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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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RedDevil@84 said:
Seriously. Are people expecting Rooney or for that matter any player to go up and tell the boss. "Hey!! I am in s**t form and looks like I will never improve. So don't play me"
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I seriously dont...I doubt even Falcao would do that..its the manager to take him out..so all eyes are on LVG.

Rooney is awful, but try telling him that. In a sense, its this self confidence and self belief that gets this players to the very top, but may also be what hinders them from seeing what everyone else sees.
 
DomesticTadpole said:
Pity we don't have a Ronaldo type waving his arms about in frustration everytime Wayne misplaces or miscontrols a pass. While his teammates are quite happy to put up with getting slagged off for all his frailties then nothing will happen.
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Against Villa,who was it Rooney was having a go at when he gave a shit pass towards the end of the game? I so wanted the player to tell him where to go.
 
Adisa said:
Against Villa. Who was it Rooney was having a go at when he gave a shit pass towards the end of the game? I so wanted the player to tell him where to go.
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Maybe as you say the players have to give some back. He is quite happy to yell at them. Well Wayne you have to be able to take it as well.
 
No one from the Spanish contingent at his party I see...(getting my spoon out here:D)

Seriously, the rumour I've heard is that apparently Rooney doesn't have a must play clause in his contract, but that United are payed a certain amount of money each time he starts or plays (whatever) for image rights...if this is true it's over to Ed to sort this out....
 
togg said:
TBH I think LVG's rather irritated reaction to questions about Rooney (did you see his face go redder after he said 'I'm sick of it') could be interpreted as him being frustrated by Rooney as well. But he's in a bit of a dilemma. Drop Rooney and an unhappy pissed off Rooney could totally tear the dressing room apart. Just a theory mind.....
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What about just selling the notion that Rooney has lost his right to feature based on form? A manager sells a system and other stuff to make sure the team plays well, and that includes justifying why he drops this guy or that guy. I don't think any other player in his right mind would seriously believe that Rooney deserves to be among the untouchables. If anything, keeping Rooney among the untouchables will create the unrest a lot quicker than doing the opposite.

togg said:
My predition: Rooney will be sold next summer...........
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He better be, but not until LVG simply ditches him out of the starting XI to make everybody understand that no one is above the manager, not even the captain.

David Moyes, you're one hell of a shithead.
 
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Football 365:

Since the beginning of March, Rooney has scored four league goals. In that same time period he has provided one assist. Marouane Fellaini has created six fewer chances than Rooney in more than 650 fewer minutes.

Glenn Murray, Charlie Adam and Odion Ighalo are among the 28 Premier League players with more goals in that time – seven of those are English. Almen Abdi, Patrick van Aanholt and Ahmed Elmohamady are among the 58 players to have created more chances – 18 are English.
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He is almost entirely useless. We would be better off playing without a striker and an extra man in midfield.
 
If LVG refuses to drop Rooney which should be apparent to everyone by now, why won't he at the very least stick him out on the left where he can do the least harm?
 
Man of Leisure said:
If LVG refuses to drop Rooney which should be apparent to everyone by now, why won't he at the very least stick him out on the left where he can do the least harm?
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If he sticks him on the left, then when he is eventually dropped, the media will say it because LVG stuck him on the left. Like last season apparenty his poor performances was because LVG stuck him in midfield and not no9.

The media are quite funny tbh, last season they were crying for Rooney at 9 (LVG pointed this out at the start of the season), now they are saying he needs to play as the 10.

I personally think the time is coming, Rooney will be dropped and the media will have no excuses to throw at LVG when it happens
 
Cassidy said:
If he sticks him on the left, then when he is eventually dropped, the media will say it because LVG stuck him on the left. Like last season apparenty his poor performances was because LVG stuck him in midfield and not no9.

The media are quite funny tbh, last season they were crying for Rooney at 9 (LVG pointed this out at the start of the season), now they are saying he needs to play as the 10.

I personally think the time is coming, Rooney will be dropped and the media will have no excuses to throw at LVG when it happens
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Nah, van Gaal loves him and rates him. Ditto Giggs. It's the manager after Giggs that will inevitably drop a 36-year old Rooney forgetting the £400k a week 5-year contract he will have signed in 2018.
 
Sarni said:
Nah, van Gaal loves him and rates him. Ditto Giggs. It's the manager after Giggs that will inevitably drop a 36-year old Rooney forgetting the £400k a week 5-year contract he will have signed in 2018.
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Disgusting thought. That's one more reason to tell Giggs to learn his trade somewhere else if he ever wants to manage United, and not until all of his mates are gone.
 
Barca84 said:
The amount of people in here with powers of precog is frankly astounding.
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I have certain powers. I envisioned Moyes being here for 6 years despite results and this image stuck so hard in my imagination that I believe this is what caused his dismissal.
 
Sarni said:
I have certain powers. I envisioned Moyes being here for 6 years despite results and this image stuck so hard in my imagination that I believe this is what caused his dismissal.
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I see. Well feel free to envision Wayne stinking up the place for a bit longer if you think it will have the same result.

I'm a man of faith so just make sure you deliver.
 
Sarni said:
If you looked closely at forward passes stats though you'd clearly see that Rooney is the best player in the league.

Forward passes.
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Also from Football365:

"Let’s have a reminder of Rooney’s performance in statistics: No shots on target. No chances created. A passing accuracy of 55% (the lowest on the pitch). Lost possession 28 times (highest on the pitch). One touch in the opposition penalty area."

I can't understand how we continue to carry him so defiantly despite all the evidence - statistical and visual. It's got to be a contract-related issue now. Thinking over what he could reasonably be expected to contribute:

1. On-pitch leadership - Shockingly absent. All he seems to contribute is to abuse the officials...once in a while...
2. Motivational talk - Going by the documentary and all his interviews, he's hardly the most eloquent. I reckon 'Mike' Smalling could do a better job. And that's without talking about Bastian Schweinsteiger. Also, perhaps he could do this as a "non-playing captain"?
3. Leading by example - OK, this just makes me laugh...
4. Exemplary loyalty - Errrmmm...

All said and done, he's dire and whether that's form-related or a permanent decline, no title-winning team can afford to be shunting its best player (Martial) around the pitch and benching another quality attacker (Herrera) to make way for the mess that Rooney is now...
 
midnightmare said:
Also from Football365:

"Let’s have a reminder of Rooney’s performance in statistics: No shots on target. No chances created. A passing accuracy of 55% (the lowest on the pitch). Lost possession 28 times (highest on the pitch). One touch in the opposition penalty area."

I can't understand how we continue to carry him so defiantly despite all the evidence - statistical and visual. It's got to be a contract-related issue now. Thinking over what he could reasonably be expected to contribute:

1. On-pitch leadership - Shockingly absent. All he seems to contribute is to abuse the officials...once in a while...
2. Motivational talk - Going by the documentary and all his interviews, he's hardly the most eloquent. I reckon 'Mike' Smalling could do a better job. And that's without talking about Bastian Schweinsteiger. Also, perhaps he could do this as a "non-playing captain"?
3. Leading by example - OK, this just makes me laugh...
4. Exemplary loyalty - Errrmmm...

All said and done, he's dire and whether that's form-related or a permanent decline, no title-winning team can afford to be shunting its best player (Martial) around the pitch and benching another quality attacker (Herrera) to make way for the mess that Rooney is now...
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The leadership thing, who was giving the motivational speech and had an arm round Lingard when he came on at Everton? Herrera. Him and BFS are always shouting and gesturing to their teammates. Rooney only gets involved when moaning to the ref is asked for or not. Was it BFS who went straight over to Martial when Coleman fouled him and Herrera who was moaning to the ref and still managed to get onto Rojo's cross.
 
FC Ronaldo said:
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I said at the start of the season that the likes of Bony/Benteke/Lukaku were better strikers then Rooney, and got roundly laughed at.

Truth is, you could probably name 50 better players then Rooney in the PL thesedays.
 
So when can we expect him to beat the goal scoring record if that is the only reason some people want him around? Feels like dragging your 14 year old half blind, half deaf dog out for one last hunting season.
 
Amar__ said:
I am disappointed in you. :D
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Shame really, he was great player at he peak of his powers, but this is sad to watch. Been trying so long to find something positive in his game, but I'm not blind to see how poor he's become. Still won't kick him while he's on the ground like some of posters, it's not cut for me, hope rest of you have fun.
 
Sam said:
I said at the start of the season that the likes of Bony/Benteke/Lukaku were better strikers then Rooney, and got roundly laughed at.

Truth is, you could probably name 50 better players then Rooney in the PL thesedays.
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I said in the summer that Berahino was better than him and got similar.

The sad thing is, I think it's very obvious that this should stop being referred to as 'a spell of bad form'. I see, especially against Arsenal and City, a man who is trying so hard and giving his all, yet he just doesn't have the legs anymore. He's done.

The truth is,forget Manchester United, I can't think of one single Premier League team that would be better off with him in their team, perhaps Bournemouth now that they have lost Callum Wilson.
 
Just touching on something from the last page of posts: He is comfortably the worst captain United have had in my lifetime.

He's not a leader. He's a charity case at the minute.
 
Minimalist said:
Just touching on something from the last page of posts: He is comfortably the worst captain United have had in my lifetime.

He's not a leader. He's a charity case at the minute.
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The only top club I know where the team is carrying the captain. Should be the opposite.
 
Rozay said:
I said in the summer that Berahino was better than him and got similar.

The sad thing is, I think it's very obvious that this should stop being referred to as 'a spell of bad form'. I see, especially against Arsenal and City, a man who is trying so hard and giving his all, yet he just doesn't have the legs anymore. He's done.

The truth is,forget Manchester United, I can't think of one single Premier League team that would be better off with him in their team, perhaps Bournemouth now that they have lost Callum Wilson.
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Agree with all of that. His body simply isn't doing what he wants it to do anymore, physically he's absolutely shot. I guess that what 14 years of top flight football + poor genetics + a relatively unhealthy lifestyle (in comparison to other top players) does for you.

I said a few weeks back that we wouldn't get into any starting XI in the top 10, but tbh, I think I might revisit that and say top 15. I just can't think of many teams he'd improve. Same as Falcao last season. He's living off his name and reputation.
 
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