I think the Rooney hate is 90% directed towards what he doesn/doesn't do for England and all the emotions that come with big tournaments.
Its no coincidence that United fans think he is brilliant. He is - a lot of England fans just have anti-climatic feelings after tournaments are done and he is usually the brunt of it all.
I think the Rooney hate is 90% directed towards what he doesn/doesn't do for England and all the emotions that come with big tournaments.
Its no coincidence that United fans think he is brilliant. He is - a lot of England fans just have anti-climatic feelings after tournaments are done and he is usually the brunt of it all.
He is a good player but he is not world class, as pundits keep saying, and the same goes for the likes of Gerrard, Lampard and Beckham.
Again, the whole "world class" thing confuses me. Do a lot of people actually understand what this term means?
A lot of people confuse it being with 'best of the best'. Its not. It means someone is good enough to take their trade around the world and be highly competent at it. Wayne Rooney would be at least reasonably successful in near enough every major league and wouldn't look out of place at any club in the world - even if he was on the bench for the likes of Barcelona or Madrid. So, by that definition, he is world class in my eyes.
Again, the whole "world class" thing confuses me. Do a lot of people actually understand what this term means?
A lot of people confuse it being with 'best of the best'. Its not. It means someone is good enough to take their trade around the world and be highly competent at it.
Not sure I'd agree with that, I don't think the geography of where you're able to ply your trade has anything to do with it - it's about being among the best in the world. Under your definition a lot of pretty average Premier league players would be 'world class' on the basis that they could also be 'highly competent' in La Liga, Serie A, the Bundesliga etc.
I would suggest that world class would mean that you were among the very best players in the world in your position - ie if you were putting 'world XI' together then a world class player should be in contention for a place, not merely sufficiently competent to play in multiple international leagues.
Watching him last night, Evra had a mare. The bloke comes inside onto his left foot every single time. A better defender would show him down the line and he would be cack.
Watching him last night, Evra had a mare. The bloke comes inside onto his left foot every single time. A better defender would show him down the line and he would be cack.
Watching him last night, Evra had a mare. The bloke comes inside onto his left foot every single time. A better defender would show him down the line and he would be cack.
So much easier said than done, VG.
ha agree mate, but Evra didn't even shape up to do it. Was driving me mad.
Watching him last night, Evra had a mare. The bloke comes inside onto his left foot every single time. A better defender would show him down the line and he would be cack.
world defences have been trying for about a decade. He's that good he can keep doing the same thing again and again.
Ribery is overrated for me, always been touted as one of the best wingers in the world but everytime i see him he's been lame.
Watching him last night, Evra had a mare. The bloke comes inside onto his left foot every single time. A better defender would show him down the line and he would be cack.
Agree that Robben is overrated, Harriot works much better as an inverted winger. In fact, the whole Bayern team are overrated.....I mean, what have they ever won? :-)
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Its no coincidence that United fans think he is brilliant. He is - a lot of England fans just have anti-climatic feelings after tournaments are done and he is usually the brunt of it all.
A lot of people confuse it being with 'best of the best'. Its not. It means someone is good enough to take their trade around the world and be highly competent at it. Wayne Rooney would be at least reasonably successful in near enough every major league and wouldn't look out of place at any club in the world - even if he was on the bench for the likes of Barcelona or Madrid. So, by that definition, he is world class in my eyes.
I would suggest that world class would mean that you were among the very best players in the world in your position - ie if you were putting 'world XI' together then a world class player should be in contention for a place, not merely sufficiently competent to play in multiple international leagues.
Someone like Rooney is unquestionably very good but is he, and others like him, as great as the media would have us believe?
Watching him last night, Evra had a mare. The bloke comes inside onto his left foot every single time. A better defender would show him down the line and he would be cack.
Ribery is overrated for me, always been touted as one of the best wingers in the world but everytime i see him he's been lame.
Ashley Young
The rest of Man Utd's first 11 (except van Persie)