[Adisa]

Sunday Supplement seem to think he's off.
In any case, I've been saying for months that this is his last season with us. More and more convinced with every passing week.

 

[The White Pele]

Awful first half

 

[The White Pele]

Sunday Supplement seem to think he's off.
In any case, I've been saying for months that this is his last season with us. More and more convinced with every passing week.

I'm not sure. He's still keen to go the World Cup next year and not sure that will be possible if he's playing in China

 

[Godfather]

Take that Chinese money and run

 

[Sparky_Hughes]

I'm not sure. He's still keen to go the World Cup next year and not sure that will be possible if he's playing in China

He won't play in the wc if he is here and playing how he does these days!

 

[Minimalist]

I'm not sure. He's still keen to go the World Cup next year and not sure that will be possible if he's playing in China

I'll genuinely laugh if England select him when he's just making sub appearances and cup starts.

 

[criticalanalysis]

So when the pace is slow, he doesn't have the touch or ability to speeden it up. Conversely, when the game is fast, he doesn't have the touch or ability to keep up with it. Awful.

 

[Art Vandelay]

I'm not sure. He's still keen to go the World Cup next year and not sure that will be possible if he's playing in China

He gets in the England team regardless of form and ability. Getting dropped because he's just as shite out in China is a bit of an odd move.

 

[The White Pele]

He won't play in the wc if he is here and playing how he does these days!

True. But moving to China pretty much confirms his international retirement. As long as he's here he will still have a chance

 

[Duafc]

Total passenger so far.

No.9 might just be his worst position now.

 

[Dobbs]

I think it's only when/if he leaves we'll realise just how off the pace he is. Like when Park and Ferdinand moved.

 

[Amar__]

Has he been involved in anything that we created? 3 goals and our striker hasn't touched the ball for any of them.

 

[Sparky_Hughes]

Watching him turn is like watching an elephant chase it's tail

 

[Minimalist]

Dire against poor opposition. Unless he's going to bang in a free kick every other game (he won't), he's finished here.

 

[Duafc]

Has he been involved in anything that we created? 3 goals and our striker hasn't touched the ball for any of them.

Played the ball to Basti for the first.

Took the corner for the second.

Laid it off to Mkhi for the third.

Took the corner for the 4th.

So all of them.

 

[AndyJ1985]

Worst player on the pitch today

 

[red4ever 79]

Lads, just opened a fortune cookie and the it said Rooney inside. It's on

 

[Stringer]

He doesn't even look like he could start for Wigan.

 

[shaggy]

5/10.

Just a bit pointless.

 

[AndyJ1985]

5/10.

Just a bit pointless.

If being pointless earns a 5/10, what would a player have to be to get 1/10?

 

[Sparky10Legend]

Worst player on the pitch today

Yep, he's consistent in that respect.

 

[BocaJuniors]

0/10 pointless.

 

[shaggy]

If being pointless earns a 5/10, what would a player have to be to get 1/10?

Darmian or Rojo left back.

 

[Stringer]

5/10.

Just a bit pointless.

That's absurdly generous. He might as well not been there he was that pointless.

 

[Amar__]

Played the ball to Basti for the first.

Took the corner for the second.

Laid it off to Mkhi for the third.

Took the corner for the 4th.

So all of them.

Yeah, I am pretty sure Romero played his part in some goals like that too. He did take decent corner for the fourth though.

 

[Frasbul]

I actually thought he played well.

 

[dichinero]

Watching him turn is like watching an elephant chase it's tail

It's funnier every time I imagine it

 

[DWelbz19]

Sure says a lot that Schweinsteiger who hadn't played football in about 3 months looks far better than what Rooney did today.

 

[Sparky_Hughes]

It's funnier every time I imagine it

Sadly accurate though

 

[efraim]

Didn't do much, but didn't do anything wrong.

 

[Duafc]

Yeah, I am pretty sure Romero played his part in some goals like that too. He did take decent corner for the fourth though.

Ah well, the counter attack doesn't happen with that layoff, and he shifted it out quickly to Basti.

Smallings is probably a stretch.

He was shite enough though

 

[dichinero]

Sadly accurate though

I'm in stitches here!

 

[Adisa]

Don't actually think he played badly. By his standards, that was an average performance.

 

[kundalini]

All rather safe and dull. Didn't do much wrong, or anything special either.

 

[Amar__]

Ah well, the counter attack doesn't happen with that layoff, and he shifted it out quickly to Basti.

Smallings is probably a stretch.

He was shite enough though

Well I wasn't really asking literally what he did before the goals, I watched the game, I asked what praise worthy he did for the goals, and it's basically nothing except the decent corner for the fourth.

 

[Jippy]

He wasn't awful today, as some are saying. Just average, nothing more, nothing less.

 

[SteveJ]

 

[dichinero]

@Sparky_Hughes , see what you've started?

 

[m1y2]

I don't understand how can anyone rate his performance other than pointless today. It's simply shocking that he steals minutes from other players. He broke the record, now please leave..

 

[Devil may care]

He has a moment here and there like a flickering light bulb, where you see a glimpse of the player he was, like the lay-off to Mhki or the piece of skill where he dummied the defender and got past him for a cross on his right, but overall he is so poor these days, slow, lacking in mobility and when stuck at #9 it exposes his erratic touch.