That goal was sublime. World class finish.
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Almost as funny as Rooney haters coming out of woodwork every time he has a bad game. But now they come out even when he's good it seems.
I'm "telling you so" for months now.
Mine didn't, it was on mute while I listened to the Wallabies England match, but it's good to know it takes no actual skill to be an NBC commentator
Apparently he's fine, the knock isn't bad at all. "Louis van Gaal has just confirmed Di Maria will miss the game against Stoke this Tuesday, however Wayne Rooney is available.
Another great game from him. So important he is for the team. Hopefully he will be fine and recover in time for Stoke game from that knock.
Well surely the ones who have supported Rooney through the tough times the club has had would be happy he's performing really well? That's to be expected right? A lot thought LVG and Rooney would clash due to a lot of made up shit about Rooney's personality, that has turned out to be false.
He will be ok, just a dead leg I'm sure.
Van Gaal confirms he's okay, Di Maria misses the Stoke game though.
Huh....he came here what...when he was 18 or 19....and he's probably going to finish his whole career with us...how is that proving no allegiance...sheesh...
I have no problem with people supporting Rooney as he remains a good player. But a month ago and for portions of the last few seasons there was a lot of resistance to the very notion that he was playing poorly when the evidence was clear to see. The idea of laughing at someone for holding a negative opinion of Rooney doesn't sit well with me for that reason.
I'm delighted he's playing well as it's good for the club and gives the fans a boost after what has been a very poor 15 months.
He is, and has always been a really good and really important player for this club.
It is a bit weird that some people seem determined to see a player who'll end his career as Manchester United and England's all time record scorer as anything but a brilliant servant and bona fide legend. But then people are werid. And often silly.
It is a bit weird that some people seem determined to see a player who'll end his career as Manchester United and England's all time record scorer as anything but a brilliant servant and bona fide legend. But then people are werid. And often silly.
The reason why people laugh is because of the lengths that people went to to discredit Rooney and convince themselves he is heading for the door. Everyone knows that form is temporary but some were writing Rooney off as "done" and in irreparable decline. This is now known as complete bullshit, of course we can laugh at those posters. RVP should be sold, because he betrayed his club and left for Manchester Utd. Rooney has stayed, and actions are louder than words. He gets a big fat pay check, but please tell me, who is playing for free?
Do we get to laugh at Fergie too? I mean it was quite obvious he wanted him gone.
Another great captains performance from him. 100% effort as always and a really well taken goal.
You don't see what is funny about Manchester United fans disliking a player who will be our all time leading goalscorer, and a United legend? What would you say to someone if they said they disliked Cantona, Giggs, Scholes or something like that?
So it's weird and silly to question a player who obviously hasn't played anywhere near his best for a few seasons whilst still picking up a quarter of a million pounds a week? The amount of slack he gets is incredible. No point in pursuing this any longer as I'm probably in the minority here.
Fergie played his hand, he made it public which put pressure on Rooney to stay. I'm not going to pretend to know what is in his mind like you are, but in the end he was the manager and I can't remember Rooney being listed. Can you?
Every single player gets paid obscene amounts of money to kick a bag of wind around. Rooney got endless stick for 6 months about his pay packet. Most people have cooled down on that now, but here you are banging that same old drum.
Good again from him today, I liked the way he started in a free role from the left and Di Maria in a free role on the right, replace RvP as the #9 with Falcao and I think that trio could really fire.
This is a circular argument now. Have to give reasons for why I wouldn't have a problem if Rooney was sold. I still wouldn't tbh but I'm clearly not going to convince others on this.
Not much will be made of it, but it was an excellent finish. Both goals by RvP and him were great with different styles.
Huge performance again by him today, he's in great form.
Love Wazza. He's on fire at the mo, love it when he's like this. Hope it lasts
Exactly, the amoung of stick he's been getting has been ridiculous, not slack...I think you spelled "stick" wrong?
Imagine player having bad pefromances while getting a big paycheck. Now that's a shock, isn't it.
And yeah @Woodenlung - you are in the minority.
He's in form, the team is finding balance, when those things happen we will see him do spectacular things. Another really nice game from him today. Long may it last.
Really in a lovely run of form now, hopefully he doesn't pick up any injuries or bans to break it.
Hes a really old school, no-nonesense player. I like that a lot about him.
This is another argument that seems to be brought up time and again. Why is it that whenever Rooney hits top form it's always the "the first time he's done so for a few seasons"? Last season when he hit a purple patch and at times seemed to be carrying the fight on his own it was "the first time he'd played anywhere near his best for a few seasons", so are we now saying that he wasn't actually anywhere near his best last season?
The season of reference for his "best" form always seems to be 09/10 when he scored 34 goals leading the line. The season after this when we won the title and went to the CL final, with Rooney instrumental in the hole behind Hernandez, the press were waxing lyrical about his form during the run-in and it was no different on here. It was said then that it was the greatest form he had ever displayed and that the partnership with Hernandez had brought the very best out of him, combining his goalscoring exploits of the previous season with his creativity of old.
The season after he scored 34 goals - this time whilst not leading the line for the majority of the season. An indifferent season followed but a season blighted with injuries and positional changes and, in truth, a season that ended for us two months early after we had exited the cup competitions and romped the PL.
So I'm never really sure when this spell of a few seasons without hitting top form occurred.
Standard stuff, whenever he's in form people will try to find something to bash him for.
Playing well and looks like he's enjoying his football.
How? And if he has how have others proved that they do have "Allegiance" to Man United? I wonder what your definition of the word is anyway. Has he ever given less than 100 percent on a football pitch? Or does he not say enough cliches in interviews such as "biggest club in the world" etc etc ?
Anyway, is it just me or this whole "purple patch" of Rooney just always happens when he is playing as a striker?
His touch atm is brilliant. May it long go on.
Brilliant. Continues to show why he's my favourite player at the club. What a world class finish as well, almost made it look like he's taking a penalty from the outside of the box the way he made the keeper guess.
Funny how Rooney is always + or - for United fans... The biggest compliment Rooney gets is from other players Ronaldo,Di Maria or anyone who has played with him tell the same story that he is fantastic.. I will go with that he must be right up there..
And ps fantastic performance by him today.
And ps fantastic performance by him today.
Criticism of Rooney's performances over the past couple of years has merit. For example, you say he hit a purple patch last year. When was that? I agree that Rooney scored some superb goals last season, Hull and West Ham away stand out. However, compared to the levels Rooney has hit in the past, last season was nothing to write home about. Many were genuinely surprised when they saw Rooney run with the ball past players at City. He simply has not been producing that kind of thing for awhile.
It is not unfair to say that in the last couple of seasons Rooney has not been as good as can be. What Rooney produced in 2012/13 and 2013/14 simply cannot be compared to what he produced in the seasons before. It is very difficult to identify many games over the past two years where Rooney has looked half as good as he did at the tail end of 2010/11. Even identifying moments where he matched his performance in the 3-3 at Chelsea in 2011/12 etc. would be hard.
That being said, at this moment in time I have no complaints about Rooney's form. He's been on an upward curve for a little while now. You saw it in the run I mentioned against City, and then in the one at Wembley against Slovenia that got England back into the game. The different elements of Rooney's game have come together again. Rooney touch is back, his ability to take people on is back, his decision making is back, his passing consistency is back, his shooting from range is back. In short, Rooney is now doing what fans should reasonably expect from him and he's doing it week after week. Long may it continue.
Interesting there was this video in pre season of LVG shouting at the players telling them to use placement rather than power. Every goal Rooney has scored so far for us this season has been with the inside of his foot except his overhead kick against Swansea.
Real captains performance today. When he is scoring consistently it really affects his whole demeanour. I understand this is normal for a striker, but it is never more evident than with Rooney. It stops him from getting involved in shitty little incidents and flare ups and it helps him be the captain that he can be. Long may it continue. Loved his reaction for RVP's goal too.
The answer is simple, never.
Rooney is always delivering, when he is upfront he provides tons of goals and when he is not upfront he provides a lot of assists and goals.
The "problem" is that Rooney will always be disappointing for a month or two every year, which opens to undeserved bashing.
Tbh even since the 08/09 season he has refined his shooting technique and relies more on placement than raw power which the younger Rooney used to prefer. It has made him a more efficient and a deadly player imo.
He was on top form today and his work rate as always was there. His touch and his link up play were excellent as well. Hope he continues this rich vein of form. He should so long as he's utilized further forward instead of the midfield role.
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