[Aint gota Kalou]

He's first choice as in he's part of the first team squad. Says as much in the last line.

 

[Sammyjunn]

I would be shocked if his recent sub appearances justified a return to the starting line up. He's not even trying when he's brought on.

Strangely, when he does something wrong, bad pass, bad touch, we tend to score from it which boosts his assist stat. If we are trailing or level in the 75th minute, I'd want him on.

 

[Minimalist]

Strangely, when he does something wrong, bad pass, bad touch, we tend to score from it which boosts his assist stat. If we are trailing or level in the 75th minute, I'd want him on.

You're 100% correct. I just wouldn't base my success (in the case of Jose Mourinho) on the ball bouncing off Wayne's arse and into the path of Ibra.

 

[Sammyjunn]

You're 100% correct. I just wouldn't base my success (in the case of Jose Mourinho) on the ball bouncing off Wayne's arse and into the path of Ibra.

Nobody should ofcourse, but sometimes it's just good to have multiple bodies in the box. Rooney is horrendous imo, but somehow the ball gets to him in quite dangerous positions, which is still a useful quality. If we are needy for a goal and the other options havent been working really, I'd want him on. But I rather we just play some proper fluid football to create chances.

 

[iammemphis]

Been awful tonight

 

[Rado_N]

Been awful tonight

You were trying to be funny but then he came on the pitch and well....

 

[iammemphis]

You were trying to be funny but then he came on the pitch and well....

He had been on for 3 minutes actually, haha. He started terribly so I wasn't over exaggerating too much.

 

[Minimalist]

Wasn't on long enough to judge much but thankfully Milner didn't make use of the couple of times he left him for dead.

 

[anant]

Felt he was pretty decent in the limited time he played.

 

[Rockets Redglare]

Wasn't on long enough to judge much but thankfully Milner didn't make use of the couple of times he left him for dead.

Agreed. He looked shaky when he first came on but thought he was tidy the rest of his time of the pitch.

 

[FC Ronaldo]

Loved the irony in Gary Neville saying that Klopp wouldn't want to risk putting Moreno on if it wasn't for injury just a matter of minutes after Rashford's fatigue brought Rooney into play.

Fortunately Milner came off injured because Rooney didn't have a clue where he was.

 

[OnlyTwoDaSilvas]

Didn't do the job Rashford was doing. If Liverpool had someone more adept than James fecking Milner running into the acres of space left by Rooney standing still, then it could have cost us.

Absolutely pointless passing in to space when he is on the pitch. Both times he was involved in that, he had to bust a gut to reach it, and just aimlessly poke it forwards. Looks like he can barely run these days.

 

[Art Vandelay]

The one thing he was asked to do was help Valencia cover the rightback area and he failed to do it. Not really his fault given he's not a defender, I just hope this doesn't lead to him thinking he can be transitioned into a second rightback. Can't really judge him going forward as we seemed to have no intention of doing that.

 

[Ban]

He was all right. Although Mata sub would have been more logical.

 

[Joga Bonito]

Loved the irony in Gary Neville saying that Klopp wouldn't want to risk putting Moreno on if it wasn't for injury just a matter of minutes after Rashford's fatigue brought Rooney into play.

Fortunately Milner came off injured because Rooney didn't have a clue where he was.

Tbf to Neville, he also said Rooney should have been doing a better job of covering Milner on a couple of occasions

 

[Bubz27]

[QUOTE="Ban, post: 19928108, member: 100167"]He was all right. Although Mata sub would have been more logical.[/QUOTE]
How? Twice Milner got in behind him when he didn't manage it all night long against Rashford. One time he did got back he was was so slow on the ball he gave it straight away.

He moved like he'd been playing 80 minutes, not supposedly fresh.

Next step is making it so that he isn't the first option off the bench. Mata and Lingard would've been fairer subs tonight.

 

[dichinero]

We had better subs. Didn't see the point of him yet again.

 

[K2K]

Think this could be his last season here if we get our way.

The fire is gone.

 

[GwynnieJ]

Winning a goal kick was the highlight of his season so far.

 

[prarek]

Did alright in his little cameo. Wasn't as bad as i thought he would be.

 

[Kag]

He doesn't even work all that hard. Lazy, pedestrian and caught out defensively on a number of occasions as a result.

 

[Walters_19_MuFc]

He was all right. Although Mata sub would have been more logical.

I would have put Lingard on.

 

[Ban]

I would have put Lingard on.

That's a good shout also.

 

[Devil may care]

Milner suddenly got in twice when he came on, I guess no matter what is going on he has to come on by the 75 minute mark, Lingard made a lot more sense for the role as it's a position he regularly plays.

Btw why is Rooney's rating disabled? He got over 15 minutes.

 

[Rossa]

Even Rooney has stated that he cannot play on the right wing, and that was when he was at his prime; why the hell does Mourinho put him on the right then? Lingard is much faster and so much better defensively.

 

[Skills]

What the feck does he offer? They got through twice in behind on that side as soon as he stepped onto the pitch for Rashford.

 

[DocRockter]

He should had come in after 60mins for Zlatan.. 245 goals sitting on the bench without support and confidence and yet when our only striker is having a stinker, Rooney doesn't get a real chance.. I'm counting on Jose co. to correct this ASAP..

 

[VorZakone]

What the feck does he offer? They got through twice in behind on that side as soon as he stepped onto the pitch for Rashford.

Image rights?

 

[Giant Midget]

Milner suddenly got in twice when he came on, I guess no matter what is going on he has to come on by the 75 minute mark, Lingard made a lot more sense for the role as it's a position he regularly plays.

Btw why is Rooney's rating disabled? He got over 15 minutes.

PR substitution because Rooney not coming off the bench in such a big game could cause a shit storm. Jose is playing it very safe so far in transitioning Rooney from the side.

 

[wr8_utd]

He should have come on to play up top.

 

[Mciahel Goodman]

He was fine today.

 

[wr8_utd]

He was fine today.

Let people whine for no reason.

 

[Sarni]

I don't see how people form these opinions. He came on for 15 minutes in a game were trying to shut down and did next to nothing, mostly because time was very short. He was neither bad nor good, it was an immaterial performance basically.

 

[UnofficialDevil]

He should had come in after 60mins for Zlatan.. 245 goals sitting on the bench without support and confidence and yet when our only striker is having a stinker, Rooney doesn't get a real chance.. I'm counting on Jose co. to correct this ASAP..

Yes thats what I was thinking too, instead he comes on with 12 minutes to to play on the wing..

 

[AndyJ1985]

He should have come on to play up top.

I'm sure that would have made a huge difference.

 

[wr8_utd]

I don't see how people form these opinions. He came on for 15 minutes in a game were trying to shut down and did next to nothing, mostly because time was very short. He was neither bad nor good, it was an immaterial performance basically.

This. There's absolutely nothing to praise or criticize and nothing we learned about him whatsoever today. People have agendas though and just feel the need to bring up this thread.

I'm sure that would have made a huge difference.

If he had to be bought on, that's where he should have come on and also as Zlatan was garbage tonight so Rooney would hardly be any worse.

 

[Rado_N]

This. There's absolutely nothing to praise or criticize and nothing we learned about him whatsoever today. People have agendas though and just feel the need to bring up this thread.

There's nothing to criticise about letting his man past twice in the space of 10 minutes?

 

[AndyJ1985]

This. There's absolutely nothing to praise or criticize and nothing we learned about him whatsoever today. People have agendas though and just feel the need to bring up this thread.

If he had to be bought on, that's where he should have come on and also as Zlatan was garbage tonight so Rooney would hardly be any worse.

He got moved to midfield because he was useless as a forward. Then he got moved to #10 because he was useless in midfield. Now it seems he's being played out wide because he's useless as a #10. To play him as a forward again would be to ignore Einstein's wisdom: "The definition of insanity is doing the same thing over and over again and expecting different results"

 

[Sylar]

Honestly dont think he should have come on today but it didnt end up costing us, so theres that. Oh and he won a GK. This isnt the Rooney of 2008 where you can play him in that position. He just wasnt aware and got beaten a couple of times inside.

 

[Gladiator]

im not a rooney fan and i have to say it's sad seeing him like this.