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2015-16 Performances

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5.6 Season Average Rating
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41
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15
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Seems that Evertonians aren't that vindictive. Multiple occasions of cheering, and just now they've gone chanting "Rooney! Rooney! ROONEY!" to end it with yet another cheer.


Though, maybe it was "Kone! Kone! KONE!"?

;)
 
Rooney's coming on for the last 15 minutes + stoppage with Everton 2-0 down, coming on for Cleverley. He gets a great reception.

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Rooney continues his shameful record of not scoring against Everton. Tut tut.
 
Think he'll end up in the MLS. He'd be the biggest name since Becks no?
 
He looks better in blue than red, I think. I'd rather he finish his career at Everton than in the MLS.
 
People have said over the last page that LVGs strikers are not there to score tons of goals or something. He has said a few times that he needs a 20 goal striker, so I don't think he'll be content with Rooney not getting at least that on the basis that he does other things well.

He will need to get goals for LVG to be satisfied I think.
 
Rozay said:
People have said over the last page that LVGs strikers are not there to score tons of goals or something. He has said a few times that he needs a 20 goal striker, so I don't think he'll be content with Rooney not getting at least that on the basis that he does other things well.

He will need to get goals for LVG to be satisfied I think.
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25 minimum, as LVG has already said Rooney has commited to
 
Was watching the season review DVD over the weekend. Admittedly watching a season again in a condensed manner like that does make players look better


But I was reminded he did have some good spells last season and scored some very important goals


If he stays fit and no messing about, he stays up top I am certain he will hit 20 league goals
 
Rozay said:
People have said over the last page that LVGs strikers are not there to score tons of goals or something. He has said a few times that he needs a 20 goal striker, so I don't think he'll be content with Rooney not getting at least that on the basis that he does other things well.

He will need to get goals for LVG to be satisfied I think.
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RVP found that out the hard way . Van Gaal will play him in his preferred position and Rooney as been trusted with getting 25 plus goals.So it is all set up for Rooney .If he fails .Can see him going the way of RVP.
 
Nice breakdown here of Rooney playing as CF

If he stays fit he'll get 20-25 goals no bother!

 
He will be fine, he's been scoring a min of ten goals almost every season and that's even when he is messed about playing no.10/CM/on the wing, also see his England record where for the majority of the time he does play upfront. A whole season as striker i'm confident he will do well for us.
 
2mufc0 said:
He will be fine, he's been scoring a min of ten goals almost every season and that's even when he is messed about playing no.10/CM/on the wing, also see his England record where for the majority of the time he does play upfront. A whole season as striker i'm confident he will do well for us.
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To be fair he doesn't play much differently for England than he does for us, bar the few times he does ACTUALLY play in midfield or out wide. He plays as one of two strikers for England (hence the great 'who will partner Rooney?' debate), and he plays as one of two strikers for us. He has 4 midfielders behind him both times. And with England, it's not as if he's stuck up top with Adam Lallana, it's usually a Sturridge, Defoe, Carroll, Lambert etc. Basically, other 'number 9s'.

Anyway, I've been reflecting a lot of late and have become more positive about Rooney, perhaps because I have no choice. I really hope he can get us the goals this season, because if he does, we are right in there with a title fight.
 
Here's a simple test. 1000 pounds of your hard earn cash, odds are double or nothing, which one it is :

A. Costa scoring 25 goals
B. Aguero scoring 25 goals
C. Sturidge scoring 25 goals
D. Kane scoring 25 goals
E. Rooney scoring 20 goals

Edit. You can only place one bet. Assume rooney will be played as striker and every name will play 38 games.

Even at 20 against 25 im keen to believe people will bet on aguero more than rooney
 
Sky1981 said:
Here's a simple test. 1000 pounds of your hard earn cash, odds are double or nothing, which one it is :

A. Costa scoring 25 goals
B. Aguero scoring 25 goals
C. Sturidge scoring 25 goals
D. Kane scoring 25 goals
E. Rooney scoring 20 goals
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B then A then E then D then C

EDIT: If Sturrdige was fully fit:

B then A then C then E then D
 
Sky1981 said:
That's where rooney ranks. Even our fans arent so sure he'll score 20 against other strikers 25
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TBF those other strikers have been scoring at that sort of rate for the past 2/3 years whilst Rooney hasn't. However Rooney hasn't been playing in the best of teams and also has been playing in midfield too
 
Sky1981 said:
Still. You dare betting on him? At the end of the days the bookies odds reflects expectations of the masses
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I wouldn't bet on him over Costa and Aguero no, even with their injury records.
 
Rooney is as clinical as any striker in the world.

His first touch seems to be getting worse by year though, which is, in my opinion, the most concerning thing when comparing him to world's best stikers.
 
unitedbhoy said:
Rooney is as clinical as any striker in the world.

His first touch seems to be getting worse by year though, which is, in my opinion, the most concerning thing when comparing him to world's best stikers.
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Hes is a top class finisher, but that is not correct.
 
Sky1981 said:
Here's a simple test. 1000 pounds of your hard earn cash, odds are double or nothing, which one it is :

A. Costa scoring 25 goals
B. Aguero scoring 25 goals
C. Sturidge scoring 25 goals
D. Kane scoring 25 goals
E. Rooney scoring 20 goals

Edit. You can only place one bet. Assume rooney will be played as striker and every name will play 38 games.

Even at 20 against 25 im keen to believe people will bet on aguero more than rooney
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Number of times those strikers have hit those goal tallies in a season during their career:

A. 1
B. 5
C. 0
D. 1
E. 4

Anybody with sense would pick Aguero every day of the week but then he's quite clearly the best striker in the league. Rooney is far more likely to hit 20 goals than the other lot are of hitting 25 judging from history.
 
Impulse said:
Number of times those strikers have hit those goal tallies in a season during their career:

A. 1
B. 5
C. 0
D. 1
E. 4

Anybody with sense would pick Aguero every day of the week but then he's quite clearly the best striker in the league. Rooney is far more likely to hit 20 goals than the other lot are of hitting 25 judging from history.
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In pl alone?

Its only a contest on 20 vs 25, make it 25 vs 25 and it wont be a contest
 
AngeloHenriquez said:
Very skewed, stats can show you what you want, he hasn't got a bad return rate, but we aren't guaranteed by sticking him up top
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course, no such thing as guarantees in football.

But he has a history of doing well up front once he is settled, I don't recall him every being particularly wasteful up front, like Andy Cole for instance.
 
Sky1981 said:
In pl alone?

Its only a contest on 20 vs 25, make it 25 vs 25 and it wont be a contest
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If it were 25 vs 25 then Rooney would only have two but would still be the most prolific after Aguero.

Counting only 25+ league goals:

Aguero: 1 season (also has seasons of 23 and 20 plus 4 seasons of 17-19)
Costa: 1 season (last season's 20 was his only other season above 10)
Sturridge: 0 seasons (best season is 21, second best league total is 11)
Kane: 1 season (second best season is 11... in the Championship)
Rooney: 2 seasons (has two standout season of 26 and 27 in league after that he has 9 season ranging from 11-17 which is as good/better than anything else from others not named Aguero outside of their best 1-2 seasons)

There's no way you'll be able to use stats to back up a claim that any of those players are better goalscorers than Rooney other than Aguero.
 
Impulse said:
If it were 25 vs 25 then Rooney would only have two but would still be the most prolific after Aguero.

Counting only 25+ league goals:

Aguero: 1 season (also has seasons of 23 and 20 plus 4 seasons of 17-19)
Costa: 1 season (last season's 20 was his only other season above 10)
Sturridge: 0 seasons (best season is 21, second best league total is 11)
Kane: 1 season (second best season is 11... in the Championship)
Rooney: 2 seasons (has two standout season of 26 and 27 in league after that he has 9 season ranging from 11-17 which is as good/better than anything else from others not named Aguero outside of their best 1-2 seasons)

There's no way you'll be able to use stats to back up a claim that any of those players are better goalscorers than Rooney other than Aguero.
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What happened 5 years ago isn't very relavent. Take the stats from the last 3 seasons.
 
Today I think Rooney will score more than 20 goals.

Basically, I'm pining for the season to start so my expectations are all over the fecking place! I just hope we use him correctly and give him the best chance to do well up front. If we do I'm confident that he'll step up, because though don't particularly like him these days he does like to win.
 
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