He is dead weight.

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You are the only person and that includes United fans, football pundits and specialised football tactic websites who think that Welbeck didn't play extremely well in both legs.

So every other fan is blinded by love for him, whilst you are the only sensible, right thinking player and clearly hold no bias against him whatsoever? His goal return this season is bad, last season he got 12. Most of this season he has been stuck out on the left wing, and very rarely played as a striker.

12 considering he tarted most games was a poor return.

As or said Rooney played on the left at his age and didnt forget his striking instincts and scored around twenty goals.

Welbeck has 2. It's awful.

He needs a championship club so he can learn how to score

He started 18 games last season, with a further 13 appearances from the bench, 1 goal in 3 isn't exactly a terrible return.

I don't remember Rooney making more than 10 appearances on the left while he was still an 'out and out' striker.

I don't remember Rooney making more than 10 appearances on the left while he was still an 'out and out' striker.

You don't remember 5 years ago very well then.

And your welbeck stats are wrong, he played 39 times last season.

So instead of 1 goal in 3, it is 1 in around 3.2, massive difference. Apparently not. Also, no one is questioning that Rooney is a better player than Welbeck, but if you can't see what Welbeck offered, at least over the 2 legs against Real, then I really don't know what you are seeing. You cite his touch, which wasn't poor, he stopped Alonso from getting any kind of control over the game and he worked the keeper on 2 or 3 occasions.

What did welbeck offer that Rooney could not of?

What did he do to a decent level that Rooney couldn't not of done better.

thats the point 'could have', rooney was atrocious in the first leg, so why should he have started the second leg

Rooney isn't one known for sticking to his discipline...If he was tasked with closing Alonso down, do you think he'd have done it? Rooney is a player who will usually go where ever the ball is. I don't think he'd have stuck to his task last night.

To flip the question, what do you think Rooney would have done better. The chances that Welbeck had were far from easy and it is entirely likely that Rooney would have missed them too. Barring the one that was offside anyway.

I remember Rooney missing a hugely important chance last night.

Rooney scored an absolute wonder goal at the weekend.

Welbeck simply is not capable of doing that.

He isn't even capable scoring five goals so far this season

comment by Rob Balenaldo (U9808)
posted 12 minutes ago
I remember Rooney missing a hugely important chance

What player in the world would of scored that? Half chance at very best.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SorDKoSFJqI

First ten seconds shows a Welbeck goal every bit as good as the Rooney stike.

Once in his career? Great example.

Rooneys capable of genius, welbeck can't even muster the damn ability score regularly.

He just isn't putting in the effort in front f goal and needs to practice more. Big time Charlie thinks he's made it.

He needs to stop letting the pressure get to him man up, and train more.

He looks like a deer in headlights in front of goal.

Stretty is deluded.

I had a German mate saying today "That Welbeck lad is amazing! Do you play him all the time?"

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Your mate can't watch a lot of football. Amazing, what dross.

The best players are amazing. Not half decent ones that can't score in a brothel