Anyone else think we should be doing this more often? It looked very promising the both times it happened this season, and with Rooney constantly dropping deep anyway that position could suit him.
Rooney as the #10, Chicharito as the striker
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In the latest episode of the United Hour Podcast, Nik @Rood and Imran @Annihilate Now! start with the good news by celebrating Manchester United Women's emphatic FA Cup win over Spurs at Wembley and the future of manager Marc Skinner.
Then it's the bad news and the ever worsening form of our Men with losses to Arsenal and Palace.
Finally the main debate - ETH Out now or keep him until the end of the season - if not longer. Are you Team Nik or Team Imran?
I agree, and I'd like to see this more often.
Should have happened more years ago in fairness.
How about Herrera/Mata as the #10, Hernandez as #9 and Rooney sat on the bench?
Rooney is shite and fecking undroppeable too. There's no way i'd put him ahead any of Hernandez, Januzaj, Herrera.
Drop him, as a 10 he'll not only don't score but will feck up our play too.
Drop him, as a 10 he'll not only don't score but will feck up our play too.
They aren't top club level anymore
That would be better.
How about Rooney on the bench instead?
Didn't take long then 
I think the idea of Rooney as a #10 is even more terrifying. Rooney should be dropped.
What did Rooney do at 10?
Like that drunkard waffling lunatic Paul Merson said, Rooney is better facing goal. He only suits being the #9 in a more direct system, where he will latch on to counter attacks and early balls in. If he has to wait for the ball as a lone front man, he will be largely ineffective.
I'd rather Mata or Herrera behind Hernandez, but Rooney won't be benched this side of Christmas.
I'd rather Mata or Herrera behind Hernandez, but Rooney won't be benched this side of Christmas.
Don't get me wrong, I'd love to drop Rooney too but he's unfortunately undroppable. If we bring in a top striker to replace Chicharito in this proposed lineup it could work quite well.
Feck off with these daft ideas about changing Rooney's position, he himself isn't cutting it.. there is no tactical issues involved. Why are people so blind at times, I wouldn't even trust him to give my nan a good time in his current state.
Hernandez as a striker, Mata as a #10.
Rooney is a millstone around the team's neck at the moment.
Rooney is a millstone around the team's neck at the moment.
Rooney needs dropping full stop.
Back to 2011? I'm in favour of it to be honest, if we don't get any other attacker that is
Jesus, are we really going to try to find another position for Rooney every time he fails at the latest one? He was a 10 when his poor form started and Sir Alex decided he was done.
I thought Rooney played ok today.
Hernandez missed our best chance. Hes done nothing to deserve a start.
Hernandez missed our best chance. Hes done nothing to deserve a start.
Rooney's not good enough to be a number 10 for us.
How about Rooney on the bench, Hernandez a #9?
We should start with this as it is best balanced and we have nobody else really making that #10 position his own. Hernandez gives us the pace and movement up front that we need as well.
How about we just drop Rooney? We are really kidding ourselves with him now..this is as daft as thinking Moyes would come good "with time"
I'd rather try out Pereira as #10 than play Rooney there. I'd also rather play Januzaj or Mata there.
Rooney spends as much time dropping off as he does at #9 anyway. No point in him being the lone striker.
He was anonymous as a second striker.
Mata and/or Herrera would compliment Chicha much better than Wayne imo. Rooney needs to be benched for a game or two.
And Memphis missed a great chance last week against Villa. Hernandez should have done better with that chance, but it happened so quickly and he has not played much for a while now. Let's not rush to judge him.
If we drop Rooney to #10 he would spend the whole game in the fecking penalty box.
Must get a new striker this before the market closes. Chicharito has shown he's still a decent option, but Rooney and Chicharito as the only strikers isn't cutting it.
If we try out another striker, Rooney should be benched and not unnecessarily played as a #10. Our current 3 behind the striker looks very promising.
Yeah this.
Teams won't sit as deep as Newcastle did after Hernandez came on, the absolute state of the first touches of this pair if they play together is reason enough to not even consider it.
something something drop Rooney something something
Going back to 2011 with both players not as good as they were then? No.
What about Rooney's games says that he should be starting as a number 10? Januzaj is playing better than, along with most other players.
If Rooney doesn't sit on the bench then this has to happen.
Play Rooney at 9. No! Play Rooney at 10. Rooney could be useful at midfield. Rooney sucks in midfield, he should be back at 9 where belongs. No, Rooney should play at 10.
How about, Rooney on the bench? It's clear he's past it, except for the odd match where he decides to raise his game, and then people on here going "See? See? I told you he would come good and that he's an important factor in our team! etc. etc." before going back to mediocrity for another 10 games.
How about, Rooney on the bench? It's clear he's past it, except for the odd match where he decides to raise his game, and then people on here going "See? See? I told you he would come good and that he's an important factor in our team! etc. etc." before going back to mediocrity for another 10 games.
Sure, why not. Can we get a right winger that will actually play in the final third to go with it?
Exactly. We should be looking to progress as a team, we need to move forward and stop going back to old tactics. We should be doing better than having to result to this sort of tactic.