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2014-15 Performances

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5.9 Season Average Rating
Appearances
37
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14
Assists
6
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Empire said:
Long term just means it's the role he'll be playing for seasons to come, so even if his performances have not been quality Louis van Gaal will persist because he wants to give him a solid chance of showing he can do whatever he wants him to do. This is an assumption on my part, it could just be a short term thing.

His short passing probably is fine, I mean't improve his decision making when passing which should come as he gets used to the role and gets more games there. A slightly heavy pass or under hit would be considered an error, I would imagine the errors will reduce as he also gets used to the role.

I do agree with you we should just look at signing a younger player for the role and move Rooney up front especially since RVP will get old and Rooney will get goals. That said if Louis van Gaal genuinely thinks Rooney could start performing fantastically well as a central midfielder then he has got to stick to his judgement, we'll see what happens, I wouldn't expect much consistency until he gets more time in that position.

Louis van Gaal is playing a dangerous game though, part of his philosophy is always planning for the future, that is to say building a team that will be champions both domestically and in europe but also leaving behind a very good basis for the next manager to build on. It's a dangerous game because if he doesn't get top four he will get sacked, but it's a game he likes to play.
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IMO you don't need to be Pirlo or Fabregas to pull off short passes. It's basic football. Very basic, and it's shocking how he fecks it up so often.

He's lethal in the box and that's where he should be played. In a way it's a shame we signed Falcao because this season could've been used to forge an understanding between him and Persie built around a new philosophy. Our third striker should be a squad player like Hernandez rather than have 3 we feel that we absolutely have to jam into the squad.
 
The problem is not his passing or technique. He doesn't really have the awareness to play in a midfield 2. The further forward you play, the more instinctive your passing is and you can see it in the way he passes the ball. You need to be a bit more calculated when you play as deep as he's been playing recently.

Now it's entirely possible that given enough time he might get used to the role (I doubt it though) but I don't see any benefit of turning a 30 year old Rooney into a CM when we already have better midfielders sitting on the bench.People bring up Schweinstiger but he was an average winger. Rooney is a brilliant striker. Play him as a #10 or #9 and he'll get you an excellent haul of goals and assists.

Playing him at CM benefits no one.
 
That daft volleyed pass he attempted to play back to Valencia in the first half (Schlupp should have hit the target) is exactly the sort of thing we will see with relative frequency the more we continue with Rooney in midfield. It does his confidence no good whatsoever and it will cost us when the opposition player is better than Schlupp.
 
On one hand it's clear that he just shouldnt play in midfield but then again you really wonder how poor he can play there and messes up the simplest of tasks like short passing, control of the ball etc.
 
He is a quality striker and an average midfielder get him up top with Falcao!
 
Extremely pedantic but was Rooney the only United player not to pay their respects to Munich on Twitter? Even the new lads did.
 
J-Stander said:
Extremely pedantic but was Rooney the only United player not to pay their respects to Munich on Twitter? Even the new lads did.
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1) imo, judging someone over that is in poor taste. Paying respects is a personal expression, not something you put on a checklist
2) He did, on his Facebook page. Don't think he uses twitter all that much anymore
 
shabadu84 said:
1) imo, judging someone over that is in poor taste. Paying respects is a personal expression, not something you put on a checklist
2) He did, on his Facebook page. Don't think he uses twitter all that much anymore
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I know its a personal choice to pay your respects, I was just wondering, and now I now know after posting on here that he did.
 
About at pointless in midfield as you can get. Such a waste.

Van Gaal best sort this shit out. Either don't play him or put him up front if he gets privilege being his captain.
 
What position is he actually playing in?

He's not even getting into the box in the last few games. Too defensive.
 
Trigg said:
About at pointless in midfield as you can get. Such a waste.

Van Gaal best sort this shit out. Either don't play him or put him up front if he gets privilege being his captain.
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He's probably been our best midfield in this game mind you - but thats more due to the other 3 being absolutely useless. Still, he shouldn't be playing there considering the options we have on the bench.

Blind in particular has been really poor considering his recent form.
 
He's being completely ruined by his manager. I don't see how this is helping the team nor him to play him. Never mind being a CM, now it's even worse, it's a diamond and he plays in the RCM role which is also another role for him to learn.
 
Be nice if for just one half we could play him in his natural position and have an actual midfielder where he is now, is that so much to ask?
 
He really is our Gerrard... more a problem than a solution.
 
Does anyone actually see anything that LVG must be that makes him play him there? I genuinely have no idea in the point of him being there.
 
I wish he would get a chance to play behind RVP. Falcao and RVP should not be playing together unless we are at Old Trafford.

We could easily have Rooney drop deeper at the point of a midfield 3 and have Blind and Herrera sitting behind with Januzaj and ADM on either flanks.
 
Raees said:
He really is our Gerrard... more a problem than a solution.
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This exactly.

We say play him up front but the problem is he doesn't stay put when he's there. He's got no discipline ad I doubt he can change at this late stage in his career. So what do we do with him?
 
He's not a midfielder and he shouldn't be playing there but he's running out of excuses for how uninvolved he is in games.
 
Jazz said:
This exactly.

We say play him up front but the problem is he doesn't stay put when he's there. He's got no discipline ad I doubt he can change at this late stage in his career. So what do we do with him?
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I would sell him. I actually respect his recent effort and what have you but in terms of ability, he is not good enough for either club or country. He needs to be sold. This club will not progress in terms of playing style until we see the back of him, RVP, Mata etc.
 
What is it about him that great managers like Fergie and LVG don't trust him up front, when 90% of us on this forum want to see Rooney up there (preferably on his own IMO)? Either play him as a forward or sell him, simple as.
 
Raees said:
I would sell him. I actually respect his recent effort and what have you but in terms of ability, he is not good enough for either club or country. He needs to be sold. This club will not progress in terms of playing style until we see the back of him, RVP, Mata etc.
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Yeah I don't doubt his recent efforts but I think someone needs to decide to sell him. Also the psychology of making him think he will start regardless is wrong. Rooney rises to the occasion when he feels threatened.
 
Raees said:
I would sell him. I actually respect his recent effort and what have you but in terms of ability, he is not good enough for either club or country. He needs to be sold. This club will not progress in terms of playing style until we see the back of him, RVP, Mata etc.
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So answer to the slump is selling our top 3 scorers? Right.
 
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