Straight back into the side on Wednesday is a joke, anyone else wouldn't play twice in 3 days.
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My captain shall always.... Ah forget it!
West Ham will be pleased, their CB's will have a lot less work to do.
All they have to do is put a man on Rooney, and he'll probably get sent off because of frustration.
He will be left completely alone to do as he pleases by West Ham and use the spare player to double up on Martial.
Rooney can play RB on Wednesday
Murder she wrote on here when Rashford is fecked off for Rooney and not seen again for the rest of the season
Saw some of the u21's game and he looked much more comfortable playing free in Warren Joyce's faster system that he uses.
Let's keep him there shall we? Maybe he'll be more comfortable playing against U-21 players.
His father liked what he saw last night.
Gimme strength...
Imagine a player with his first touch getting pressed by faster and younger players. I would consider him doing well as a midfielder if he would have the technical ability and positional awareness needed to compensate for declining physical attributes but I just don't think he has that.
fecking hell, he's still our top scorer...
How bad can a team be where the top scorer has played 75% of the games and has been woeful in 90% of them?
How bad can a team be where the top scorer has played 75% of the games and has been woeful in 90% of them?
Who has played more games as the no9?
It is the point if he has been playing the most in the scoring position. If Martial had been playing there I'd bet he would be our top scorer.
Because Messi says so and they have mutual respect for each other. If Messi says he is a top player then both in a logical and emotional sense it must be true, and recent performances and seasons gone count for nothing
There, I said it!
Rooney won't feature tomorrow night, but is nailed on for a start on Saturday.
In his 60 minutes lastnite, he settled further into his Gerrard-role. The role of a has-been that we laughed at in the autumn of Gerrard's career. Trying speculative, outlandish crossfield balls until one eventually comes off. He done this lastnite for the U21's, time after time. It came off once, at the expense of Borthwick-Jackson bursting a lung to keep the ball in play. His free-kick that allegedly just missed the crossbar, was well over and well wide.
Our talismanic leader and captain looked off-pace against a bunch of kids. Yes he's just back from injury, but his first touch is still brutal & his lack of running was as evident as ever. He'll never change now, ship him out to anyone that will take him off our hands. Work on the future, the youth. Get rid of the rot... Rooney, LVG & his backroom cronies all need to go sooner rather than later.
In his 60 minutes lastnite, he settled further into his Gerrard-role. The role of a has-been that we laughed at in the autumn of Gerrard's career. Trying speculative, outlandish crossfield balls until one eventually comes off. He done this lastnite for the U21's, time after time. It came off once, at the expense of Borthwick-Jackson bursting a lung to keep the ball in play. His free-kick that allegedly just missed the crossbar, was well over and well wide.
Our talismanic leader and captain looked off-pace against a bunch of kids. Yes he's just back from injury, but his first touch is still brutal & his lack of running was as evident as ever. He'll never change now, ship him out to anyone that will take him off our hands. Work on the future, the youth. Get rid of the rot... Rooney, LVG & his backroom cronies all need to go sooner rather than later.
He's worth place in the team just for the CAF meltdown alone, long may it continue I say! 
He looked at his level
best argument ever, I bet he has seen like 5 United games past 5 years
We need the thuggish Rooney back - this tame, friend-to-all Rooney is shite.
You guys just don't get it do you? Whatever the hell attitude Rooney doesn't change the fact that he's so far in decline he will never go back to where he was. All these "i want that Rooney back" bullshit really grinds on me because it's so ignorant. The Rooney of 09/10 is where he is. In bloody 09/10. Stop living in the past.
Yeesh, chill.
You know full well who is is looking at. jeesh, he isn't that happy when we win 3 points
What I came to post but worded better than I would have done. He was as shite as ever, he's done.
Same with his constant attempts at chipped goals. Is he that bored of playing for us that he has to amuse himself with these efforts instead of doing something truly proactive?
Was Rothwell having a go at Rooney for his lack of running in support of him at 29:25?
He almost punched him!
Was Rothwell having a go at Rooney for his lack of running in support of him at 29:25?
West Ham 1:2 Man Utd
The age-old question, where does he fit?
His best match this season. Didnt make any mistakes.
He didn't take the armband when he came on so that's an improvement.
Be interesting to see if Rooney starts on Saturday. After tonight, I can't see who he'd come in for.
After this length of time off and only a few mins on tonight, I can't see him starting this weekend. Probably get a good 30min run out as a sub though.
Herrera maybe?
We didn't play with a 10 today. We played with a 433/4141, and there was a big difference to our play. Our best bit of form last season come with us playing that system. I don't know why we don't play it more often.
Hmm. When we play a 433, Herrera is normally deeper out of the two centre mids above the defensive midfielder. If Rooney does come into the team, it'll probably be for Fellaini, as the more advanced 8.
Carrick
Herrera Rooney
Lingard Rashford Martial
Be a shame for Fellaini, though. I felt he was really good today, and gives us something to the rest of our players.
I think this would be a nice compromise and if Rooney were to up his work rate it work. He has it in him to do well there because in a 4-3-3 the technique requirements are reduced because the two 8s can share the creative burden.
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