Didn't think it needed to be a yelow card, but thought Rooney's reaction to the bitching was hilarious considering Bayern players had twiced tried to bully the ref into sending off Valencia. Valencia's yellow card also came from a foul where he tackled the air andmissed the player.
Rooney - Foul or dive ?
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To be fair, if Schweinsteiger decides to act the idiot and go in on a ball which Rooney's only going to kick straight back to a Bayern player, shame on him for getting himself sent off. He was too late and can have no complaints.
Similar to Vidic vs Sturridge against Liverpool really. Stupid, stupid decision.
Similar to Vidic vs Sturridge against Liverpool really. Stupid, stupid decision.
Can you please juxtapose it with the one for which Valencia got the yellow?
The Hernandez incident isn't being discussed because it was clearly the right decision. "Last man" doesn't matter, Bayern had plenty of other defenders coming back and it was very far out. No way it was a goal-scoring opportunity.
100% a foul. Debatable yellow card. No contact yes -but Rooney had to jump out of the way of his challenge
There was contact though. Rooney made his fall theatrical yes but definitely contact, definitely a foul. Yellow? Maybe.
Okay fair enough, either way anyone saying that is not a foul needs to watch more football. Yellow maybe harsh but it was a European ref after all
A minute earlier, Rooney was dispossessed off the ball and Bayern set on a counter attack. It was clearly a foul as Mandukic I think pushed Rooney away and he got nothing and charged back to win back the ball. He just made sure he went down to get the foul. Yes, you can all thank me for making this brilliant observation. Lolzy
Agreed.
bizarre that this gets a thread. if it was buttner for example, nobody would even be talking about it.
stupid foul by schweinsteiger and given what weve seen red for in europe through the years it was dead right. 91st minute too. no significance on this game.
stupid foul by schweinsteiger and given what weve seen red for in europe through the years it was dead right. 91st minute too. no significance on this game.
This mate.
When I saw this thread, I thought it was for that thing Rooney sometimes does where he gets caught a bit in possession with a guy running alongside him and so falls theatrically to the ground, and then inevitably mouths off at the Ref when he doesn't get a free kick.
He did that about 30 seconds before the incident this thread is actually talking about... which wasn't a dive.
He did that about 30 seconds before the incident this thread is actually talking about... which wasn't a dive.
Thank you that is a brilliant observation.
I'm not a fan of Neville's "if you stick a leg out it's a foul" policy but it was an obvious free kick. He had to jump over him to avoid the challenge, hence hindering him from getting to the ball. Clear yellow.
I don't think it was that similar. Vidic was nowhere near Sturridge, he didn't jump to avoid the contact, he threw himself to the ground to appear he'd been impeded. Rooney was either going to be brought down through the contact or jump to avoid the contact hence stopping him from retrieving the ball.
Rooney probably made a meal of it, but there was clear contact, resulting in him going down. Schweinsteiger shouldn't have dived in on a yellow anyway.
Feck Bayern - they'd do to us & will do in their sponsored stadium...
We're Old Trafford & we do what we want!
After Ribery, I wish it was worse.
Surely this isn't even up for debate? It's a clear foul and he's so late it has to be a booking. Rooney makes the absolute most of it but every single time that would be given as a foul.
I didn't hear much complaining when Buttner did the same to Albrighton against Villa who jumped a couple of feet over him getting Buttner a booking.
When you go in like that I don't think you can complain.
I didn't hear much complaining when Buttner did the same to Albrighton against Villa who jumped a couple of feet over him getting Buttner a booking.
When you go in like that I don't think you can complain.
Funny how feigning injury suddenly isn't such a big deal when it's one of your own. 
The was a foul there, but Rooney made a meal out of it
Hall of Fame stupid thread.
Rooney was fouled. But did he make a meal of it? Of course. When you're fouled, you're fouled and you're allowed to go down.
What's despicable is when players surround a ref waving an imaginary card to try to get a player sent off, which is a hallmark of footballers who play for Pep. We saw that Bayern again tonight.
Rooney was fouled. But did he make a meal of it? Of course. When you're fouled, you're fouled and you're allowed to go down.
What's despicable is when players surround a ref waving an imaginary card to try to get a player sent off, which is a hallmark of footballers who play for Pep. We saw that Bayern again tonight.
Nope. Hated to see it. That crap needs to be stomped out of the game. Even harder to take when it's a United player.Funny how feigning injury suddenly isn't such a big deal when it's one of your own.
If not for the foul we could have had a great counter attack opportunity. At least from this pov, it was a clear yellow
Wasn't a dive.
When he got the red, did anyone else think "Here's payback for Rafael's red from all those years back, you cnuts"? Obviously, very different circumstances but that did feel a bit good.
Well, probably until stuff in your first sentence come about.
Until then, I'd like to see more and more of outrageous dives. When we get flooded with them, maybe then powers that be will do something about them.
Its so obvious whenever Rooney falls like that that hes making a meal of the challenge 
. It was a foul anyway though!
Do we have a gif of Rooney's reaction when Schweinsteiger came up to him to whine?
. It was a foul anyway though!Do we have a gif of Rooney's reaction when Schweinsteiger came up to him to whine?
They deserved it for crowding the ref everytime we made a tackle and their players acting as if they had been cut down my a machete.Funny how feigning injury suddenly isn't such a big deal when it's one of your own.
I am wondering how that is a feature of all of Pep's sides. First Barcelona, and now Bayern.
I felt the same while watching the game. The biggest offender was Ribery who felt the most aggrieved as if someone had snatched his lunch money.I am wondering how that is a feature of all of Pep's sides. First Barcelona, and now Bayern.
At least when Bastian went in our players didn't surround the referee like a bunch of twats.
It was a dive. It was funny because the 2 times rooney decided to drop deep, he lost the ball which shows why he shouldn't be a number 10. He's a striker and should always be played as one.
Its so obvious whenever Rooney falls like that that hes making a meal of the challenge
Do we have a gif of Rooney's reaction when Schweinsteiger came up to him to whine?
Goetze was getting bullied off the ball easily when he came on. Considering how physical the game was they will miss both players a lot.
thanksHe made a meal of it but didnt dive. There was definite contact and it was a yellow all day long. Serves them right .
Agree. Overly theatrical, but when you've got Robben doing that and worse every week, you can't complain.