Comments on: Man Utd 3-0 Liverpool: Threasy Peasy, Innit?

By: magno

magno — Tue, 25 Mar 2008 10:03:23 +0000

Good tactics and a nice win.
This team is still being (re)built,it’s the best it has been in many a year. Better than last year’s. Nothing will ever be perfect, that is football. Just ask Madrid fans.

Having a team of 20 super heroes would be pretty boring, 5-0 wins every week
Keeping the soul of the team is very important, which means having British players in the team.
Rooney sets the right’tone’, the spirit. Mixed with latin flair and arrogance/confidence from players like Ronaldo and Nani, you have a deadly mix. This explains why Ferguson keeps O’Shea and Fletcher: the spirit.

Shopping list:

1 big striker who isn’t going to whinge if left on the bench and ruin the team spirit(Manucho might fit this spot)

1 RB who can cross, is crafty and fast too (Wes Brown is a bit too timid, keep him for back-up though), height would be good, not enough height in the team (defending).

Rooney could be more deadly in front of goal, I’m talking more about running at the keeper and lobbing, rather than Sunday’s chances where he had very little space to aim at.

I hope Anderson is praticing his long range shooting as I type He can only improve Brilliant player though, still adapting, but has a good attitude

Very good weekend but still lots of exciting football to look forward to!

By: johnsom33

johnsom33 — Tue, 25 Mar 2008 04:15:45 +0000

can we please stop with the rubbish that Rooney is the reason Ronaldo is scoring. That is a joke! Ronaldo is always the focus of the opposition. Look we all agree that Rooney is a much better footballer than he is a striker, But im tired of people trying to gloss over the fact that 8 league goals is far from world class.

Having said that, we must all keep in mind that when judging rooney we are harsh because players of his calibre are judged at a higher standard than others. Putting on United shirt comes with a lot of pressure and Rooney knows that as much as anybody(we have all seen others crumble from the pressure Veron Forlan…) so when people are critical of Rooney, they arent saying he is rubbish, its just that we all know what he is capable of. and aside from not scoring yesterday I think everyone can agree he had a fantastic game.

One last thing, I cant tell you how it good it feels to see all the Gooners start talking about “next season, and the young gunners”. They are so delusional about Wenger and their team. I say keep looking to the next season and United will keep looking to the current season.

By: Liam

Liam — Tue, 25 Mar 2008 03:24:07 +0000

damn colver I was going to use that line about ronaldo not scoring as many without Rooney but you beat me to it anyway, dan, if Rooney is involved in goals is it not as good as scoring? Even if Rooney is not scoring you can bet he will be setting up goals for other players. We are the highest scoring team in the league and how many of the 4-0 scorlines that contribute to this were without Rooney? All of those times when Rooney was injured and I heard people say “Ronaldo bailed us out” seemed to have 1 thing in common and that was there was no Rooney.

By: jos

jos — Tue, 25 Mar 2008 03:02:22 +0000

i guess people here are questioning rooneys finishing rather than his other attributes of the game, given that he is a striker (whether 2nd or main or whatever). This season rooney must have had at least a dozen 1-on-1s with keepers and I dont remember him scoring in ANY of those!!! Thats pretty bad for any player not just striker! Its ridiculus to blame SAF for rooneys inability to convert 1-on-1s (even if he cud have converted half of those he cud have had 6-7 more goals).

By: colver

colver — Tue, 25 Mar 2008 01:40:11 +0000

Rooney is played out of position all the time. He is never going to be an out-and-out striker or a winger. He was much more effective last season when he had Saha in front of him allowing him to slot into the hole.

Having said that he tends to shine in the big games because we are forced to play a more counter-attacking style which suits his game, as it means he is able to play deeper and burst forward with cute one-twos and surging runs. Last season it was Rooney not Ronaldo who was scoring in Europe and that was in large part because of this factor.

Having said that even when he is sacrificed by being played out of position, he still offers a lot to the team. Would Ronaldo score as many without Rooney playing alongside him? No! If we still had RVN would Ronaldo score as many? No!

Tevez I do not think was the greatest signing. At best he is an impact sub and while his finishing is better than Rooney he does not offer nearly as much to the team.

By: Pelep

Pelep — Tue, 25 Mar 2008 00:26:56 +0000

Wow, how can people still doubt Fergie?

By: Ryan

Ryan — Mon, 24 Mar 2008 22:45:05 +0000

totally 100% agree with you Fred The Red. Alot of you are bashing him which is ridiculous, he is NEVER gonna be a goalscorer like Ruud and the sooner you lot realise that the better. Look at last season, playing behind Saha, he was class – thats his position and Fergie needs to sign a striker to play ahead of him to get the best out of him. I dont care who gets the goals to be honest, we’re 5 points clear in the toughest premier league season so far with a great goal difference, hardly cause for concern!!!!

I look forward to seeing all you Rooney bashers eat your words like you have with so many other players this season……

By: Fred The Red

Fred The Red — Mon, 24 Mar 2008 22:05:58 +0000

this whole Wayne Rooney debate seems to being going round in circles week after week and I think its about time we reslised that its not going to get better until next season.
The bottom line is this, Rooney never was and never will be a goalscoring no9 and the sooner people realise that its SAFs fault and not Rooneys the better. Playing as a no9 is completely different to playing in the position just behind the striker and to criticize Rooney for not fulfilling the role of a no9 is simply unjustified.
In case anybody is starting to have doubts about him let me tell you this, Wayne Rooney IS WORLD CLASS when he plays in the hole between midfield and attack but he is average when he plays as a no9, in one position he is functional in the other he is inspirational and this situation must be rectified by SAF in the summer.
When he first burst onto the scene I was amazed at his vision. creativity and intelligence and nothing he done in the following 3 years made me feel any different. But this year SAF has used him in a position were his natural abilities have been partially stifled and for this the manager must take 100 percent responsibility, not Wayne Rooney.
Even those people who have been Rooneys biggest critics this season have admitted that he still shows flashes of creativity and vision that merit his inclusion despite being wasteful in front of goal so my question is this, why criticize someone who is sacrificing his own personal performances for the good of the team.
Yes his wastefulness in front of goal is frustrating at times but I remember a year or so ago, one on one with the keeper Rooney would have finished 8 times out of 10, and its simply down to the fact that hes feeling the pressure a bit but remember this lads, form is temporary but class is permanent, and make no mistake about it, Wazza is class

By: Red Ranter

Red Ranter — Mon, 24 Mar 2008 21:43:44 +0000

[Dan]
To be fair, Drogba was last season’s best striker. Ronaldo was a winger who scored goals last season. He was in a less advanced position than he’s been this season.

By: Dan(u-o.l)

Dan(u-o.l) — Mon, 24 Mar 2008 21:34:43 +0000

give him time liam? your joking right, last time he scored was the toon match, and before the toon match it was before the injury, hes had time. and drogba was not last seasons best stiker.