Much better tonight. Still a bit inconsistent but set up some great chances . Hopefully he bags a goal or two against Newcastle to ease off the pressure.
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He just slows things down too much.
Looks like he needs to take a sabbatical.
Usually takes him four or fives games after a break from football, as Fergie once said.
At nearly 30, this might be the time when he does actually start to decline - that's just natural for 99% of footballers (and the people who've been saying he's 'in decline' since he was 24 will be like 'Told ya!').
But i'm not yet convinced that he's currently as far gone as some think.
Massive improvement tonight, but he still doesn't even look close to ever scoring. As our main striker I don't care how decent he looks, if he's not scoring or looking like scoring something needs to be done
He was decent and improved from last performance but that was always going to happen. Few good moments and few bad moments, but the most important things are still not there even against weak opponents - his hold up play was average again(not bad but not great either), and he barely showed any goal threat.
Looked better tonight. Hope he can find a goal as soon as possible to get some confidence. It helped though that Bruges at least tried to have a go at us and didn't park the bus for 90 minutes. The extra space was good for him but I'm afraid he won't get that in the PL a lot.
I posted this the other day, and feel it may be relevant after tonight. Rooney was much better tonight, and credit to him for that. His touch for Memphis was a worldy, he did a similar one against PSG in pre-season, but Memphis wasn't up to speed. Overall, I'd say he was a 6 tonight, and I'm not sure if he will play too much better than he did tonight, although to be fair to him, that same performance with a goal would be considered a very good one.
He's clearly lost a lot, and is not perfect, but if he absolutely must play, then I guess I can take performances like that, littered with the odd goal here and there. The attack will move up a level next summer hopefully if we can add a better striker though.
meh
Much better tonight, hope he gets his goals on Saturday.
Was better tonight. Played some nice passes, more notably the two to Memphis (back heel, outside foot pass), and touches were better. Still looks a bit low on confidence, but hopefully a goal against Newcastle will change that.
Less bad. Not good, but at least made progressive today and didn't look quite so rusty. Still looks like the speed/quickness decline is terminal.
Better but still not good enough.
When Memphis runs at defenders you feel something is going to happen, at the moment when Rooney does it you don't. He has no threat about him.
When Memphis runs at defenders you feel something is going to happen, at the moment when Rooney does it you don't. He has no threat about him.
He was indeed better, no denying that. He was still not good enough though, however the improvement is promising. A goal on Saturday and a fully flying Rooney along with Pedro and we could mount a serious title challenge
Ok in the first half, very good in the second half. Hope he builds on from this.
The pass to Memphis
The pass to Memphis
No shots on target. The flick was good, but he doesn't even look like a threat, let alone score.
I agree. His tank hasn't dried out, it just needs a bit of time to get started.
Knowing Rooney, the moment he finally comes good he will get injured shortly after and we will be back at square one.
Signs of life at times tonight, still not good enough though.
Signs of life at times tonight, still not good enough though.
300k a week. He should go on runs of 6-7 goals in 8 games but all we get us oh that flick to Memphis is the 57th minute was nice I suppose.
Rubbish in the first half, a lot better in the second
Had some sloppy moments and some good ones so a step up from the last two games even if the opposition was a couple of steps down.
He made a good effort tonight I thought with a few good moments. Obviously needs to score but no complaints with his effort tonight. Let's hope he scores against Newcastle.
I'm one of his biggest critics and I agree he shouldn't be playing for us if I had my way but in the situation we are in, he was at least creative today so he lives to fight another day in my book.
needs a goal...the weight of pressure is firmly on his shoulders..
Typically on this forum, he'd have received less abuse had Memphis scored after Rooney' lovely touch.
It was an improvement, which I guess wasn't a hard task in the first place. Still people are making out as if he did nothing at all. Some better touches tonight and held the ball up a lot more. Think it will do him wonders if Memphis suddenly becomes "THE" player to watch.
It was an improvement, which I guess wasn't a hard task in the first place. Still people are making out as if he did nothing at all. Some better touches tonight and held the ball up a lot more. Think it will do him wonders if Memphis suddenly becomes "THE" player to watch.
Much improved performance, his touch was far more assured and wasn't sloppy with the ball. Didn't get any shots on target but, was making the right runs, just ball wasn't getting to him. Good effort with his left, needs a bit more of that.
Think most of us have to start getting used to the fact that our striker is not going to have that many chances in this system - that he actually got on the ball that much is a good thing, especially if you think about how little RVP/Falcao saw the ball last year. Hopefully will see an even better game from him Saturday with a goal, that might calm things down a bit.
Think most of us have to start getting used to the fact that our striker is not going to have that many chances in this system - that he actually got on the ball that much is a good thing, especially if you think about how little RVP/Falcao saw the ball last year. Hopefully will see an even better game from him Saturday with a goal, that might calm things down a bit.
He will score against Newcastle..
Much better than Villa. Unfortunately, still not good enough. Chicharito showed much more in his cameo than Rooney's done in any 15 minute spell during the season.
Surely that volley that the guy on the line cleared for a corner has to count as a shot on goal?
Cant be bother to look for my post in match thread but in short,i find Rooney being bored to death in this way of play,if he does not drop deep to touch a ball,he goes in sleep walking mode.
I think that too..the pressure on him to be the man and provides the goals wears down on him..see some of his England perfomances..if he is less of the focus..it would help him a lot.
I wonder if an injury would be a blessing in disguise... you can't wish for that, but it would make things really interesting.
Interestingly we've never won the league when Rooney has ended up our top goal scorer, it's always been someone else that has been "the man" in those seasons.
Just subbed him out of my ff team so pretty much nailed on for a hat trick at weekend
Probably a sign of how bad he's been both this season and the final part of last season, that today was his best game for Utd in a long long time. Even then it was no better than average really.
The backheel was lovely though. Shame Memphis missed that, would have been a goal replayed for years.
The backheel was lovely though. Shame Memphis missed that, would have been a goal replayed for years.
That backheel is up there with *THAT* touch against Sunderland from Falcao....
Another bad game from him, one moment of genius though
He could have been subbed off with 3 assists today had his teammates finished his chances that he created. His hold up play improved as well as his touch. Still had some pretty bad moments but at least he is getting better. I think we may get a goal from him when we play Newcastle.
I won't lie. I really do dislike him as a person and as a player and currently cannot wait for the day he is gone from this club.
He was alright tonight though and a big improvement on his Villa performance. Hopefully the road uphill continues without the now regular dips in form where he performs like a 'drunken leper' (Credit to a poster above
). More consistency, flicks/link up play like the one today plus a steady steam of goals and I might just open my mind to him deserving his place in the team. It's really not that much to ask from someone on 300k a week and the leading striker of a team challenging on all fronts, is it? I'd much rather him have a cracker of a season and be proved wrong than him having a stinker and affecting our chances at silverware. There's no 'agenda' to it, as some of here love to call out people for apparently possessing.
He was alright tonight though and a big improvement on his Villa performance. Hopefully the road uphill continues without the now regular dips in form where he performs like a 'drunken leper' (Credit to a poster above
). More consistency, flicks/link up play like the one today plus a steady steam of goals and I might just open my mind to him deserving his place in the team. It's really not that much to ask from someone on 300k a week and the leading striker of a team challenging on all fronts, is it? I'd much rather him have a cracker of a season and be proved wrong than him having a stinker and affecting our chances at silverware. There's no 'agenda' to it, as some of here love to call out people for apparently possessing.
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