Luckily people within football don't seem as prone to knee-jerkery as those who watch.
Hype surrounding Rooney's World Cup is misguided.
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On all the Rooney Threads.
Digital Spy. Is a Entertainment forum, not a Footballing website, why fans take so much offence to us slagging a player off is beyond me.
He hasn't really entertained us through this tournament, people know what he is earning, some may think it doesn't match.
Then you have Helen and the Big Brother stuff.
Digital Spy. Is a Entertainment forum, not a Footballing website, why fans take so much offence to us slagging a player off is beyond me.
He hasn't really entertained us through this tournament, people know what he is earning, some may think it doesn't match.
Then you have Helen and the Big Brother stuff.
At the end of the day history will show that over the course of three world cups his goal tally equalled his number of red cards.
Whether he's a world class player or not (I judge that on the basis of who would make a world eleven - and he wouldn't get close imo) his highlight reel on the world stage is sorely lacking.
Tim Cahill's highlight reel at world cup finals puts Rooneys to shame and Australia are arguably a much weaker team.
Whether he's a world class player or not (I judge that on the basis of who would make a world eleven - and he wouldn't get close imo) his highlight reel on the world stage is sorely lacking.
Tim Cahill's highlight reel at world cup finals puts Rooneys to shame and Australia are arguably a much weaker team.
Originally Posted by jazzydrury3:
“On all the Rooney Threads.
Digital Spy. Is a Entertainment forum, not a Footballing website, why fans take so much offence to us slagging a player off is beyond me.
He hasn't really entertained us through this tournament, people know what he is earning, some may think it doesn't match.
Then you have Helen and the Big Brother stuff.”
“On all the Rooney Threads.
Digital Spy. Is a Entertainment forum, not a Footballing website, why fans take so much offence to us slagging a player off is beyond me.
He hasn't really entertained us through this tournament, people know what he is earning, some may think it doesn't match.
Then you have Helen and the Big Brother stuff.”
...what?
Originally Posted by celesti:
“...what?”
“...what?”
What do u mean by what?
On another thread the other day I saw somebody say, if posters don't like what is being said about Rooney, go onto Football chat rooms, and have it out, as this isn't the place, for Rooney fans to get shirty, if there beloved Rooney is getting slagged off.
You think Pele would be a legend if he scored loads of goals during the qualifying matches to reach a WC and then at the WC he manages to score 1 goal? Of course not. He'd be just another decent/good player. Pele has scored 12 goals at the WC. Rooney has scored 1 and it was right in front of the goal! He's failed to deliver at the WC time and time again. Heck, he's not even selected to play in today's game against Costa Rica so his grand total of WC goals will remain a mighty...
One.
One.
Originally Posted by jazzydrury3:
“What do u mean by what?
On another thread the other day I saw somebody say, if posters don't like what is being said about Rooney, go onto Football chat rooms, and have it out, as this isn't the place, for Rooney fans to get shirty, if there beloved Rooney is getting slagged off.”
“What do u mean by what?
On another thread the other day I saw somebody say, if posters don't like what is being said about Rooney, go onto Football chat rooms, and have it out, as this isn't the place, for Rooney fans to get shirty, if there beloved Rooney is getting slagged off.”
So, because this is an 'entertainment forum', anyone who thinks that the criticism of Rooney is undeserved/over-the-top should bugger off, whereas anybody who wants to 'slag him off' is more than welcome?
Outstanding reasoning, and completely fair and balanced.
Even more hilarious, and arrogant, is the need to compare Rooney to arguably the best player to ever play football. England weren't expected to win anything during Rooney's time as a player, I'm sure Rooney will be happy with all his league trophies he's won, and champions league medal... and his 40 England goals so far.
This World Cup has surpassed itself, we get a dedicated football forum section all year round to discuss, fairly, all aspects of football, yet we mustn't expect the same with the World Cup, agree with the majority or go elsewhere? ridiculous.
Originally Posted by Jim De Ville:
“So, because this is an 'entertainment forum', anyone who thinks that the criticism of Rooney is undeserved/over-the-top should bugger off, whereas anybody who wants to 'slag him off' is more than welcome?
Outstanding reasoning, and completely fair and balanced.”
“So, because this is an 'entertainment forum', anyone who thinks that the criticism of Rooney is undeserved/over-the-top should bugger off, whereas anybody who wants to 'slag him off' is more than welcome?
Outstanding reasoning, and completely fair and balanced.”
This World Cup has surpassed itself, we get a dedicated football forum section all year round to discuss, fairly, all aspects of football, yet we mustn't expect the same with the World Cup, agree with the majority or go elsewhere? ridiculous.
Originally Posted by Ray_Smith:
“You think Pele would be a legend if he scored loads of goals during the qualifying matches to reach a WC and then at the WC he manages to score 1 goal? Of course not. He'd be just another decent/good player”
“You think Pele would be a legend if he scored loads of goals during the qualifying matches to reach a WC and then at the WC he manages to score 1 goal? Of course not. He'd be just another decent/good player”
This might be the worst thing you've ever posted.
Originally Posted by toofast:
“He may be a good premiere club player, but he has NEVER played well for England, certainly not to live up to the media's expectations.
Rooney's last World Cup was dismal.. He was one of the worst players on the field so why do they keep picking this dud to play at international level - he's just not an international player.”
“He may be a good premiere club player, but he has NEVER played well for England, certainly not to live up to the media's expectations.
Rooney's last World Cup was dismal.. He was one of the worst players on the field so why do they keep picking this dud to play at international level - he's just not an international player.”
Rooney was excellent at Euro 2004.
Rooney scored a goal and assisted the other - most players would be praised for that ahead of others who produced nothing.
Originally Posted by KMKYWAP:
“Rooney was excellent at Euro 2004.”
“Rooney was excellent at Euro 2004.”
and has dined out on it ever since.
Part of England's problem is that they forever look back at long past performances as opposed to current form
Tonight when he came on, the team just gave up, why is in the team at all, I don't get it, one good pass, and a goal,my granny could score... Wow.. A slow lumpering player that never was World Class.
Does your granny often make a habit of reading the game and beating international defenders to the ball?
Nah, JSUT A TAP IN WASNT IT LOL
Nah, JSUT A TAP IN WASNT IT LOL
Originally Posted by celesti:
“Does your granny often make a habit of reading the game and beating international defenders to the ball? ”
“Does your granny often make a habit of reading the game and beating international defenders to the ball? ”
Unfortunately though he spends so much time tracking back out of position and chasing the game that the majority of defenders he's beating to the ball are our own
Originally Posted by myscimitar:
“Tonight when he came on, the team just gave up, why is in the team at all, I don't get it, one good pass, and a goal,my granny could score... Wow.. A slow lumpering player that never was World Class.”
“Tonight when he came on, the team just gave up, why is in the team at all, I don't get it, one good pass, and a goal,my granny could score... Wow.. A slow lumpering player that never was World Class.”
Having read several of your posts during the World Cup, I have to ask, are you supposed to be a parody account?
Originally Posted by Jamesp84:
“Having read several of your posts during the World Cup, I have to ask, are you supposed to be a parody account?”
“Having read several of your posts during the World Cup, I have to ask, are you supposed to be a parody account?”
You guessed, i am to this forum, what Rooney is to football.
That can't be right, as smart people don't see that you have qualities outside the handful of threads every other summer.
I don't want to slag Rooney off, as on his day he can still be a class act.
I just get sad watching him now, because he's clearly lost his pace and strength, and he seems to need more time on the ball. The amount of times he got caught in possession in the WC games was a bit embarrassing to be honest.
It just must be down to lack of looking after himself over the years, or perhaps his foot injuries have nullified some of his prior strengths.
I do remember fondly the days when you would EXPECT Rooney to bulldoze his way past 2/3 defenders. He's just lost that ability now, and I cannot put my finger on why.
I just get sad watching him now, because he's clearly lost his pace and strength, and he seems to need more time on the ball. The amount of times he got caught in possession in the WC games was a bit embarrassing to be honest.
It just must be down to lack of looking after himself over the years, or perhaps his foot injuries have nullified some of his prior strengths.
I do remember fondly the days when you would EXPECT Rooney to bulldoze his way past 2/3 defenders. He's just lost that ability now, and I cannot put my finger on why.
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