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He's been poor but so has the rest of the team. Rooney is just this seasons scapegoat.
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He's been poor but so has the rest of the team. Rooney is just this seasons scapegoat.
Looked way better when he went off. He is past it
A shame Fergie didn't continue for one more year, then we would not have seen Rooney at the club anymore and with £40M to spend on players who care.
We weren't great when he went off either, but we did improve a bit. We need to get this guy out of the team and make a signing or two in January.
No the rest of the team wasn't. Basti was way better. Smelling was way better. Martial was way better. Delay when he came on was better. He was probably the worst out there today and not for the first time either. Our best earner of the club better gets sold asap
Was he complaining when he substituted?
No, he isn't. A scapegoat would be someone who is used to detract from other poor performers. As it stands, plenty of players are getting criticised; Darmian, Young, Carrick etc, while the manager is coming in for hefty criticism too.
Our team has been poor, but Rooney has been one of the worst performers. Surely if a team is playing poorly, the first players you criticise for the poor performances are those who are playing poorly?
Can you seriously not see it? He has been awful, 2 league goals and no assists and we're nearly in December. If we're not creating anything maybe he's a reason why.
Some of his "passes" were abysmal. Talk about killing rhythm and movement.
Hope that was his last appearance for us.
It's part of the problem with our supposed possession game. For all of the possession we have and the passes we make, players like Rooney just don't suit the system at all. He's always been more of a direct footballer than a passer, but the fact that he's playing some of his worst football magnifies the problem.
Rooney isn't just one of the many players being criticized here. You see it a lot on this forum: Rooney is holding us back, drop him and play Martial upfront etc etc. Blaming all/most of your failures on one player is scapegoating.
Then I disagree with you. Apart from Smalling they were all poor.
He's so ineffectual. Isolated a fullback on either side twice and the end result was the worst attempt at a cross that ended straight in Schmeichel's hands and the other was the worst dive I've seen in a while.
Can I not see what? We're not playing poor because of Rooney. Rather, the whole team is playing poor including Rooney.
Yes, he is! Go to the Carrick thread right now. You'll see people criticising him. Darmian is being slaughtered in his thread. Young is being heavily criticised. As is Mata. To suggest he's the only one being criticised is nonsensical.
He's just not that good anymore.
It's clear that he's declined and he's shot.
He was a superb player for us, but his time is up.
It's clear that he's declined and he's shot.
He was a superb player for us, but his time is up.
It makes sense don't you think ? I mean Rooney plays on the pitch like he's our best player, he has special privileges and is our striker (a very important position at the club).
Can't wait to hear how Scholes, Merson and the rest explain that.....
That was awful...
That was awful...
This is what puzzles me. The players must see he's holding the team back. I cannot believe people in a competitive environment would be unhappy if he's dropped. We obviously not great at the moment but did look better after he went off. I just can't get my head around it. Weird.
People aren't saying we're shit because of Rooney. They're saying we're poor and Rooney is fecking shite and isn't helping us play any better. It's pretty obvious.
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Not his fault mate. Apparently.
Bad tactics. Crap manager. The fact our other strikers are young blokes finding their feet and aren't prolific apparently proves that it's the system at fault.
If it walks like a duck, quacks like a duck, chances are....
He's finished and has been for months.
Someone posted this before about Rooney. It's so apt.
The funny thing about Rooney is, he manages to look terrible in contrast to his team mates, who were not necessarily lighting things up out there. Would he have glided pass people like Martial did on a few occasion, would he have done the double touch thing Schweinsteiger did towards the end of the game, would he have managed that flick/back heel pass Memphis made for Young?
He was just not anywhere close to resembling a Premier League footballer, let alone one who captains the one of the bigger clubs in the league.
He was just not anywhere close to resembling a Premier League footballer, let alone one who captains the one of the bigger clubs in the league.
Anyone got a gif of that toepoke straight to the keeper that was meant to be a cross? I was looking forward to the replay but sky wouldn't oblige. I actually laughed out loud at it
Lineker shat just once, Rooney did it 11 times in a row, so he beats Ruud's record too in some way.
Everton away was good.
The pass accuracy is probably an improvement. Yaaaay!
Is he even playing anymore?
Big Rooney fan but I think his best days are either behind him or Van Gaal is strangling the life out of his ability.
Big Rooney fan but I think his best days are either behind him or Van Gaal is strangling the life out of his ability.
Van Gaal: Wayne Rooney was limping and that is why I changed him. I already wanted to change one of the strikers because they were not always running in behind. There were some times when if we were quick we had space to do that but we didn't so that is why I wanted to bring Memphis in. Maybe I would have changed Martial.
I said it was due to injury. I'm kind of losing patience with LVG if this continues. Moyes had no clue what to do, this guy just wontVan Gaal: Wayne Rooney was limping and that is why I changed him. I already wanted to change one of the strikers because they were not always running in behind. There were some times when if we were quick we had space to do that but we didn't so that is why I wanted to bring Memphis in. Maybe I would have changed Martial.
I hope LVG is just saying that in public to not let the papers start a lot of speculation because surely he can see how bad Rooney was?
Awful, we will have at least another year of this dross as well. Sooner he is gone the better.
We can't expect to improve in our overall attacking until he's permanently dropped. I agree he's only part of the problem but all the others have potential to improve, he isn't in bad form exactly, he has just declined. That's so obvious looking at his performances.
Reminds me of Robson in his last season, literally looks on his last legs in a football sense. Absolute dire again, we are carrying him week in, week out. Its criminal that he hasn't been dropped.
What amazes me is none of the ex Fergie clan will criticise him or highlight how bad he currently is and how detrimental it is to the team.
What amazes me is none of the ex Fergie clan will criticise him or highlight how bad he currently is and how detrimental it is to the team.
Think that might of been me, although I tend to use that a lot
But yeah, we're all beginning to sound like broken records here. The evidence is growing that he's not go it anymore.
We did alright against Liverpool and Watford without him, we should just try him on the bench for a few games and see what happens.
No one is taking his pathetic toe poke at Kasper seriously enough to count it as a "shot" on target
If being the captain makes a player undroppable, then make Smalling the captain.
If being the captain makes a player undroppable, then make Smalling the captain.
No one is taking his pathetic toe poke at Kasper seriously enough to count it as a "shot" on target
If being the captain makes a player undroppable, then make Smalling the captain.
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