How nailed on was the rumour that Rio was leaking the line-up during Moyes tenure?
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i don't think the general public/journalists are overjoyed about him playing midfield at the World Cup in 2 years time. His support is surely dwindling across the board
Amateurs, they dropped the ball and lost my support by not calling it #WRexit.
Yeah he wrexit all right.
That drive, that passion and that insatiable will to win that Wayne Rooney once posessed in abundance has long since deserted him, around about the time that he won the lottery with that outrageous contract David Moyes deemed fit to gift him. It's no coincidence that since he recieved that contract his form has been nothing short of abysmal. He is playing as though he couldn't give a shit. He has won everything there is to win at the club already, and coupled with that fact that he pockets £300k on a weekly basis regardless of his on-pitch performance, why should he give a shit?
I had hoped that Jose, being the top man manager that he is, could at least inspire Wayne enough to get him performing to a decent standard, but that doesn't look likely at this point.
And yeah I'd bet everything I own it was Wayne Rooney who leaked the statement to the press.
I think it matters to Rooney that he gets paid. Even if Moyes and LVG's tenure wasn't a success or the England team's exploits weren't great, so what? It didn't seem to harm Rooney. Wasn't it also mentioned somewhere in this thread that he gets bonuses for appearances?
It is quite simple politicking actually. As said, Mourinho comes under pressure naturally when we drop points and it is a lot easier to drop points when your squad is in disharmony.
When the team doesn't gel, that focus won't be clearly on Rooney any more but on the team in general and Rooney's camp's points about Mourinho's methods will gain traction. These things will feed themselves.
Maybe Rooney isn't that great at scheming but he's got a pretty savvy team.
In a cynical sense, Players these days don't really need their manager's tenures to be successes. Managers can come and go but the players can still be getting bumper contracts.
Rooney needs to die.
Mourinho interview on sky
Rooney playing up front we haven't seen much of that, what do u want from him
Mou - goals
Are you hoping Rooney can play himself back into form?
Mou - goals
Another question I can't remember
Mou - goals
He didn't seem to want to talk about Rooney at all. Seemed very tense by his tone
Rooney playing up front we haven't seen much of that, what do u want from him
Mou - goals
Are you hoping Rooney can play himself back into form?
Mou - goals
Another question I can't remember
Mou - goals
He didn't seem to want to talk about Rooney at all. Seemed very tense by his tone
My work is not shown to the public nor are there thousands of fans. You just can't compare that
Not acceptable.
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feck sake
Well, Rooney is no longer quick enough to get many goals - even I can see that.
Anyone got a link to his interview when questioned on Rooney?
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That's ban worthy.
So him staying on the pitch after Rash and Zlatan came on. How does that with this story?
Think it was pretty well known.
It was Lingard all the way, or Valencia
Hehe, I enjoyed that.
What if ask this is being orchestrated by Sir Bobby Charlton?
He's trying to kill off two birds (Rooney and Mourinho) with one stone, the sly old devil
He's trying to kill off two birds (Rooney and Mourinho) with one stone, the sly old devil
He wanted goals he hasn't given him goals so he's out for Leicester. Man can hope.
Referring to yourself in the third person is only acceptable for Zlatan.
Jose I hope is like boss's undercover, if he does not see goals and performances, you aint playing, and hopefully this is the begining of the end of Wayne Rooney.
Only thing that needs dying is rooney's contract, and he's someone else's problem
Shit, Jose looks fecked .like he hasn't slept for a week !
Carrick firing shots at Rooney post match?
Certainly not him that leaked it
Certainly not him that leaked it
What did he say?
That's why I was asking. I missed some of it.
He said something about people need to calm down over who is playing and who is not. We are a team and win and lose together.
What did he do/say?
Manchester United's Michael Carrick speaking to Sky Sports: "Just before half-time we took our foot off the gas and let them get back in to it which we were disappointed with.
"I'm not going to change my game and Jose knows my strengths, you play some games you miss some games. People need to calm down over the squad changes - we're all in it together.
"Sometimes you play other times you don't it's a squad game and whoever plays Saturday will hopefully go in to it with confidence."
Thanks. Great stuff by him.
Jose saying he doesnt want to individualise in the post match
I think he looks a bit pissed off that he's having to deal with a difficult dressing room again tbh.
I think he looks a bit pissed off that he's having to deal with a difficult dressing room again tbh.
He said that in other matches tooJose saying he doesnt want to individualise in the post match
I think he looks a bit pissed off that he's having to deal with a difficult dressing room again tbh.
Ah okay thought it was a specific response to events.
He's always come across to me like a good guy. Bright and eloquent. Doesn't seem like much of a rat that's for sure.
This is the time to truly stand by the manager, and for the first time let the manager finally take back the team, when the past 3 years we have let the inmates run the asylumJose saying he doesnt want to individualise in the post match
I think he looks a bit pissed off that he's having to deal with a difficult dressing room again tbh.
Yeah felt like he was addressing that paper story to me. Or the person who leaked it.
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