I think the thing most people are wound up about is the fact that Rooney didn't stop us qualifying...
As it is they can only blame him for our future probable poor peformance... but if he had actually cost us the group the wums could really go to town...
Even as someone who does support England (bit of a rarity I realise, but as an English man they are my team and I will support them win, lose or draw) I am a bit 'meh' about the whole thing... we should be fine getting through the groups without Rooney..
I only hope we have an easy first knockout game to ease Rooney into match fitness in the tournament...
I'm about to hit this with what ifs.
What if the team play well when he is not in it?
England have been awful with Rooney playing up front on more than one occasion and when the play is not going well, he drops deep to "help-out". This can pull the team out of shape and leave us with reduced forward going options.
If Rooney were to join up, because of his lack of positional disapline (an absolute must when players from different clubs come together), I'd stick him in the middle where he is playing for man u now, along side scott parker.
Pace kills, I'd play Walcott, Agbonlahor, Sturridge and Young as a front 4, with Rooney and Parker playing has holding players. Players who can pick a pass feeding 4 players who can get in behind defences, it would be an absolute bloody nightmare for centre backs.
In 2002 world Cup Thierry Henry deliberately and cycnically almost ended Dario Silva of Uruguays career with a despicable and dangerous two footed lunge. Henry was rightly and promptly sent-off and only given a one match ban.
Rooney simply just kicked a cynical Montengran player and for that he gets a three game ban whereas Henry almost ended a players career and gets away with just one game ban. What Wayne did was wrong and uncalled for and I will never condone what he did in the heat of the moment
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Now if you look at the two players careers in the round..
While yes Henry has blotted his copybook on a couple of occasions. Overall all he has behavior on the field of player has been exemplary.
On the other hand Rooney is just a granny sh@##ing thug!
Wayne Rooney - Unfair abuse
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posted on 14/10/11
I think the thing most people are wound up about is the fact that Rooney didn't stop us qualifying...
As it is they can only blame him for our future probable poor peformance... but if he had actually cost us the group the wums could really go to town...
Even as someone who does support England (bit of a rarity I realise, but as an English man they are my team and I will support them win, lose or draw) I am a bit 'meh' about the whole thing... we should be fine getting through the groups without Rooney..
I only hope we have an easy first knockout game to ease Rooney into match fitness in the tournament...
posted on 7/11/11
I'm about to hit this with what ifs.
What if the team play well when he is not in it?
England have been awful with Rooney playing up front on more than one occasion and when the play is not going well, he drops deep to "help-out". This can pull the team out of shape and leave us with reduced forward going options.
If Rooney were to join up, because of his lack of positional disapline (an absolute must when players from different clubs come together), I'd stick him in the middle where he is playing for man u now, along side scott parker.
Pace kills, I'd play Walcott, Agbonlahor, Sturridge and Young as a front 4, with Rooney and Parker playing has holding players. Players who can pick a pass feeding 4 players who can get in behind defences, it would be an absolute bloody nightmare for centre backs.
posted on 18/12/11
In 2002 world Cup Thierry Henry deliberately and cycnically almost ended Dario Silva of Uruguays career with a despicable and dangerous two footed lunge. Henry was rightly and promptly sent-off and only given a one match ban.
Rooney simply just kicked a cynical Montengran player and for that he gets a three game ban whereas Henry almost ended a players career and gets away with just one game ban. What Wayne did was wrong and uncalled for and I will never condone what he did in the heat of the moment
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Now if you look at the two players careers in the round..
While yes Henry has blotted his copybook on a couple of occasions. Overall all he has behavior on the field of player has been exemplary.
On the other hand Rooney is just a granny sh@##ing thug!
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