Thread: Wayne Rooney
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Old 13th March 2008, 06:25   #82 (permalink)
Dippersripper
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Location: His first touch lets him down, But then he bends it round, inch perfectly, And look who’s on the end of it, Wayne Rooney
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Originally Posted by crappycraperson View Post
The point from the main post I want to touch upon is the work rate vs Technical ability one. This is the area of Rooney's game which worries me the most ATM. He is getting lauded more for his work rate than footballing skill. His first touch was superb two seasons back but he seems to have lost that due to some reason.

I am more and more coming around to the idea that this is just not down to bad form anymore. Whether it is repeatedly changed positions, injuries or burnout, Rooney is not playing at the level he should be ATM.
When anybody says Rooney offers more to the team than scoring goals, they probably don't mean work rate. Rooney creates a lot of space for others and his passing is awesome while still inconsistent. Look at his assist few weeks ago for Rio's goal. That is what we are talking about.
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