Regulus Arcturus Black
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I love these kind of blanket statements @prath92. Because a posters opinion is so strong, that simply has to be the case for everyone!If you gave a manager an option to choose between a 22 year old Rooney and a 22 year old Ibra, it wouldnt even be a contest. Rooney would win that.
You have no idea what managers would chose, my guess is, some would choose Rooney, some would choose Zlatan. Certainly both aged 17-20 it's a no contest, it's Rooney. Both aged 25 though? well...
So, why is 22 the magical age in this debate? Considering Zlatan has been a better player than Rooney since 2006, when Zlatan was 25 and Rooney was 21. Rooney certainly peaked sooner, but Zlatan's peak was much longer.
More apt is, if you gave a manager an option to choose between a peak Rooney and a peak Ibra, it'd be a toss up depending on the managers preferences.
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