i thought he was good in the second half. that bit of play to mkhi in the buildup to mkhis goal. his pass to mkhi which mkhi should have finished. the excellent corner which led to basti's goal etc. certainly better than mata
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In the latest episode of the United Hour Podcast, Nik @Rood and Imran @Annihilate Now! start with the good news by celebrating Manchester United Women's emphatic FA Cup win over Spurs at Wembley and the future of manager Marc Skinner.
Then it's the bad news and the ever worsening form of our Men with losses to Arsenal and Palace.
Finally the main debate - ETH Out now or keep him until the end of the season - if not longer. Are you Team Nik or Team Imran?
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Not sure what the problem is, but it's blatantly obvious that his legs have gone in the past 2-3 years. It was painfully obvious during the Martial-Rooney-Miki counter. Even 2-3 years ago, you'd see Rooney burst into the box after starting the counter, where today he was left for dead by Miki and Martial on either side after starting the passage of play. You could tell he was trying to bust a lung, but the play just went by him.
Offers nothing at this point, other than the dead balls. I can't even see him popping up late in the box to nick a goal 4-5 times a season like he normally does. He's completely gone off the cliff, and done as a top-level player.
Offers nothing at this point, other than the dead balls. I can't even see him popping up late in the box to nick a goal 4-5 times a season like he normally does. He's completely gone off the cliff, and done as a top-level player.
Made his experience tell by trying to see out the game while it was 4.01pm and 0-0.
You can see he still has ideas but his body is failing him.
Watching him turn is painful. I've seen 15 stone CBs turn quicker.
Watching him turn is painful. I've seen 15 stone CBs turn quicker.
Exactly this. He still has his moments, like the one where he crossed to Mkhi. It's just that those moments are becoming rarer due to his body
I can only dream of being on @SteveJ level, unlike Rooneys which even I can reach these days@Sparky_Hughes , see what you've started?
Didn't even notice he was there for large periods of the game.
Along with fellaini he was awful, fellaini at least made a significant contribution though. Be amazed if rooney is here next season.
Can't see him going any time soon. Players Mourinho think are off tend to not play, whereas out of our last 15 matches, Rooney's been involved in 10 (started 7, subbed on for 3), been on the bench for 1, been injured for 3 and been suspended for the other. Can't see it being about putting him in the shop window either as China would be after him regardless.
On the other hand, if both he and the club felt it was in everyone's interest that he leaves, I can't see him being frozen out cause of that, considering what he's done for he club. That being said, I very much doubt, he's off this window.
I thought he was fine in the second half. He linked play better than Martial did in the first half.
he was fine today
At least it didn't hurt us too much to carry a passenger today. I guess that's why people say he was fine today.
Yep, his body isnt really reacting to what his mind is thinking, it seems. I think the only place hes looked decent this season is on the left, and even there I think we have better plays than him.
Someone put up Simon saying "it's a no from me"He's not making much of a case to get back into the first choice XI. Will be interesting to see whether he gets on the field at all for the league cup final.
Played very well in the second half, like the bromance he has going on with Bastian. Two very high quality leaders there. Very handy to have another selfless player who can play all across the front three, another thing that is being taken for granted slightly I feel.
Rooney is a 60-65/100 player these days and today's performance was a 6/10, so par for the course.
If that second half performance was very good then our standards have fallen through the floor. He contributed almost nothing in a half when we scored three goals against bloody Wigan. As for the selfless comment just
, the man is paid an incredible amount of money and his performances have fallen off a cliff. He does a mediocre job at best these days no matter where he is picked. The only one who should be grateful is Rooney.What are you going on about? We just beat fodder 4-0 where everyone played pretty solid and got the job done. Rooney hasn't complained at all about being dropped or playing in multiple positions so I have no idea what you're going on about there either. Keep on rockin in the free world yelling about how shite he is all day if that's what makes you feel special, I prefer to look at the positives in general when assessing the situation and give my opinions based around the scope as a whole.If that second half performance was very good then our standards have fallen through the floor. He contributed almost nothing in a half when we scored three goals against bloody Wigan. As for the selfless comment just
Played very well isn't looking at the positives, he didn't play very well, he did ok.
Struck me as anything but a categoric refusal regarding Rooney to China by Jose in the post match press conference at the end. Was more deflection. It's clear anyway that if Rooney wants to go he can. But not clear yet that Rooney wants to go. Expect this story to run for another month.
Calm down. I simply said Rooney hasn't been 'selfless' as he has no right to dictate where he plays based on his performances this season and shouldn't be given credit for it. The reason he's been moved around is due to his poor play.
And he didn't play 'very well'. Simple as that but carry on ranting.
By the end of Feb we'd have had the league cup final, the 5th round of the FA cup, and the last 32 of the Europa.
Could be a time to go.
But most likely the summer.
Although the Premier League transfer deadline is 11pm on Tuesday, the Chinese Super League remains open for transfer business until 28 February.
So, there is another month for Rooney to leave United for China.
So, there is another month for Rooney to leave United for China.
As his situation and status in the squad is at the moment, i'm very surprised he didn't put in a bigger effort to prove himself to be somewhat closer to our primary starting line up.
Even a partly unfit(I think he looked liked he had improved his fitness a little bit compared to the beginning of the season) Schweinsteiger who made his first start in ages put in a bigger effort and based on that performance should now be in a position to rotate with Carrick more often in my opinion.
If he can't prove himself to perform when he needs to, not just for himself as in improving his chances to play, but also for the team since we have a tendency to struggle to score. There is no way he is the right player to help us climp in the table this season or helping us moving forward in the future.
He has had an fantastic career here and I wouldn't have liked to se his reputation become worse with the fans than what it is. I think going to China for a year or so and then finishing his career with Phil Jagielka and Gareth Barry would be an impressive end of it all.
Even a partly unfit(I think he looked liked he had improved his fitness a little bit compared to the beginning of the season) Schweinsteiger who made his first start in ages put in a bigger effort and based on that performance should now be in a position to rotate with Carrick more often in my opinion.
If he can't prove himself to perform when he needs to, not just for himself as in improving his chances to play, but also for the team since we have a tendency to struggle to score. There is no way he is the right player to help us climp in the table this season or helping us moving forward in the future.
He has had an fantastic career here and I wouldn't have liked to se his reputation become worse with the fans than what it is. I think going to China for a year or so and then finishing his career with Phil Jagielka and Gareth Barry would be an impressive end of it all.
I'm quite calm.
Well you would be flat out wrong and drawing a desperately long bow trying to back up and credit your argument. He does indeed have a right to dictate where he plays if he feels so, being a long serving and high profile asset to the club. Scratching the surface of the situation on a theoretical level. If he did want to flex his muscle on that aspect he'd have grounds to within the organizational structure and be going up against Jose wanting to manage the situation as he sees fit. Jose's management of Rooney only goes in one direction to align with the position that he hasn't once complained about being dropped and then benched, moved around positions for the benefit of the team and come up with productive contributions per appearance. Some of the better numbers in the team this season.
It would be a stretch to describe this as anything but selfless. Even if an argument was to be made about his profile and his wages, he is still an important asset to the club for the manager to deal with.
The real reason probably lies somewhere between Jose's tactical philosophy and his ability to manage a squad. The ball is in Jose's court to utlize as he sees fit given the nature of managing the squad he has adapted the situation to his benefit actually garnering some production out of Rooney in various scenarios.
He played very well, it is as simple as that. You're just having a bit of a mare and are desperate to thought police somebodies opinion over a minor detail because you don't agree for whatever reason, essentially lashing out and attempting to make it personal. It is not, we don't agree and that is fine. There is no ranting here to speak of.
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One waste of a sub coming on once more, and I dont understand how he's our go-to sub. Hopefully he'll prove me wrong, but he offers nothing anymore.
His constant shouting at the officials is fecking annoying. Every fecking game he does it, guys a complete joke
Helping Hull to waste time, plonker can't do anything but moan.
Terrible. Just go. We have to break from his tyranny
Poor decision to bring him on, was useless at the weekend and useless tonight.
Can't believe Mourinho decided to bring him on instead of martial
What was the logic behind him coming in? What was he supposed to offer us?
At least he gave the ref a torrid time.
He is so bad. Waste of a sub.
Waste of a sub bringing him on.
Just feck off to China.
Just feck off to China.
Leave Wayne.
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