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He wasn't great today, but it was a lot better than others. I gave him a 5, which ended up being like equal 3rd.
 
Wow, this thread is shocking. If that was a bad game by Rooney, what in gods name were the other midfielders on the pitch doing?
 
He was total and utter shit and yet still one of our better players which says it all.

He's finished as a striker and was never good enough to be a midfielder. If we want to ever win the title or do well in Europe we aren't going to do with a past it striker arsing about in midfield.

He should be sold in the Summer, but of course he won't be. We're stuck with him for years to come.
 
Was such a strange performance... It was like watching Zidane play. Unfortunately it was like watching Zidane play in a charity game... in 30 or 40 years time.

Every time he got the ball he looked for a Hollywood pass. His highlights reel would look like one of the performances of the season, whilst his lowlights reel would look like an 85 year old dementia ridden Paul Scholes after being wheeled onto the pitch following a 12 hour binge of forcing him to watch himself in his prime.

His passing map tonight must look like an American report of Laos after several years of consistent bombing.
 
He was average but still one of our better players today.

I'm all for Rooney bashing when it is deserved - like how on earth he's an automatic starter - but he doesn't deserve it for this game. Mediocre, yes, but there were others who were much worse.
 
One of our better performers but to describe it as anything more than decent would be wrong. Hit a few nice passes and his little burst was key in Martial's second. Don't know why he was kept as the deeper midfielder when Herrera was doing so poorly in front of him.

Seriously overplayed the 'switch of play' option which removes any advantage of surprise and we really could have done with seeing more of those surges/bursts forward (where in the world did that come from, it was like an acid flashback).
 
As our senior player and captain, he had to do more than he did. Much more. He should be held to a higher standard and he failed. It was more of the same when we needed him to inspire the others. Happy to see him go ASAP.
 
Why do these 'pundits' and commentators think these 60 yard passes is examples of pulling the strings, great vision, dictating play. The best passer in the past 30 years is Xavi and how many times did he do these pointless passes? The switch of play is supposed to mix things up or stretch the opposition...not to be the pass every time. It was the same nonsense with Gerrard - playing quick and accurate 10 yard passes with one or two touch is much more effective then this fecking hoof he does every time.

To be fair at least he tried something tonight. The other midfielders were a joke as was Mata and the FB's. Says more about the state of the team, which is reflected by the captain. The worst United captain I can think of. Bring back Fletch!
 
shabadu84 said:
As our senior player and captain, he had to do more than he did. Much more. He should be held to a higher standard and he failed. It was more of the same when we needed him to inspire the others. Happy to see him go ASAP.
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This.

Also, hHis mere presence is detrimental to the way the team plays. He needs to be transferred out this summer along with LvG.
 
I liked his attitude and efforts to put up a fight - we needed much more of that across the team. It's unfortunate that his ability no longer matches that attitude.
 
shabadu84 said:
As our senior player and captain, he had to do more than he did. Much more. He should be held to a higher standard and he failed. It was more of the same when we needed him to inspire the others. Happy to see him go ASAP.
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Agree with this a lot. But for some reason the opposite holds true. He gets over the top praise for doing the very basics right.

Sick of his hollywood passes. You could tell the point in the game West Ham defenders sussed out what he was going to do with the ball.
 
Antisocial said:
I liked his attitude and efforts to put up a fight - we needed much more of that across the team. It's unfortunate that his ability no longer matches that attitude.
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I can't fault him for that today, there were many others who did let us down there. The decline shouldn't taint his United career. But yes, it's very real and cannot be ignored. If he can't do it anymore, the club should make it a priority to find his replacement. I worry we'll hold on for marketing reasons, just so he gets the scoring record, and hold ourselves in the process.
 
Others being bad should not excuse that from Rooney. Hes mean to be our talisman. People say stop bringing up pay, but its important cos we pay him like hes our captain, talisman, leader, etc. But hes none of that. Its not a case of him being a standout (like Martial) and the others letting him down. Hes just not good enough any more. He cant last 90 minutes. Hes too predictable in what hes going to do.

Hes not a striker.
Hes not a #10.
Hes not a midfielder.

He has an armband so our manager is trying his hardest to get him into the team, but hes not a leader and cant motivate anybody around him when the going gets tough.
 
If he is going to stay and be a starter... which position would be the best for him?
 
Fer said:
If he is going to stay and be a starter... which position would be the best for him?
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Number 10, don't know why he's used as the number 8, just hits crossfield balls. At least at 10 he has some goal threat and can get in the box.
 
Why should anyone tell me to stop bringing up his wages? I pay to support the club and I'm allowed to question if he's worth what the club pay him. He's isnt, and hasn't been for a long time.
 
I still fail to see whatever it is that makes some people believe that Rooney can be a classy midfielder. He's been a great player for us, without doubt, but insisting on shoehorning him into the lineup moving forward will hurt the team. He's finished as an elite striker, and there's a significant number of better midfielders around. The Scholes analogy doesn't work for me. Rooney will never come close to being as good a midfielder as Scholes was, just as Scholes was never as good a striker as Rooney. Moreover, Scholes made the transition much earlier in his career. Rooney will always try to put in a shift, but for me he lacks many of the attributes I would want to see in a Manchester United midfielder. That he may be one our better options there speaks more to the poor state of our midfield than it does of Rooney's quality.
 
shabadu84 said:
As our senior player and captain, he had to do more than he did. Much more. He should be held to a higher standard and he failed. It was more of the same when we needed him to inspire the others. Happy to see him go ASAP.
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Bingo

He didn't have a bad game tonight... but he simply needs to be better

Tonight also highlighted that he really is not a team leader
 
Dobbs said:
Why is he the scapegoat? Have you looked at the other threads?!!

Serious victim complex. On behalf of another person. It's all very strange.
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Exactly, He is taking this fanboy thing too far.

Rooney wasn't good tonight. He is a non effective passenger of that midfield. From tonight I'd give him a 4/5 rating ....Herrera and Schneiderlin were even worse. But they are rightfully being blasted for it(I'd give them 1/2 ratings and I like them both)

Poor Wayne Rooney.

I swear some people come across as bigger fans of certain players than the club. The only one that should be walking out of Upton Park with his head held high is Martial.
 
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His usual 1 or 2 miscontrolled touches per game, I thought he was decent at spreading and stretching the game.

His job couldn't get easier with ander and morgan playing next to him like the way I did when I was 5.
 
204Red said:
Bingo

He didn't have a bad game tonight... but he simply needs to be better

Tonight also highlighted that he really is not a team leader
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Hard to lead this lot into battle..... I thought Rooney was one that got pass marks last night along with Valencia, Dave, Smalling and Mata (although not his biggest fan). Rashford is a kid but he should not be starting games like this so he gets a pass on a technicality.
 
Rooney upfront or in midfield doesnt matter. He doesnt contribute enough and is not good enough in either position
 
Fer said:
If he is going to stay and be a starter... which position would be the best for him?
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#10. But I worry for our future if he's going to be a starter. It's just hard to see us building a champion team with so many passengers and has-beens.
 
Thought he did alright last night. You want more but it wasn't that bad. He drove from midfield for our 2nd goal and we need to see more of him doing that.
 
He's a shit Charlie Adam.

Feel sorry for those fans who still see him as their idol. Must be difficult letting go.

Maybe we could bring Scholes bsck again? Couldn't be worse
 
K2K said:
Exactly, He is taking this fanboy thing too far.

Rooney wasn't good tonight. He is a non effective passenger of that midfield. From tonight I'd give him a 4/5 rating ....Herrera and Schneiderlin were even worse. But they are rightfully being blasted for it(I'd give them 1/2 ratings and I like them both)

Poor Wayne Rooney.

I swear some people come across as bigger fans of certain players than the club. The only one that should be walking out of Upton Park with his head held high is Martial.
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You only need to look at the name of the poster who regularly defends "WR8" to see that.

A bad performance is blamed on the system and his team mates. An average performance is made out to be this excellent game changing performance. Remarks are made on how he "tries" and "looks like he cares." Various different positions and roles are suggested just to accommodate him in the team when he's already tried and failed in those positions a few weeks before.

It's ridiculous. The defence of and deference to Wayne Rooney grates me more than his shite performances and big paycheck.
 
NinjaZombie said:
You only need to look at the name of the poster who regularly defends "WR8" to see that.

A bad performance is blamed on the system and his team mates. An average performance is made out to be this excellent game changing performance. Remarks are made on how he "tries" and "looks like he cares." Various different positions and roles are suggested just to accommodate him in the team when he's already tried and failed in those positions a few weeks before.

It's ridiculous. The defence of and deference to Wayne Rooney grates me more than his shite performances and big paycheck.
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Very true.

If you are stand up for one player that badly, then do it for the rest . Or have a go at everyone including him. The number of excuses that are constantly made for him are just ridiculous.

This fanboy phenomenon is one thing I hate about modern football. As long as your favorite keeps playing , whether its at the detriment of the team or not, you are happy. Makes no sense.

I think the best thing one can do as a fan is to realize when our favorites are no longer the superheroes we once thought they were. Its human nature, people decline. Rooney has been declining for years.
 
Only real positive for me from yesterday match was the way he took the ball just before our second goal and moved with it forward before passing to Rashford. He showed more intent and composure in that one move than the rest of the match combine. Overall okeish match from him, but far from what we need.
 
Rooney's default mode of play. Receive ball, telegraph pass to either wing. He needs to realise we don't have a Crouch, Lukaku, or Carrol to aim for pointless crosses in the air.
 
RooneyLegend said:
Wow, this thread is shocking. If that was a bad game by Rooney, what in gods name were the other midfielders on the pitch doing?
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This isn't a thread about the other players, this is a thread about the fraud we have as a captain. Herrera and Schneiderlin were absolute dogshit and are rightfully getting torn apart in their own threads and those players might even get dropped, he won't. Them being utter shite doesn't excuse him from yet again being shit too. He's paid at least triple what they are(sshhh don't mention the war!), he's completely undroppable and he's useless to any team looking to compete at the very top. It's an absolute joke. We are an absolute joke as long as the situation remains the same.

He's a disgrace of a captain, that the team can repeatedly get away with spineless performances under his leadership says it all about his tenure as captain. People going on about how well he did for Martial's second by driving forward, he only did it because there was no Hollywood ball to the wing on. The claims he has a footballing brain are a complete fallacy. Trying the same things over and over again regardless of the situation is not a footballing brain, it's a complete lack of creativity and is the opposite of having a good footballing brain.
 
The funny thing is he thinks he can play like Scholes and pull the strings from deep. There is delusion and there is the notion that Rooney can be an excellent deep lying playmaker.

He's flopped at every position he's been tried this season and is one of the reasons why the team struggles to make the top 4. When your main striker contributes zero points over the entire first half of the season, you must be very lucky to achieve something of notice in the league.
 
RooneyLegend said:
Wow, this thread is shocking. If that was a bad game by Rooney, what in gods name were the other midfielders on the pitch doing?
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Agreed, I laugh and joke about it. But it really is an awful outpouring of over-emotional fans scrambling around for things to point fingers at because they've thrown their rattle. Grown men typing out pages and pages of rubbish about one of our players who was pretty good today and one of the few who looked like he gave a shit and was giving everything for the cause. I just shake my head, it is truly bizarre.
 
Treble said:
The funny thing is he thinks he can play like Scholes and pull the strings from deep. There is delusion and there is the notion that Rooney can be an excellent deep lying playmaker.

He's flopped at every position he's been tried this season and is one of the reasons why the team struggles to make the top 4. When your main striker contributes zero points over the entire first half of the season, you must be very lucky to achieve something of notice in the league.
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It's club and manager fault to allow anyone below required quality having undroppable status. For me personally only 3 player should have that kind of treatment based on their performances, De Gea, Shaw pre-injury and Martial, the rest of the team are just as bad as Rooney, they run around, have some kind of impact here and there but overall it's pathetic beyond recogision!
 
Perrick Dubois said:
Agreed, I laugh and joke about it. But it really is an awful outpouring of over-emotional fans scrambling around for things to point fingers at because they've thrown their rattle. Grown men typing out pages and pages of rubbish about one of our players who was pretty good today and one of the few who looked like he gave a shit and was giving everything for the cause. I just shake my head, it is truly bizarre.
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Also if you come on here and say you think he played okay you're branded a fan boy etc. I'm impartial to Rooney but can see he did alright yesterday so don't see why you'd come on to this thread to bash him.
 
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