Wayne Rooney

[Mame Biram Diouf]

Here is his game in numbers: No shots on target. No chances created. A passing accuracy of 55% (the lowest on the pitch). Lost possession 28 times (highest on the pitch). One touch in the opposition penalty area.

Yet the only reaction from Gary Neville was to twice praise Rooney for his defensive work, while Martin Tyler remarked that he was “defensively responsible at 30”. For a striker, that should be the ultimate damnation by faint praise.

http://www.football365.com/news/16-conclusions-manchester-utd-0-0-manchester-city

#silentdomination

[Mame Biram Diouf]

First anti Rooney article from MEN

http://www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk/sport/football/match-reports/manchester-united-0-0-manchester-10329199

[Agony]

f*ck Van Gaal

 

Guys like Ander and Mata got banished last season for less but this c*nt plays 90mins every week, FFS

[Mame Biram Diouf]

Yup

Journos don't ask him about certain individuals but he will still bad mouth them

Ie Herrera, Depay and Janajuz

Gets asked about Rooney being poor again and says he will no longer be answering questions at all about Rooney and that questions about Rooney are stupid

What a fucking joke

It is going to cost us the title

[Agony]

The Independent gave him 7/10 for his performance today

 

Only Valencia(5/10) and Martial(6/10) had a lower rating

 

 

 

 

[i5_PRODUCER]

Only a matter of time before Louie drops him imo.

[Agony]

He's too much of a p*ssy to even sub him off let alone drop him right now

 

All we can hope for is injuries and suspensions

[Mephisto]

6 goals in 14 games is a decent return for a #10

[Thizz]

Van Gaal comments point towards him having a clause of playing every game. Open your eyes lads it's the only reason he can't and won't be dropped.

[Drift]

bait

 

the contract no bass dave gave him was unnatural

[Heero Yuy]

Rooney is simply the commercial face of United. Which other player at United is selling shirts like him, which other player is one of nikes top poster boys.

Record breaking england captain, you think sponsors care how he plays on the pitch

[Seydou]

Pmsl

Only man in history to be bigger than a club

Things are not normal in Wayne's World

[Mame Biram Diouf]

Rooney is simply the commercial face of United. Which other player at United is selling shirts like him, which other player is one of nikes top poster boys.

Record breaking england captain, you think sponsors care how he plays on the pitch

Saw someone say Depay sold the most shirts this summer.

Pretty sure Rooney was 3rd

Tbh I've seen a massive shift of the Rooney pendulum on forums and social media this season.

Just match day fans left and the media.

[Heero Yuy]

 

Rooney is simply the commercial face of United. Which other player at United is selling shirts like him, which other player is one of nikes top poster boys.

Record breaking england captain, you think sponsors care how he plays on the pitch

Saw someone say Depay sold the most shirts this summer.

Pretty sure Rooney was 3rd

Tbh I've seen a massive shift of the Rooney pendulum on forums and social media this season.

Just match day fans left and the media.

 

 

Memphis was a hyped new signing so that’s to be expected, but Rooney is a consistent shirt seller, worldwide recognisable ‘superstar’ face in the Asian and American markets too.

 

biggest player asset in terms of generating income for the club, the situation is fucked. Requires divine intervention or a tulisa style sting operation to shift the fat fuck off his pedestal.

[Wavant]

Van Gaal comments point towards him having a clause of playing every game. Open your eyes lads it's the only reason he can't and won't be dropped.

Defo.

You think LvG rates Rooney? Course not. Donnys hands are tied.

[mrw1308]

http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/34633786

 

[JOHN DOE]

andy tate knows

 

[Wavant]

#TrillaTate

[mp*]

 

Wayne da GAAAWDD

[Mame Biram Diouf]

Full width view showing Herrera's full reaction? Looks like he swung his arm and was cussing

Probably be dropped next game now

[Guest babatundestacks]

 

Wayne da GAAAWDD

WTF is wrong with this guy

[Bruno Di Gradi]

Jermaine "Dhalsim" Jenas

Wayne Rooney: Why Anthony Martial should lead Man Utd attack

 

By Jermaine JenasMOTD2 pundit

 

Wayne Rooney has been given a lot of stick for his performance in Sunday's Manchester derby and I think it was more evidence that he should not be leading Manchester United's attack.

I am not saying he should not be playing for United at all - I am one of Rooney's biggest fans and would always have him in my team even if he is out of form because of his influence on other players and ability to change the game with a piece of magic.

But it is clear that playing him up top on his own, often with his back to goal, is not working. He should have been in Ander Herrera's position, as United's number 10 behind their main striker, not their number nine.

Manchester United's starting XI v Man City, with Rooney leading their attack in a 4-2-3-1 formation

Rooney slowed play down because he is no longer a player who can get the ball, face up to a defender and fly by him. That is the bottom line.

United do have someone who can do that in Anthony Martial. Just by playing him in Rooney's position against City would have meant they were far more of a threat. Instead, Martial was kept out on the left.

Rooney turned 30 this week and he has got to the stage in his career where his options are limited when he is so far up the pitch because he does not have the pace to run at defenders or behind defences anymore.

United struggled going forward for long spells against Manchester City, and did not manage a single shot in the first half.

Their problems in attack were not down to a lack of ambition, more that they had the wrong player as their centre-forward.

Lack of pace leaves Rooney short of space

Rooney did not manage a shot on target against City, and only one shot at all - which was blocked.

He is usually effective when he comes deep to get the ball but on Sunday he was unable to find any space.

 

[Mame Biram Diouf]

How fast is Ibra? Giroud? Countless others too

Nobody ever pulls up these guys