Done well the last couple of games, playing a bit off Martial. Probably the only way to use him, a shame our wingers are next to useless and can't put in any crosses for our forwards.
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His touch and passing looks miles better.
Decent half for Wazza.
This sums it up. The rest aren't much better but in my opinion Carrick and Rooney are playing way too slow. Some touch on the line though
That touch in the first half 
Looks much better playing behind Martial and today his first touch has actually been pretty good.
From a technical point of view, he has done well. Nothing infuriating about him in this first half. In truth, it's just an average performance.
I actually think he's been poor, personally. His use of the ball has been far too safe. 6 passes to Schweini, 3 to Carrick, 3 to Young, 1 each to Blind and Smalling. He recycles too often for the position he's in. Only 1 pass to Martial which was down the right wing near the half way line. Far too negative overall and a catalyst for the negativity drawn into the team's style.
However, what a touch that was to bring down that cross field ball from Schweini. Over the shoulder, mid stride, just wow. Take a bow.
However, what a touch that was to bring down that cross field ball from Schweini. Over the shoulder, mid stride, just wow. Take a bow.
He's an average player these days but at least he's not hurting the team like he has been with messing up the very basics of his role.
Indeed. The bar isn't set low, it's been buried deep.
OMFG HE GOT SUBBED
He's improving, good to see.
Rooney had a decent game. Saying that, I dont think he did anything better than the run from Martial when he was taken off. Its just obvious we are a better side with the 19 year old wonder kid playing up top.
That piece of skill (taking down the high ball) on the 70+th minute is a bit special. Reminiscence of Berba's.
I honestly thought he was better than usual. Typical that he gets subbed off for the one game where he isn't complete shit 
I think hes been good the last two games. Dare i say one of our better attacking players in each?
We are a better team with martial up top though. Still, I dont think hes done as a player for us.
We are a better team with martial up top though. Still, I dont think hes done as a player for us.
His touch was better again today, especially when he brought down the high ball () but he's just not a threat at all is he?
) but he's just not a threat at all is he?I don't think that's what it is. I mean, we saw against Moscow, and even today, with Martial up top, that we struggle to create chances. Yes, we won the two games (Moscow where Rooney scored), but I don't think there's a significant difference in our play.
Best game of the season for him so far. Good to see he is improving.
Probably his most accomplished performance of the season and yet he barely featured as a threat. At least he wasn't a hindrance today, its just he was not having an impact at all.
All our attacking players are improving tbf
Slowly but surely were getting better. The game today should give them a confidence bump too.
3 shots, 1 on target, 2 blocked, 0 goals.
His general play was better but still not much of a goal threat.
His general play was better but still not much of a goal threat.
He offers nothing much in the way of creativity of incisiveness for a #10 and can't go past players, but at least he's not acting as an extra defender for the opposition at the moment, that's an improvement.
He's offered no threat or invention. I really don't see how people can think he played well. His job is to score and create and he does none of that. He's played as our primary attack and he does nothing.
Not a bad performance, but didn't contribute much. As long as he can do all the simple things right, such as controlling the ball, then he's done good.
If it weren't for Lingard taking the initiative, I'm not sure we'd be out of the woods. Our attack improves when we field players with a nice turn of pace and ability to take people on. But we still sorely lack balance and Rooney is the main part our team's imbalance.
Much better, without question, but would anyone call Rooney's performance v West Brom "good"?
His touch was better again today, especially when he brought down the high ball (
Today Rooney played like Herrera would play in that position, only higher up the pitch. Got the ball, popped it off, spread play, nice touches, yet Herrera's performances would be lauded, whilst Rooney's is seen as 'not a threat'.
Last two games he's been average overall, two 6/10 performances. Some nice touches in the first half and set up Mata but was quiet in the second and gave the ball away or was tackled a couple of times.
Played well and got subbed... After all the bad games that's mental.
Decent game again today I thought.
He gets so stuck in defending, that he's often just totally out of position on any sort of break.
Normally its like playing with 12 v 10 he's that bad.. today it was 11 v 10, so I'll take that.
Done the basic right, still off the pace and sharpness and positioning is still abit off. Good performance for his standard (which was pretty low these days)
Let's keep Martial up top, he got 7 defenders around him at one time
Let's keep Martial up top, he got 7 defenders around him at one time
Our biggest chance in the first half came thru Rooney shielding Schweinsteiger's pass which let Mata on a 1v1 with the goalie. There are signs of improvement and that's a good thing going into the second half of the season.
No it wouldn't.
Rooney lost the ball a number of times and didn't seem to be in tune with a lot of things. I remember specifically Scweinsteiger and Carrick passing into space close to Rooney, expecting him to move a bit, but he was on his hind legs. Rooney didn't even try to chip Myhill when he got that poor clearance right outside the box with the goal wide open. That was one of the most un-Rooney like behavior I've seen from him. I thought his CSKA game was better than this.
Not bad at all today, that touch from bfs pass was sublime
Better then his usual self. Shame it's taken 2 and half months to see an improvement.
Too often we see Carrick and BFS looking for a pass to a number 10 and Rooneys not there.
That and he is rarely in the number 10 areas when he needs to be. He either drops too deep or he's too far forward.
Too often we see Carrick and BFS looking for a pass to a number 10 and Rooneys not there.
Good match by his recent standards, but he still needs to do a lot more to justify him being an automatic starter
No it wouldn't, you are talking bollocks.
Herrera was criticised for similar performances, and after all, dropped by his manager.
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