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2016-17 Performances

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5.2 Season Average Rating
Appearances
39
Goals
8
Assists
10
Yellow cards
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Sp00ks11 said:
Scholes in the studio saying it should be Mata coming off. No mention of ANOTHER shocking Rooney performance. Mikhi on for Rooney please, and Herrera for Fellaini beforehe gets sent off.
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Why Mata?:rolleyes: That's why I've stopped listening to the pundits
 
There's no need for him to have a 'must play' aspect to his contract because, due to the "unique" deal the club has with him, United make money on all his commercial activities; it literally pays the club to select him.
 
ManRant said:
This is what I see as well, but should be doing better. People here will remember that he was disposed of the ball in that 12 second but disregard his good play.
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His "good" play is something any mediocre premier league player could do. Where's his great play? He's taking up a place in the team that could go to a significantly better player. Why do some people accept such low standards where Rooney is concerned?
 
SteveJ said:
There's no need for him to have a 'must play' aspect to his contract because, due to the "unique" deal the club has with him, United make money on all his commercial activities; it literally pays the club to select him.
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How are his performances helping that though? Honestly, the club needs to decide if they want that piddly amount of money or they want us back on top. What's the point of spending all this money buying players when you don't play them or play them in the wrong position because of Rooney? It's a shit situation.
 
ManRant said:
This is what I see as well, but should be doing better. People here will remember that he was disposed of the ball in that 12 second but disregard his good play.
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Point out these moments please. The only thing I can remember him doing that was positive was making that run behind the defence and crossing to Martial.
 
I hate the agenda narrative. I used to love Rooney, when he was actually a good player. He is no longer a top level player though, and he just stinks up our team. I reckon our players with actual technical skill (most of them) actively worry about passing to him, lest they have to immediately begin defending as the ball inevitably richochets off him/is lost due to poor control/gets blasted out to the wings/directly to an opposition player.

Seeing that he's rubbish and consistently commenting on it isn't an agenda, it's the objective truth when comparing his performances to every (yes, every) other top 10 in world football.
 
All those times Rooney was played when he shouldnt have been anywhere near a football pitch due to injury when he was younger has really fecked this lad.
 
I don't get Rooney bias at all, he's shite for England, he's shit for Manchester United and yet no pundit/journo dares to question him.
What are they trying to sell?
 
Jazz said:
How are his performances helping that though? Honestly, the club needs to decide if they want that piddly amount of money or they want us back on top. What's the point of spending all this money buying players when you don't play them or play them in the wrong position because of Rooney? It's a shit situation.
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I agree but financiers often view things in a short-term manner.
 
Stringer said:
Point out these moments please. The only thing I can remember him doing that was positive was making that run behind the defence and crossing to Martial.
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Nah, won't change anyone's opinion. Would rather see people jump on him for personal amusement.
 
EyeInTheSky said:
No where near it. Mata has been as average
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Not even the fact Mata has been a bit better, but the twists and turns in logic to get to subbing Mata instead of Rooney. He said that Mhkitaryan isn't a wide player he is better through the middle, yet he wanted him on for the wide player with no mention of the guy stinking it up through the middle.
 
The more managers that put their faith in Wayne Rooney, the more of them will find themselves shoved out of the door. Hope Mourinho doesn't face the same fate I like him. Fergie was the best at recognizing when a player needed to be shipped out.
 
He's blackmailing the Glazers. It's the only reason he plays.
 
There's a clause in his contract that says he has to play. It's that simple. There's no way three experienced managers would be oblivious to the fact that he's become absolutely useless.
 
Sorry but you defenders can get fecked today. He's so fecking useless and it's so clear.
 
he's been brutal, masked by the odd goal here and therem and I'm not even surprised.

mourinho needs to drop him or at least slowly phase him out soon or later.
 
Big Ben Foster said:
There's a clause in his contract that says he has to play. It's that simple. There's no way three experienced managers would be oblivious to the fact that he's become absolutely useless.
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Surely you can just get your medical staff to constantly not declare him fit to work around it somehow.
 
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