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Haha, nothing wrong with a difference of opinion mate.we might greatly differ in opinion, but that was a good one.
He needs to stop being so shit. A good season from Rooney could make all the difference in making a title challenge.
How he failed to score that chance was incredibly dumb. He's lucky walkers touch rolled into the net and not wide
How he failed to score that chance was incredibly dumb. He's lucky walkers touch rolled into the net and not wide
I'll say it again. He's a bit shit.
Obviously not compared to your average player. But relative to the reputation, the goal record, the money and other leading players - he's a bit shit.
Obviously not compared to your average player. But relative to the reputation, the goal record, the money and other leading players - he's a bit shit.
He likes to run towards our own goal when he gets the ball. It's like the opposite of what you want him to do
I'm hoping its Rooney's usual needs a few games to get into the swing of things kind of start. But if we're going to be relying on him to get our goals in all 4 competitions this year, I think we're going to be in trouble. He's good, but I'm not sure he can be relied upon to last out the entire season, as he always a gets a few niggles, misses some games, then plays shite for a while before coming back into form.
I honestly would have felt more comfortable if Chicharito had been on the end of that pass. Again, Rooney was incredibly lucky that Walker let him off the hook.
A younger Rooney would have first time the ball. Seems off the pace and with the winger not creating, he couldn't offer anything.
Rooney has always been a player who needs several games to get into the rhythm. Will get 20 plus goals this season though, not sure why he's being judged after 1 game. He does however need some decent competition for his starting spot.
Because if we didnt lost the first few games last season we could have been champion
This kind of leeway is a luxury a title contenders team couldn't afford. Every game counts
Rooney won't thrive as a main striker in the system we are playing. He needs to play where Memphis is playing and a striker with excellent hold up play should be bought to play as the main striker. Playing with his back to the goal has never been Rooney's strength, and it is not going to become his strength now.
I won't blame Rooney for the performances we have seen from him thus far.
I won't blame Rooney for the performances we have seen from him thus far.
I can't believe he's getting defended for the "miss." He took an unnecessary touch, and was lucky Walker was gormless enough not to clear that for a corner.
He made a pigs ear of that opportunity alright.
What I can't believe is that this is being used as evidence of him being no longer able to convert a chance like that first time. I mean, come on, that's just fecking mental. He converted a bunch of opportunities last season far more difficult than that one. Did a magician wave a magic wand and remove all his finishing ability over the summer?
What I can't believe is that this is being used as evidence of him being no longer able to convert a chance like that first time. I mean, come on, that's just fecking mental. He converted a bunch of opportunities last season far more difficult than that one. Did a magician wave a magic wand and remove all his finishing ability over the summer?
That's almost as daft as defending him. I expected him to bury the chance when Young played him in. I may have a few problems with Rooney, but his finishing is not one of them.
Yeah I agree. Finishing is the least of my concerns regarding Rooney despite the cock up yesterday.
He's regressed massively to what he was before
But it's really hard to make judgements on games like yesterday when there is not much service.
I was watching a few of our old games and the crossing from Beckham, Giggs, Neville and Silvestre was fantastic. They were putting the crosses right on our players head or feet.
Where as with Young, he just aims it at a certain area rather than aiming where the players are.
We've been witnessing this for the past 2/3 seasons. Still a very good player, but we really do need to invest in a striker very soon.
Well Rooney was at his best, when really the last time we had a winger at his peak in a full season which was Valencia. Who was providing assist after assist in 2010.
We had a player producing assists last season (Di Maria) even though it was only for half a season really. RVP, Falcao AND Rooney were missing chances for fun.
Just go and watch Chelsea game at the bridge, an in form Rooney wins us that game, missing 2 great chances. A top level no9 wins us that game. Spurs game at WHL also springs to mind (although that was more the other 2, Rooney was also a culprit) we drew 0-0
I wouldn't say they were missing chances for fun. Those two games stick out. But I recall most of the other games especially the away games where we literally created nothing.
We did have that problem too, usually after the ADM injury and his form went to shit.
However if people on here think that us not creating chances is solely down to the midfield, and nothing to do with the ability of the striker to make runs and stretch the play, then ok. One thing actually is that for a little while when Rooney went back up top last season, he started to stretch the play a little and created more space and we looked better. Then he reverted to type and kept coming deep and basically didn't play his position.
The same magician who went for Torres and Falcao.
He got lucky Walker is gash and put it in his own net. Should be hitting that first time. Not sure why he even needed the touch, the ball wasn't exactly punted at him.
Rooney won't score enough in open play to win us the league. His stats might be boosted by pens/free kicks, but I'd still be surprised if he hit 15 league goals.
To me the problem isn't that he missed the control, it's that he controlled it in the first place, he should have smashed it spontaneously. He could have missed it, but it worries me more that our main striker doesn't react like a striker, that he doesn't take his chance at the first occasion.
Odd how Rooney has several premier league medals?
If that's the counter then lindegard have a few, and oshea is better than ronaldo
Anderson have a couple, so does tom cleverly, we are fine then? All of our starting line up have lots of medals between them
I don't like how LVG is using Rooney. Half the time , Rooney is always away from the box and taking the positions of other players in the build up play, thus leaving us with no striker up front.
So was Falcao and look at what he did last season. Horrendous. I think it is the way Van Gaal is using identifiers and the specific instructions he has for them.
Never had the pace of those 2 and after his injury, ability to beat a man can be crossed off the list completely.
So strange he didn't take it first time. He's about as instinctual as they come. He probably just over-thought it.
Just because he never had the pace of those two present mean he didn't have pace. Besides, Falcon was known to have very good dribbling ability and footwork to put himself in goal scoring positions especially during his days at Atletico Madrid.
Yes, I repeat, post injury you can cross that off the list. So it has ZERO bearing to his time at united. It wasn't just United too, watch the copa America, and Chelsea in pre-season. He has lost that ability it seems
Perhaps, for me I think he has lost every shred of confidence.
It was strange alright. To give him the benefit of any doubt it was a fraction behind him and he may have thought he had more time than he did. Walker was absolutely flying back at him, from directly behind. When Young released the pass it looked like Rooney had all the time in the world. His first touch was weird though. Didn't get it out from his body at all (luckily, as it turned out!)
He should take Walker out for a dinner.
Then Kyle could finish his meal for him.
That was a really terrible joke of mine. Still, I'm always slow to start each season; hopefully I'll make at least 20 good ones by May 2016.
He was seemingly in acres of space, so i dont think taking a touch was that bad a decision. Fair play to Walker for closing the space down so well.
It was a bad decision, because he squandered the chance.
Normally Rooney would just side foot that into the bottom corner first time.
I hold no serious doubts about his finishing ability though, he'll be fine when he's gotten rid of the ring rust.
What worries me more is the lack of competition and his overall game as a lone striker.
Hey I'm not the one stating teams that have certain players who take a few games to get up to speed can't be title contenders. Simply stating that isn't the case!
League Titles are not won by one player! Nor are they lost by one player.
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