Re: All things Rooney! [Merged]
You are 100% right about all the 'White Pele' crap, its embarresing and Rooney always looks embarresed in interviews when people say stuff like that to him but thats the press fault, build Rooney and England up, shoot them down when they inevatively fail.
Hey i said Rooney was absolutely terrible in the game thread yesterday and i have not tried to defend that except to say that he hasn't recovered from his injury as i do believe that, The Rooney we have seen in this world cup is not the same Rooney that played for ManU last season or the Rooney that couldn't stop scoring in Englands world cup qualifyers.SWP's back said:Mastes1 said:I love Rooney as a player has he has everything imo including passion which is something a lot of players don't have these days.
The point of my post was everyone saying things like "i always said he was crap", "worldclass my arse!", "see i told you he was crap", etc as if these 2 games are a prefect representation of how good he is as a player even though he is obviously still having problems with his injury (how many times have you seen Rooney not chase and fight for the ball?). I also hate how all the blame seems to be on Rooney even though 90% of the England players have been absolutely awful yet they all seem to be getting a 'free pass' so to speak.
-- Sat Jun 19, 2010 2:50 pm --
Ah i'm not though, i think Rooney is a fantastic player and its wrong to single him out when nearly everyone else has also been crap.
Rooney is singled out as we have spent all season long being forced fed the bollocks that is "Rooney is one of the best players on the planet". He is a good player but he is not world class, the world cup is showing that.
The guy gets paid a fortune more than other pro's through his contract and sponsorship as he is meant to be world class/the nations great white hope etc etc. As such, he should be judged against that. He is being and he is coming up short by a considerable distance.
No one is slating Lennon to the same extent (though he is still getting some stick) and we haven't spent the last 6 years being told that Lennon is the white Pele. We are not forced to watch advert after advert with Lennon's face on the screen or his hideously sweaty hairy, as he plays with himself (or against).
Ronney is happy to receive the plaudits (as are his followers such as you), but you have to learn to sit back and take the shite when he plays like Carlton Palmers retarded cousin.
FFS - Even Lineker (a Rooney bum boy) has just spent 10 mins taking his performances apart.
You are 100% right about all the 'White Pele' crap, its embarresing and Rooney always looks embarresed in interviews when people say stuff like that to him but thats the press fault, build Rooney and England up, shoot them down when they inevatively fail.