Why was the DC keeper out of his box in a 2-2 regular season match?
Wayne Rooney - DC United player
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They needed the win to avoid relegation or something like that
Legend
Impressive by Rooney. I've never doubted him.
Wow, beast of a player. Shades of the old 22 year old Rooney never letting anything get away.
That's classic Rooney! 
Feels like being away from England and United spotlights will help him enjoy a good few years of football, at a level which is will suit him well.
Feels like being away from England and United spotlights will help him enjoy a good few years of football, at a level which is will suit him well.
Goosebumps
The pass 
incredible
incredibleThat's what I like about the Caf. Monday morning, sitting on the train, on my way to work, check if anyone's got anything new to come up with, and you see this. This is what made Rooney the player he was. Raw strength! To make that run and then the tackle , win the ball back and then the long pass. All of a sudden feels like Friday!
That was sooo good!!
A good tackle followed by lumping it into the mixer? That’s about as English a passage of “incredible football” as you are ever likely to see. The whiteist of white text.
That was pretty awesome.
DC is last in their conference, but damn, that schedule, 6 home games and 14 away! They just might do fine, as they're 4-1-1 at home.
So, what the heck was that keeper doing there?
Not that I mind.
DC is last in their conference, but damn, that schedule, 6 home games and 14 away! They just might do fine, as they're 4-1-1 at home.
So, what the heck was that keeper doing there?
Not that I mind.
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MLS or not, that's really impressive from Rooney
Great play - vintage Rooney!
Reminded me of a similar Rooney play in the CL final in 2008, where he won the ball on the right back, took a few touches and then launched a perfect cross-field ball to Ronaldo. Think it ended up with a double-chance for us.
Reminded me of a similar Rooney play in the CL final in 2008, where he won the ball on the right back, took a few touches and then launched a perfect cross-field ball to Ronaldo. Think it ended up with a double-chance for us.
It is the MLS...Im sorry but thats shocking from the other team
Good to see him enjoying football again. Must have been incredibly frustrating for him the last few years when his body couldn't keep up with the things he wanted it to do.
Even during his demise at United, no one could ever accuse Rooney of not being committed or trying his best for the team. He was a pure winner. We could do with a few younger Rooney's right now! Lovely to see, the sort of Rooney action that used to get me off my chair!
Wow, fair play Wazza. He's standing out again in that division, his footballing fundamentals are just too good not to.
Really sum up Rooney at his peak, that. Great to see!
That was a great move. Cech made a really good save from Carrick I think.
Fecking hell Rooney is still only 32? Thought he was well into his 30s at this point.
Great hustle and amazing sequence, although I'm wondering how slow that attacker was if you let Rooney catch up with you like that.
Great hustle and amazing sequence, although I'm wondering how slow that attacker was if you let Rooney catch up with you like that.
Legend
That was fantastic. Closed the player down, saved a certain goal and that pass..
One hell of a player
One hell of a player
Shinned it.
Seriously though, hard to decide what was better, the tackle or the long diagonal.
Seriously though, hard to decide what was better, the tackle or the long diagonal.
Agreed. He was always busting a gut for us despite not being good enough. Always running the length of the pitch.
Likes of Martial could learn from Rooney for sure on how to be an asset to the team.
Just seen it
Can't deny the passion
Can't deny the passion
Whatever league you're playing in, that is bloody brilliant.
Wazza really winding back the clock there, that was like watching a 24 year old Rooney in his prime. Great to see!
Glad to see he's still got the desire to win, hasn't just gone there to make up the numbers.
Glad to see he's still got the desire to win, hasn't just gone there to make up the numbers.
A great thing to wake up to on a monday morning! What a player he is for them!
When I saw it on Facebook I thought the 'what a hail mary' caption was sarcastic and he'd gone for the shot at first, ballooning it well wide.
We know he's got a long ball on him, even if it wasn't very useful a lot of the time for us. The gut busting run and tackle was the really impressive part for me.
We know he's got a long ball on him, even if it wasn't very useful a lot of the time for us. The gut busting run and tackle was the really impressive part for me.
Insane bit of play. What a man.
unwinding the clock there! Class
Carrick fecked that one up. Rooney Got rid of Carvahlo near our box. Found Ronaldo with a great long ball effort just Like this one and Ronaldo Got rid of his man bursted into the edge od the box and gave the ball to Carrick who's shot went straight to the keeper. If he had scored there I imagine we would have won that game quite easly.
Another Rooney “assist” that doesn’t really count
Good hustle on the take away before connecting with the receiver on the long jump ball pass.
Still, they're only averaging around a point a game so far and even with all those games in hand it's not going to be an easy task. Teams play 34 btw.
I don't think they actually did need to win for the playoffs, not mathematically anyway. Unless my maths are really bad:
Still, they're only averaging around a point a game so far and even with all those games in hand it's not going to be an easy task. Teams play 34 btw.
On a side note, does that goal look like a potential offside to anyone else?
They played away most of the time - 6 home, 14 away matches - and are 4-1-1 at home. They might be fine.Good hustle on the take away before connecting with the receiver on the long jump ball pass.
I don't think they actually did need to win for the playoffs, not mathematically anyway. Unless my maths are really bad:
Still, they're only averaging around a point a game so far and even with all those games in hand it's not going to be an easy task. Teams play 34 btw.
Why the hell could he not have done that for us, in his last few years?
Such aggression and intent to help the team score a goal.
Fantastic stuff.
I'd trade any of our players (DDG, excepted), for a 19 yr old Wayne Rooney.
19 yr old Rooney, in today's market would probably cost about £250M. The funny thing is that that would be exactly the kind of signing which Woodward want to make. World record fee, for the future England captain and future all time goal scorer for MUFC.