He's exaggerating for sure but the fact he got MOTM is still an absolute joke. He missed an open goal (should have put his head on it but for some bizarre reason didn't) and should have been sent off.
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He's exaggerating for sure but the fact he got MOTM is still an absolute joke. He missed an open goal (should have put his head on it but for some bizarre reason didn't) and should have been sent off.
Whole of Britain is laughing at that decision
Better today but nowhere near good enough. If we're going to stick with playing a lone central striker than we need someone with good close control, raw physical power and pace. I'm thinking Lukaku. As for the chance, all he needed to do was redirect the ball, not blaze it.
MOTM 
Hardly.
How am I overstating things? He's missed a goal few of those open goal chances this season. Today, the one in the CL from Martial's pull back..one against Liverpool at OT I believe...thats 3 I can think of off the top of my head.
He's simply not good enough anymore.
That's just sam.
Rooney was okay today. His overall game was decent. But we need our main striker to be a goal threat, and take his chances.
While he played alright giving him man of the match was ridiculous. Who picks that, Gerrard, Rio and Scholes in the studio? The media bias towards him is unbelieveable.
Any half decent striker can take it and play the ball off to the midfield, but he missed a sitter and was lucky his wild swing was called offside because that was shite. MOTM? he should've won us the game
he should've won us the gameBecause there was no open goal. Obviously.
Stats
Shots
Shots - 2
On Target - 1
Off Target - 1
Big Chance - 1
Passes
Passes - 32/39
% - 82.1
Failed - 7 (2 were Hollywood's, 3 travelled less than 5 yards, not one was into the box)
Other
Crosses - 0/1
Take ons - 0/3
Ball recoveries - 3
Aerial duels - 1/3
Tackles - 0/1
Interceptions - 0
Clearances - 0
Shots
Shots - 2
On Target - 1
Off Target - 1
Big Chance - 1
Passes
Passes - 32/39
% - 82.1
Failed - 7 (2 were Hollywood's, 3 travelled less than 5 yards, not one was into the box)
Other
Crosses - 0/1
Take ons - 0/3
Ball recoveries - 3
Aerial duels - 1/3
Tackles - 0/1
Interceptions - 0
Clearances - 0
This is amazing. Eulogising about him!
Not an agenda, just high standards. Especially from the captain and highest paid player at the club.
Something half of this forum seems to have lost since the Moyes era.
I thought the one thing with Rooney today is that if we are persisting with him, and he had some decent spells today then I really think we need to play with two wingers who are almost pushed up ahead of him, almost like a false 9. I'm not saying he'd be great there but I think we/he would look better for it. Most the time he picks up the ball is where he's almost an am/10. He seems more effective there rather than too high as he can't run the channels well or hold it up as well as he once did. But with the wingers ahead of him then we'd get players stretching the game and opening things which might let a runner like Herrera get in centrally as opposed to us constantly having to work it wide where we can't cross.
He had 3 or 4 good lay-offs but can't run with the ball or turn with it, his mobility is shockingly poor and he can't get ahead of a CB in the box or finish a sitter, he missed 2 today but the incorrect offside flag saved his blushes. The commentarey from Hoddle and McMannaman was unbelieveable, someone check their bank accounts for Paypal deposits from Rooney.Org
Falcao last season in EPL: 1287 min, 4 goals and 4 assists
Rooney this season in EPL: 1275 min, 2 goals and 1 assist
In other words, Falcao was about 3 times more productive in the league than Rooney this season.
Amazing isn't itMOTM
Yes there was. Any quality striker would have scored from that CBJ cross.
Rooney, unsurprisingly, managed to balloon it over the bar.
Wow, I know Rooney has not played every game up front (I don't think) but that's pretty damning.
You should have off-loaded him to us when you had the chance.
Just the perks of belonging to the England club.
Do you actually know what an open goal is?
We know that, but the powers that be at our crazy club let themselves be conned by Roo and his agent
for us...He was decent, but it's not good enough.
If we don't expect more from our so called "talisman" then maybe we deserve to be where we are. I can have time for young player not less for the team leaders.
He doesn't.
That miss was truly shocking, and he had some poor touches occasionally. But it still was a very decent performance imo. Did his #9 duty fairly well .
Still not good enough, mind.
Still not good enough, mind.
Anybody claiming that to be a good performance needs to add the disclaimer, "... for Rooney." Honestly, that was about as average a performance from a PL striker as you'd expect. That's before you even recognise his shocking miss.
Still not good enough, and still should be sold.
Still not good enough, and still should be sold.
I missed most of first half, probably he was good. Second half though he was poor.
It's the only explanation.
He has shown improvement today, and people are still moaning. Yes, he's not the Rooney he used to be, and by his old standards, or the standards of a typical United striker, his performance today probably wasn't anything special, but surely it has to be good signs that he shown an improvement today. We should be hoping he continues to put in these type of performances and better, rather than saying it still isn't good enough.
I am seriously doubting him now.
That would have been a master stroke.
His mates after the game
Inspiration. Sensational.
Wow.
Inspiration. Sensational.
Wow.
Do you agree with everything the TV says too?
Just a quick insider tip for you, English TV want the English captain to be seen to be the MOTM in every opportunity.
An unguarded net. Which, considering Courtoius was on the floor, it was.
Any decent contact and he scores.
Don't get me wrong, but when 19 year old Martial plays better then him, and still Martial send to Play LW or RW just to make Rooney ST, People going to moan.
Yes he has better game but I still think Martial could had done better job then Rooney.
Or we can do both.
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