods sake can we not just promote a youth CM or sign a Fing centre mid so we can stop playing make shift players there.
Difference between City and United is City have 2 players for every position and united have 1, and if that player gets injured we shuffle in a player with mismatched skill sets to do a job, It's been going on for years and it's getting boring. I know it took city time and 100s of millions to get to this position but we need to start making at effort to do it
When Herrera broke his rib we were told his recovery time would be 6 weeks, we rushed him back and he looked a shadow of his true self against West Brom. If he's still injured there's no point playing him.
Rooney hasn't done badly, he hasn't been wonderful but he hasn't been rubbish. I actually feel if we can get him a strike at goal within 30 yards of Hart's net Rooney can win us the game. One thing he isn't is shot shy, like everyone else seemingly is.
feck off with your slow diagonals that are being intercepted ffs.
He's had a good game, good to have him back.
So many City attacks have come from this.
Our best attacking player
Probably our best attack minded player on the day - but will still attract most of the criticism, despite being a striker/second striker playing in midfield against the current league champions.
Why on Earth didn't he just shoot rather than trying to win a penalty? His decision making is awful.
He was very good, one of our best players.
Busted his ass in the second half. Had a nervy start to the match however. Hopefully will go from strength to strength now.
Was quite easily our best attacking player even from his role in CM. Wish he'd shot from that magical run though. Would have been some goal!
Much better in the second half. Really expected a goal once he got past Kompany.
Fantastic in the 2nd half both defensively and offensively.
First half his passing was poor and slow. Upped his game in the second half and it was from that he run he did that the team suddenly started to look they could create something. Hopefully that was only cramp at the end!
Indeed. Gave his all and managed to keep up with things despite lacking match fitness.
Very good second half. Should have shot earlier for the opportunity he had.
Good 2nd half performance from Wayne "can't dribble since 1975" Rooney...
Much better in the second half but a lot of heavy touches and misplaced passes (by no means the only one and probably just rusty) and needs to stop trying to diagonally pass it 80 yards, it doesn't work. Ever. Stop it.
Stepped it up in the second half where he was really good. A few useless balls out wide but he give us so much effort and drive it's hard to criticise him for a few poor passes.
Didn't look at the races in the first half an hour (possibly down to match fitness), but played like a captain of Manchester United in the second half. He was fantastic.
Our best player today. Showed drive, aggresion and willed the team forward.
Just imagine if Mata was playing there instead of Rooney, we really need him and is vital to us.
Just imagine if Mata was playing there instead of Rooney, we really need him and is vital to us.
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