Originally Posted by Pogue Mahone

Amen to that.

The only flaw that Rooney has, IMO, is a tendency to lose form quite quickly when he's out of the game, then take ages to get going again after his comeback. This has been a problem throughout his time at the club. Even after his awesome debut against Fenerbahce, he took another 10 games or so to really get going.

When he's working his way back to form his whole game suffers, not just his finishing. But missing clear-cut opportunities tends to get noticed more than a misplaced pass or two, so people focus on this aspect of his game.

This season he's had two lengthy spells out of the game and is only just getting back to his best. But people seem determined to put his problems down to the position he's been asked to play (a position he has said he enjoys playing) If he gets a decent pre-season and can stay fit until Christmas next season, I can see a lot of people eating their words, both about his finishing and about his best position.