Originally Posted by Rowem

There are passes available, of course, however not as many as when he had RvN or Saha looking to get behind their defence alot, which in turn led to Rooney having more space to play with. At the moment Rooney will often have to hold the ball up, waiting for midfielders or Tevez to run past. In doing this he has his back to goal. He does well at it, but it means he's not facing goal and getting in more situations where he can create something.



I dont mean them knocking it on for Rooney to run in behind, I mean knocking it back to Rooney to pick up in that gap between midfield and defence. Likewise, with Saha or RvN doing the job of holding up the ball at their feet, or running at defenders through the middle, stretching their defence and creating more space for Rooney.