Might explain why he still plays - he wakes up the next day thinking - hey, I was pretty great yesterday, and LVG has simply told him not to watch the match on the TV. Makes sense
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Might explain why he still plays - he wakes up the next day thinking - hey, I was pretty great yesterday, and LVG has simply told him not to watch the match on the TV. Makes sense
Sack Wayne play Will.
We're not, but Sunderland might, so there's always a silver lining, for those who enjoy the awful football Sunderland plays, that is.
Nah, you were right about Snow too.
This guy is as much to blame for our disappointing season as van gaal is IMHO
Maybe you could argue that lvg is more culpable given he keeps picking Wayne but the second moyes delivered that fat contract we were left with little choice but to build around him for the next few years.
If saf had stayed on he'd be stealing a living in the championship by now
Maybe you could argue that lvg is more culpable given he keeps picking Wayne but the second moyes delivered that fat contract we were left with little choice but to build around him for the next few years.
If saf had stayed on he'd be stealing a living in the championship by now
Rooney being the White Pele has to be one of the most inaccurate nicknames in football.
I'm not following
Much better than he was earlier in the season, he actually plays like a footballer these days. With his form coming in I can't begrudge him his largely underwhelming performance today. He wasn't alert, wasn't making runs and when he came deep wasn't doing much. I think I remember his touch letting him down on a cross and that early chance he wasted.
Yes but not getting the link?
Sudden, involuntary movements - its not just about swearing, although he does seem to do that quite randomly.
My heart sinks as soon as he looks to receive the ball in the build up of a promising move. Just stay in the fecking box.
that top 4 is very difficult and likely best route via Europa
Way to motivate there captain pugwash
its actually pissed me off more than the result. its mid feb and the captain says yeah we cant compete with Spurs and Leicester City
Yet I'm sure ha doesn't believe any of it is down to him being one of the worst players in the league for half the season. He should be ashamed to take his pay.
Shackles back on, I presume.
They should be and then thrown off a bridge
Let's look at it objectively. How do expect a team that has him as its captain, playing every game for 90mins to actually perform and be in the top 4?
He didn't even have a shot on goal today did he? I appreciate him coming out at the end and giving a fairly honest assessment but he was one of the worst players out there for us.
He should go to China
1 shot. 25+ yards. Missed.
http://www.fourfourtwo.com/statszon...0_SHOT_01#tabs-wrapper-anchor#:WantJc1lxIv3AA
He's one of the main reasons we're in this mess.
Another easy 300k for Wayne.
Purple patch over, and since the rest of the team decided being crap again no wonder there's no impact whatsoever from him.
Must sell him in the summer and find proper number 9, or just give Martial chance up-front!
Must sell him in the summer and find proper number 9, or just give Martial chance up-front!
Make a change from the Chinese I suppose
Highest paid player in the league. Fourth highest in world football. And nobody should give me the crap about selling shirts.
Wayne Rooney was critical of Manchester United and fears for their top-four chances after losing to Sunderland.
Rooney played the full 90 minutes at the Stadium of Light, registering just one shot as United struggled to break down the worst defence in the Premier League.
Sunderland were the better side, with Wahbi Khazri and Lamine Kone cancelling out Anthony Martial’s equaliser to earn a crucial three points in their battle against relegation.
“We didn’t create enough chances, we weren’t aggressive enough and it has cost us not defending set pieces so it’s a disappointing result,” Rooney told MUTV after the game.
“We didn’t play well today, we know that, we didn’t win enough second balls and all that coming together has cost us and it is not good enough.”
United remain six points behind fourth-placed Manchester City in the race for Champions League qualification, and captain Rooney admits that making the top four is now “difficult”.
“It will be difficult to qualify for the Champions League and the top four now, we know that, so it’s a sad day in terms of losing three points and we have to somehow move on,” Rooney told BT Sport.
“You don’t know how this Premier League works right now, but we know it will be difficult to finish in the top four and [winning] the Europa League might be the best chance [of qualifying for the Champions League], but that is a long way away.
“It’s a competition we didn’t necessarily want to be in, but we are and we want to win it. Every game is a big game for us and we have to start again on Thursday.”
Rooney played the full 90 minutes at the Stadium of Light, registering just one shot as United struggled to break down the worst defence in the Premier League.
Sunderland were the better side, with Wahbi Khazri and Lamine Kone cancelling out Anthony Martial’s equaliser to earn a crucial three points in their battle against relegation.
“We didn’t create enough chances, we weren’t aggressive enough and it has cost us not defending set pieces so it’s a disappointing result,” Rooney told MUTV after the game.
“We didn’t play well today, we know that, we didn’t win enough second balls and all that coming together has cost us and it is not good enough.”
United remain six points behind fourth-placed Manchester City in the race for Champions League qualification, and captain Rooney admits that making the top four is now “difficult”.
“It will be difficult to qualify for the Champions League and the top four now, we know that, so it’s a sad day in terms of losing three points and we have to somehow move on,” Rooney told BT Sport.
“You don’t know how this Premier League works right now, but we know it will be difficult to finish in the top four and [winning] the Europa League might be the best chance [of qualifying for the Champions League], but that is a long way away.
“It’s a competition we didn’t necessarily want to be in, but we are and we want to win it. Every game is a big game for us and we have to start again on Thursday.”
Its difficult to create chances when our alleged no. 9 is constantly arsing about on the halfway line offering no focal point for the team you spud faced waste of space.
What exactly does he mean by "You don't know how this Premier League works right now..."? Has he genuinely forgotten how football works? It could explain the shit sandwich he's been serving up for a long time now.
If only was that simple.
Truth is that this team generally lack confidence and direction, Rooney plays his part by being really ineffective, but since there's no movement around him what do you expect of him, to stay up front and wait for the long ball galore like we've seen in some matches?
Neither is he good enough anymore to lead the line, neither are the rest of the players (apart from Martial) good enough in creating anything positive in final third.
Imagine Martial up-front by himself waiting for something to happen while Depay, Lingard and Mata dick around the centre of the pitch, and when he finally gets the ball there's no one in support and he's being crowded.
Our problems are much deeper than just Wayne Rooney, no matter how hard you must think it's everything his fault, really isn't.
Can't blame Rooney today
He was feeding off scraps. He has not been great this year but a striker needs chances to score goals and as the tip of our arrow, he's getting no service whatsoever.
A team that reflects its captain. It's not at hard to understand. The club is just shite and until we do what is necessary, nothing will change. If the club thinks Rooney will turn back the clock just because Mourinho is here,Nathan they have another thing coming.
As the lone striker he needs to hold the ball up and act as a fulcrum for the attack, he failed miserably at that today and in the end gave up and drifted too deep, there's more to the striker role than just scoring goals.
Not in our current formation and strategy. I just remember a mindless mid table midfield scrap today. And as Rooney said, we lost way too many 2nd balls in that scrap to assert any kind of threat. There were very few break always where Rooney had the chance to do as you suggest.
The ball was played into him numerous times where his touch took him away from goal and stalled any potential forward momentum or the CM/CB simply brushed him off it.
Maybe I was in a mid match snooze which is a regular occurrence these days!
I don't blame him for defeat, that would be stupid, not his fault we can't mark players on set pieces. But blame him for playing without passion and intent.
Here's what I think: he's not good enough anymore to lead the line and serve as focal point of our attack and at the same time our attacking play in final third in almost non-existent (take Martial out of the team and there's no penetration at all). He can't create anything on his own anymore, and the rest of the team don't create chances from which he could score (as seen recently). Our team is a complete mess, not just Rooney, but somehow he's only one getting the blame (captain, wages, name calling etc.) while for others there are always some kind of excuses.
He just doesn't have any answers when there is little space except to drift around looking for space which only compounds the problem.
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