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2015-16 Performances

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Great goal.
What on earth were you twats all moaning about?

who's first, just who is first
 
Think being dropped at Stoke put a rocket up his ass.

He has that bite and aggressiveness back, which is what Rooney needs.
 
I didn't watch the game unfortunately, but I did see Rooney's goal. Very clever from Wayne.

How was his performance though?
 
Eddy_JukeZ said:
I didn't watch the game unfortunately, but I did see Rooney's goal. Very clever from Wayne.

How was his performance though?
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Better than usual actually. Not great, but pretty decent.

I just hope that goal will give him a kickstart. Though I said that after the goal against Everton.
 
Raw said:
Better than usual actually. Not great, but pretty decent.

I just hope that goal will give him a kickstart. Though I said that after the goal against Everton.
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We can only hope he proves a lot of us wrong.
 
Hernandez - BFA said:
Good game from him. feck off Rooney haters.
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This is the worst kind of post you can read in the United player performance forum, IMO, and that's why any kind of decent discussion is impossible here. No matter which player some people are praising or criticising, the reason is simple, it's because they are fanboys or haters, it's impossible to criticise or praise any of our players without anyone accusing you of having some kind of agenda.

I think Herrera's thread alongside Rooney's(it's quiet lately because he is truly shit, but you'll still see this kind of post from time to time) is the worst, majority of people who post in Herrera thread are saying he is overrated by our fans, and that people praise his performance mostly because they like him in general but not because he played a good game. How exactly is he overrated when majority of the people who post there think he is overrated? I seriously cannot understand that.
 
Amar__ said:
This is the worst kind of post you can read in the United player performance forum, IMO, and that's why any kind of decent discussion is impossible here. No matter which player some people are praising or criticising, the reason is simple, it's because they are fanboys or haters, it's impossible to criticise or praise any of our players without anyone accusing you of having some kind of agenda.

I think Herrera's thread alongside Rooney's(it's quiet lately because he is truly shit, but you'll still see this kind of post from time to time) is the worst, majority of people who post in Herrera thread are saying he is overrated by our fans, and that people praise his performance mostly because they like him in general but not because he played a good game. How exactly is he overrated when majority of the people who post there think he is overrated? I seriously cannot understand that.
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I see where you're coming from, but that is not the case with Rooney. I've criticized Rooney's performances fairly this season I think - there are games where he's been absolutely diabolical. Other times, he's been "better" but still levels below what we should be expecting. But we've had the odd game this season in which he's performed well - maybe not world class, but still worthy of praise.

Now many of our players this season have had atrocious matches this season, but no player receives not only the unjust criticism, but actual abuse than any other player on this forum. If you actually think that's bollocks, then you seriously need to read a few random pages of each player's player performance thread and decide for yourself.

I notice the names who go well and beyond of slating him, and they are the very same names who go in hiding when Rooney actually has a good game - or alternatively puts in a petty dig that overshadows their initial compliment.

Ignore the fact that he's our captain, but he's our fecking player. A player who deserves a lot more respect given his achievements at the club. Not directed at you Amar, but people on here need to realise that you need to support the player when he MIGHT be turning the corner. Not just belittle his performance. That is why I label them Rooney-haters, because they actually seem happier when he doesn't have a good game just so they can go on a justified rampage of him.
 
What a fantastic goal but it's one touch nestled between 6+ months of appalling performances...I'm convinced that he's done, not good enough any more etc and it'll take a hell of a lot more to change my mind.

IMO the "hoping it's the start of something" brigade are just deluding themselves. I think that Football is pretty much the only sport where you can be awful for a whole game, score a tap in (or equivalent) and be 'Man of the Match', which is possibly why it's more difficult to chart the decline of a footballer...a goals cloud performances and are often the only statistic that 'experts' care about.
 
izzydiggler said:
What a fantastic goal but it's one touch nestled between 6+ months of appalling performances...I'm convinced that he's done, not good enough any more etc and it'll take a hell of a lot more to change my mind.

IMO the "hoping it's the start of something" brigade are just deluding themselves. I think that Football is pretty much the only sport where you can be awful for a whole game, score a tap in (or equivalent) and be 'Man of the Match', which is possibly why it's more difficult to chart the decline of a footballer...a goals cloud performances and are often the only statistic that 'experts' care about.
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heard a lot that after the brugge game and everton game. in fact I thought the same the first 1 or 2 times he scored this season.

but it just didn't happen. not going to be fooled any more.
 
I thought he had a quite poor match bar his crossfield pass for Young in the first half and the outrageous goal in the second half.

But we've all grown accustomed to this now. At least he scored.
 
When he's shite, he gets stick. When he's good, he gets stick. The Caf for you....

Anyway...in the last couple of games, Rooney has shown improvement. Granted, as I stated before, it's probably not at the level we expect, but he is improving and that should be a positive. He scored today, and it was a well improvised goal. Absolute magic, but his overall play is what has been impressing me the most of late. Take the goal away and I'd still have he had a good performance. His passing, his touch, looked more of a goal threat, running with the ball, shooting, link up play, etc was all significantly better than what we have been seeing from Rooney this season. Hoping he can keep it up.
 
Lovely finish and a pretty good game overall. He still looked like he was slow or lacking desire at times, but he's been better since being benched. Should have happened months before it actually did.
 
Just watched it again - that was a stunning goal. Hopefully this has a galvanizing effect similar to his stunner against City back in the day.
 
I don't actually doubt that Rooney can be decent once again. I mean, someone who has achieved as much as him should be able to play at a 6-7/10 level consistently as opposed to 3-4/10, no matter if he's lost his physical edge.

The issue, for me, is whether he can be an 8-9/10 striker again. Because the importance and pay packet we've given him is of a player of that level. He's supposedly one of the highest paid players on the planet, and has "privelidges" that normally ensure he is the first name on the sheet. Is decent peformances fine for someone like that? Not for me, and it represents everything that is wrong with our football club. My fear is that Rooney reaches that 6 or 7 level consistently finally in the second half of the season and we still have a mediocre to goodish centre forward upfront for us as our "main man".
 
That really was a stunning finish. I am just trying to forget how terrible he has been this season just to appreciate the goal for what it was. Rooooonayyy!
 
I mean, it would be a shame if we have a talent like martial that deserves a class team around him and we're just interested in brand Wayne and prolonging his career/records while he keeps giving us "decent" or "fairly good".

That's my general and long term concern.

With regards to yesterday, terrific finish and just what we needed. Delighted for the team and him.
 
amolbhatia50k said:
I mean, it would be a shame if we have a talent like martial that deserves a class team around him and we're just interested in brand Wayne and prolonging his career/records while he keeps giving us "decent" or "fairly good".

That's my general and long term concern.

With regards to yesterday, terrific finish and just what we needed. Delighted for the team and him.
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I agree with this sentiment.
 
AttackingFlair said:
I don't understand this logic a few people have. Did you not celebrate his winning goal yesterday?
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jem said:
Why?
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I think he means he wants Rooney to be sold in the summer rather than have him crawl towards the record next season, as opposed to desiring him to fail this season. I don't see why anyone would want him to stay beyond this season. I also don't see why anyone would want him to do badly this season.
 
Hernandez - BFA said:
I see where you're coming from, but that is not the case with Rooney. I've criticized Rooney's performances fairly this season I think - there are games where he's been absolutely diabolical. Other times, he's been "better" but still levels below what we should be expecting. But we've had the odd game this season in which he's performed well - maybe not world class, but still worthy of praise.

Now many of our players this season have had atrocious matches this season, but no player receives not only the unjust criticism, but actual abuse than any other player on this forum. If you actually think that's bollocks, then you seriously need to read a few random pages of each player's player performance thread and decide for yourself.

I notice the names who go well and beyond of slating him, and they are the very same names who go in hiding when Rooney actually has a good game - or alternatively puts in a petty dig that overshadows their initial compliment.

Ignore the fact that he's our captain, but he's our fecking player. A player who deserves a lot more respect given his achievements at the club. Not directed at you Amar, but people on here need to realise that you need to support the player when he MIGHT be turning the corner. Not just belittle his performance. That is why I label them Rooney-haters, because they actually seem happier when he doesn't have a good game just so they can go on a justified rampage of him.
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Fair enough.
 
Quality goal, van Gaal dropping him against Stoke looks to have paid off.
 
He has done well in the last 2 games.

I still can't stand him, tho.
 
A false dawn or the start of a hot streak?

He's been better in the last two games, but has still basically robbed a massive wage for the last year.

As captain of the club, he needs to do a hell of a lot better.
 
A lot of people saying he has been decent in the last two games, sorry but decent from out highest paid player, so called talisman and captain still isn't good enough, its better sure, but the minimum I expect from him is an average of 7.5/8 out if ten over a season, and before anyone claims that is unreasonable, he brought it on himself
 
I do think his performances have been a lot better since he was dropped. He was far more involved in and around the box and didn't drop so deep as much. He had a few half chances with headers and a shot into the side netting in the first half which showed promise and he deserved the goal he got. Excellent finish too.
 
A lot of people saying he has been decent in the last two games, sorry but decent from out highest paid player, so called talisman and captain still isn't good enough, its better sure, but the minimum I expect from him is an average of 7.5/8 out if ten over a season, and before anyone claims that is unreasonable, he brought it on himself
 
What's the chances he scores throughout January and we don't buy another forward cos of his form, and then from Feb onwards he turns to dross again
 
He's playing a lot better now than previously, but he slows us down so much with his 15 yard diameter 360s that he takes; he's turn circle is that of an oil tanker. Also, while I like that he is shooting more, he needs to look up more and find that killer pass; so many times there was an easy 45 degree pass for a player, like Herrera, in a much better position.

His goal was a beauty!
 
It's been quite a while since I've seen a whole match now, last time he was total gobshite, I think he looked way sharper now. Maybe he actually can pull off a good last half of the season, it's probably crucial if we want to challenge for the title, or even the top four. If he plays well the next couple of matches I have faith.
 
He looked much more lively, and he got the much needed and deserved goal. He needs to be giving games like these as much as he can.
 
For what he is producing for the money he is on, we need somebody with the balls to feck him out pronto, he was a great player for us, but SAF wanted him gone and it that was the right decision, he is finished.
 
Bwuk said:
What's the chances he scores throughout January and we don't buy another forward cos of his form, and then from Feb onwards he turns to dross again
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The chance of that is very high.
We need to be building a team around martial and he is hindering that in a big way.
 
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