He hasn't been very good at all, this is just overexaggeration but he hasn't been terrible either and has shown glimpses of quality. Scored a good goal too, can't complain about his performance too much today but he still needs to be much better.
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Yep.
He has lost possession on occasion but looks as dangerous and lively as he has for months and actually looks like he can have positive affect on the game.
Far more encouraging so it's a a bit shit to see our fans on here still trying hard to criticise him.
A bit of aggression doesn't undo repeatedly losing possession.
Like I said, he scored a very good goal and he's looked a bit more lively since, but to say he's had a very good game is just wrong.
Well argued.
Completely agree. He's been poor afterwards too. Still, typical Rooney, score and praise and forget the other 88 mins.
EDIT - But I am pleased he's scored obviously. I hope this goal and confidence kicks on and develops into a hot streak of form.
Martial would have done more with the chances that Rooney has had today. He will actually run at defenders and take them on. I've seen Rooney abort several runs today. He just stops, turns, and passes backwards, unable to take on a man.
Especially since we've only played 77 so far.
Goal masks another below par performance but a step in the right direction.
Which is all we can ask for realistically. Its not like he's going to suddenly become Rooney circa 2010 again.
Rooney: 187 goals in 415 PL games
Andy Cole: 187 goals in 414 PL games
Andy Cole: 187 goals in 414 PL games
Took the goal really well, overall though he's been average... good and bad in equal measure I'd say.
The one thing that has disappointed me is how much has gone backwards, Martial and Lingard saw little of it until the very end because he couldn't really involve them like he is capable of... Can only really remember one (delightful) Hooked ball to lingard over the top.
The one thing that has disappointed me is how much has gone backwards, Martial and Lingard saw little of it until the very end because he couldn't really involve them like he is capable of... Can only really remember one (delightful) Hooked ball to lingard over the top.
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Was a good performance today. Credit where credit is due he held the ball up well, played sensible passes and made some fantastic runs.
If the rest / bollocking worked then fantastic, I'm sure we would all prefer to see an in form Rooney. Hopefully he keeps this up over the next couple weeks.
If the rest / bollocking worked then fantastic, I'm sure we would all prefer to see an in form Rooney. Hopefully he keeps this up over the next couple weeks.
Now we watch if he can carry on and improve.
Really sloppy first half but came alive after the goal, which was well taken.
Really sloppy first half but came alive after the goal, which was well taken.
Sloppy at times but he had a good game. Probably his best of the season so hopefully we see some more of it. Really good finish for his goal.
He's still mostly a negative influence on the flow of our attack. The goal will make those who still believe in him forget all of that. His hold up play is not something you can count on, he will look for the backpass more often that set someone else up. It was a performance you'd get from Hernandez, a goal but overall not good enough to warrant the lone striker role.
Good performance from him, based on his pervious matches.
Also, moving Martial to the left didn't effect his performance so wouldn't surprise me to see this formation next match.
Also, moving Martial to the left didn't effect his performance so wouldn't surprise me to see this formation next match.
Its so hard to believe in Rooney these days. You hope he'll kick on after scoring. It was a very well taken goal, and his short passing did seem to improve after that, but he's threatened to burst into life for years now e.g. Bruges (A). God knows if he will. I hope so.
Good goal, but the rest of the performance was pretty meh.
Took a lot more set pieces than Andy Cole and never had to play for Blackburn, Man City or Portsmouth.
Lost the ball a few times, but what I'm best pleased about is that today he always looked like he was going to threaten.
I said when the first half finished that I fancied him to score and he did. Unlucky not to get more than one, but there was signs of improvement today. Just hope he can build from this.
I said when the first half finished that I fancied him to score and he did. Unlucky not to get more than one, but there was signs of improvement today. Just hope he can build from this.
Even without the goal I thought he looked much sharper. Long overdue.
Howard is covering the angles and it would have been hard to slot it near post. Meanwhile Martial is central with practically an open net, if he gets proper connection on his strike it is an automatic goal. Its simply ridiculous to criticize him for passing as any player with half a brain would have passed it.
I missed majority of the game so can't really comment on his performance, but it's really weird that majority argue that "he played well considering his form". It really shows how standards have really dropped for him.
Happy that he's scored the goal.
Much better n the 2nd
Please go on a run now wazza it's really needed
Please go on a run now wazza it's really needed
Hasn't seen most of the game but still bouncing in for a dig at Rooney.
Stay classy Redcafe.
Great finish for the goal, but doesn't excuse the 20 times he lost the ball and the 3 goals he should've created/scored for me.
Very promising and he was very good after his goal. I'm hoping he is back for good because it means we will be benefiting.
The goal wasnt that impressive. It was gifted to him by Yagielka and Howard (getting beaten at the near post by a tame shot from the edge of the box)..
But the performance was better in the second half.
Hope he kicks on..
The lack of pace when he runs with the ball is still a problem.
But the performance was better in the second half.
Hope he kicks on..
The lack of pace when he runs with the ball is still a problem.
Very good performance overall. First 30 minutes was very good, got sloppy, then the second half was very good again. More of the same please. Huge goal for him though, away to Everton. He's clearly lost a bit of pace but he showed today how he can still give us a huge impact.
He could have had at least one more. Perhaps 2 more. We will get his form back.
Much better second half after three or four horrific unnecessary ball losses - to use LVG-speak - in the first. Linked much better with those around him and clearly likes playing with Herrera and Martial.
Between about 20-45 minutes he was really poor (except for that one run) but in the second half he was good and took his goal nicely. Considering both a) how dreadful he's been generally this season and b) that he's normally awful at Goodison and it's often like playing with 10, I thought today was an improvement.
Don't get me wrong, he's got a lot of work to do to convince me 'he's back' or anything but today was at least a performance heading in the right direction.
Don't get me wrong, he's got a lot of work to do to convince me 'he's back' or anything but today was at least a performance heading in the right direction.
Rooney playing upfront instead of Martial is pure politics. HE IS feckING SHITE.
A decent performance and, other than that spell in the first half, wasn't the hindrance he has been for much of this season.
Not sure about those calling it very good but it is a performance to be built on and the best I can remember him playing at Goodison for a long while.
Not sure about those calling it very good but it is a performance to be built on and the best I can remember him playing at Goodison for a long while.
Needs 14 goals for the record. Has at least 35 games to get them in. Currently scoring at a rate of 1 in 2, so it looks doable.
Thought he played quite well today. And over the last two seasons, i'd say he's actually running with the ball much more than he was in his mid-20s.
Thought he played quite well today. And over the last two seasons, i'd say he's actually running with the ball much more than he was in his mid-20s.
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