Wayne Rooney's Goal Overrated?

[Leekbrookgull]

You don't do that on the training ground.

 

[Neil]

These balls are so light these days, try doing it with balls from the 70's no chance

 

[smeg]

Stuart Munday.

The wonder goal against Leicester at filbert street? I was there

 

[Jim Van Winkle]

No it's not overrated. It was a stunning finish and if a Brighton player had scored it we'd all be wetting ourselves.

How about a ex-Albion player?

 

[JJB]

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Worldy

 

[Creaky]

The simple fact that posters are having to go back years, in some case decades, to find goals they believe are of a better spectacular quality than Rooney's yesterday only serves to highlight just how good it was.

 

[Pogue Mahone]

The simple fact that posters are having to go back years, in some case decades, to find goals they believe are of a better spectacular quality than Rooney's yesterday only serves to highlight just how good it was.

They don't have to go back years to find goals that are of a better spectacular quality - in my opinion two of the other Prem goals yesterday fit this description.

But yes, it's rare to score from that distance - so there aren't many recent examples that are similar goals.

That Cox one above is far superior in my book.

 

[brakespear]

That Rooney goal was good, but the hype around it has been ridiculous. Tettey's goal for Norwich was better, but it wasn't Rooney for Man Utd, so is being virtually ignored.

As far as very, very long shots go, Rooney's goal was not fit to lace the boots of:
Beckham v Wimbledon (what a pathetic poll on MOTD)
Matt Taylor for Portsmouth (can't remember the opponents)
Figueroa's free kick for Wigan
...and that's just off the top of my slightly fuzzy feeling head.

So yes, Wayne Rooney's goal was over-rated.

Bolded is my favourite 'half-way' style goal. I seem to remember Taylor scored an equally good goal the week after as well.

Rooney's goal was OK but Tettey's for Norwich was the best yesterday.

 

[Deleted member 18477]

How about a ex-Albion player?

That is also a stunning finish!

 

[Bladders]

Didn't Xavi Alonso score a long ranger for Liverpool a few years ago? Can't seem to find it.....maybe I imagined it

 

[Dover]

What about this. Lower Jake Hessenthaler, who if he has half his fathers technique should climb the divisions easily....and its his first goal in senior football.

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

 

[Stumpy Tim]

Overrated? It's a tremendous goal! What are people on? If it was Suarez people would be going mental about it

 

[Mellotron]

Rooneys goal has to be credited at least 50% to the AWFUL goalkeeping. If he'd been in position it would've been a very very simple catch.

 

[Bladders]

Let's he honest, it's a hit and hope isn't it.

 

[SouthCoastOwl]

It's a good goal but that third Yaya Toure goal from yesterday I could watch on loop for hours. He hits it like a free kick, outrageous strike. Those who say the prem is lacking in quality just need to look at some of the goals from yesterday, there are some truly world class players in that league.

This - Rooney's goal was great but Toure's third was sheer brilliance.

 

[Joey Jo Jo Jr. Shabadoo]

That Rooney goal was good, but the hype around it has been ridiculous. Tettey's goal for Norwich was better, but it wasn't Rooney for Man Utd, so is being virtually ignored.

As far as very, very long shots go, Rooney's goal was not fit to lace the boots of:
Beckham v Wimbledon (what a pathetic poll on MOTD)
Matt Taylor for Portsmouth (can't remember the opponents)
Figueroa's free kick for Wigan
...and that's just off the top of my slightly fuzzy feeling head.

So yes, Wayne Rooney's goal was over-rated.

The Matt Taylor goal was against Everton.

 

[Knotty]

Let's he honest, it's a hit and hope isn't it.

Isn't every shot 'hit and hope'?

But it's Rooney and Man U so we have to come up with all sorts of reasons not to give it any credit.

 

[Commander]

Let's he honest, it's a hit and hope isn't it.

Yes. A hit and hope with brilliant vision, unbelievable technique and a supreme confidence in his ability to try it.

 

[Bladders]

Isn't every shot 'hit and hope'?

But it's Rooney and Man U so we have to come up with all sorts of reasons not to give it any credit.

Yes. A hit and hope with brilliant vision, unbelievable technique and a supreme confidence in his ability to try it.

Brilliant vision? I think you've over thought it a bit, he didn't even look up before he struck the ball.

He's already said he's tried it loads of times in training with zero success, this one just came off on the big day.

Its no different than when a keeper kicks a big gaol kick that bounces over the opposition keepers head, looks good on camera but its a fluke.

Thats why they only come off once in a blue moon.

Fair play to him for having a go, but wasn't even the best goal of the Premiership weekend.

 

[Knotty]

wasn't even the best goal of the Premiership weekend.

If you don't want it to be then, of course, it's not.