Is rooney the best player in the Premiership now?

[Dave the OAP]

What a goal he has just scored.


Absolute class

 

[hitony]

He aint bad is he.

 

[Acker79]

I didn't think he did anything particularly special. It was a counter attack, he made one pass, then hit a return pass in the goal in a textbook manner.

 

[Dave the OAP]

I didn't think he did anything particularly special. It was a counter attack, he made one pass, then hit a return pass in the goal in a textbook manner.

he picks up the ball in his area...plays a pin point ball...runs 3/4 of the pitch and slots it home perfectly


But yes you are right...very ordinary really

 

[seagulls4ever]

I didn't think he did anything particularly special. It was a counter attack, he made one pass, then hit a return pass in the goal in a textbook manner.

Apart from controlling the ball, turning the Arsenal player near his own penalty box, playing a terrific pass to Nani, sprinting the whole length of the pitch and then executing a beautiful once touch finish into the bottom corner?

 

[hitony]

he picks up the ball in his area...plays a pin point ball...runs 3/4 of the pitch and slots it home perfectly


But yes you are right...very ordinary really

I am far from a Man U lover, but you have to accept that what he did was a bit special, thats having a "Proper" football brain.....In my opinion.

 

[Dave the OAP]

I am far from a Man U lover, but you have to accept that what he did was a bit special, thats having a "Proper" football brain.....In my opinion.

not for some of our younger opinionated fans it seems

 

[Djmiles]

With the World Cup coming up, seeing Rooney get better and better can only be a good thing. Keep him fit, and we may just have a chance this Summer.

 

[Acker79]

I didn't say he was ordinary. And I'm not going to argue he isn't great.

But that goal is a textbook counter attack. Most counter attacks start with the ball being picked up in their own area, a quick ball to a team mate, running up the other end and slotting it home.

There was nothing special about that goal, nothing about that goal to show why Rooney is so great. The 'pin point' ball wasn't long range, through the eye of the needle stuff. Nani had a bit of space. It was a good ball, but nothing special. The running 3/4 of the pitch occurs with almost all counter attack goals. The "slotting home perfectly" - how was it perfect? It went in. Like all counter attack goals. It went in. He hit it across the keeper, as strikers are instructed to do. It went in. There isn't much room for it to be slotted home in an imperfect fashion.

Rooney may be the best in the world, but that goal was nothing more than a well executed textbook counter attack.

 

[Andrew]

He is a wanker though.

 

[Dave the OAP]

As I didn't say he was ordinary. And I'm not going to argue he isn't great.

But that goal is a textbook counter attack. Most counter attacks start with the ball being picked up in their own area, a quick ball to a them mate, running up the other end and slotting it home.

There was nothing special about that goal, nothing about that goal to show why Rooney is so great. The 'pin point' ball wasn't long range, through the eye of the needle stuff. Nani had a bit of space. It was a good ball, but nothing special. The running 3/4 of the pitch occurs with almost all counter attack goals. The "slotting home perfectly" - how was it perfect? It went in. Like all counter attack goals. It went in. He hit it across the keeper, as strikers are instructed to do. It went in. There isn't much room for it to be slotted home in an imperfect fashion.

Rooney may be the best in the world, but that goal was nothing more than a well executed textbook counter attack.

thank you for explaining your point of view...very illuminating.

 

[cardboard]

He is a wanker though.

Exactly what i was going to say - the whole team are.

 

[El Presidente]

He is a wanker though.

Do you have any evidence of this?

Everyone up here thinks he is a good lad, even City fans, as much as they hate him on the pitch, know that he is well grounded and very pleasant.

 

[Perkino]

he picks up the ball in his area...plays a pin point ball...runs 3/4 of the pitch and slots it home perfectly


But yes you are right...very ordinary really

I wish we had some ordinary players in the Brighton Team

 

[sam86]

"Nicolas Anelka was top scorer in the Premier League last season with 19 goals - Rooney has 20 already in 2009/10."

 

[SICKASAGULL]

That goal will be shown over and over again,could well be goal of the season.

 

[Andrew]

Exactly what i was going to say - the whole team are.

Yup, Van der sar is another one I really hate. And i can't stand fergie

"too much added time"

"not enough added time"

"the pitch was shit"

"the ref wasn't fit"

Scottish basterd

I hate Man U, there just one of those clubs I really like to see FAIL.
I cried when John terry missed that pen in that final in russia a few years back.

 

[Andrew]

double post

 

[luke17]

It was a good goal but seen a lot better, if the goalie hadnt parried Nanis cross in and Park headed it in at the back post then that would of been a better goal for me

 

[Acker79]

I was more impressed by his hot just now, which Almunia parried then scrambled over.