New Posts For Thread: the problem with rooney ishttps://community.betfair.com/football/go/thread/view/94070/29199877/the-problem-with-rooney-ishe's so good you have to pick him, but then 50% of the time he's terrible.I suspect quite a few of the players have the same attitude as Rooney but it's just that it's become more obvious with Rooney.https://community.betfair.com/football/go/thread/view/94070/29199877/the-problem-with-rooney-is?post_id=521223581#521223581I suspect quite a few of the players have the same attitude as Rooney but it's just that it's become more obvious with Rooney.Mon, 25 Jun 2012 07:56:35 -0500roger sums it up abovehttps://community.betfair.com/football/go/thread/view/94070/29199877/the-problem-with-rooney-is?post_id=521222371#521222371roger sums it up aboveMon, 25 Jun 2012 07:07:12 -0500Spot on viva. I'm really really disappointed in him. I can accept players not playing well. Sometimes they'll give it their all but it just doesn't go for them. Rooney's case is a disgrace.https://community.betfair.com/football/go/thread/view/94070/29199877/the-problem-with-rooney-is?post_id=521222039#521222039Spot on viva. I'm really really disappointed in him. I can accept players not playing well. Sometimes they'll give it their all but it just doesn't go for them. Rooney's case is a disgrace.Mon, 25 Jun 2012 06:52:06 -0500it speaks to a sense of entitlement, really. you'd hope he'd think, "I can't play the first two games and it's my fault, but the manager's taking me anyway. And that means someone else is missing out, and someone's going to be dropped even if they plhttps://community.betfair.com/football/go/thread/view/94070/29199877/the-problem-with-rooney-is?post_id=521221983#521221983it speaks to a sense of entitlement, really. you'd hope he'd think, "I can't play the first two games and it's my fault, but the manager's taking me anyway. And that means someone else is missing out, and someone's going to be dropped even if they plMon, 25 Jun 2012 06:49:20 -0500I agree with the thrust of rogerthebutler's post but this wasnt injury related as most other situations he ites were about. I didn't have a problem taking Rooney, I just can't believe he was so unfit. It wasn't match sharpness, he was too heavy. Lhttps://community.betfair.com/football/go/thread/view/94070/29199877/the-problem-with-rooney-is?post_id=521221607#521221607I agree with the thrust of rogerthebutler's post but this wasnt injury related as most other situations he ites were about. I didn't have a problem taking Rooney, I just can't believe he was so unfit. It wasn't match sharpness, he was too heavy. LMon, 25 Jun 2012 06:33:29 -0500^good posthttps://community.betfair.com/football/go/thread/view/94070/29199877/the-problem-with-rooney-is?post_id=521221513#521221513^good postMon, 25 Jun 2012 06:29:32 -0500I keep reading 'the media would have crucified hodgson if.....'I'm sorry, that is what he and managers before him, are (very well) paid to do. Make the big decisions.Never mind not playing yesterday, IMO Rooney should not have gone to the tournamenthttps://community.betfair.com/football/go/thread/view/94070/29199877/the-problem-with-rooney-is?post_id=521221465#521221465I keep reading 'the media would have crucified hodgson if.....'I'm sorry, that is what he and managers before him, are (very well) paid to do. Make the big decisions.Never mind not playing yesterday, IMO Rooney should not have gone to the tournamentMon, 25 Jun 2012 06:27:29 -0500He's unfit and his legs have gone. He can't outpace many defenders any more and he can't put the ball past them and get past them to be first to the ball. He can't dribble past defenders. He can move sideways but he's quite static in attack and rehttps://community.betfair.com/football/go/thread/view/94070/29199877/the-problem-with-rooney-is?post_id=521220953#521220953He's unfit and his legs have gone. He can't outpace many defenders any more and he can't put the ball past them and get past them to be first to the ball. He can't dribble past defenders. He can move sideways but he's quite static in attack and reMon, 25 Jun 2012 06:01:57 -0500the problem with Rooney is that if he misses games due to injury or suspension he seems to lose his conditioning faster than other players.Seen it regularly at United, misses a few games and comes back looking very sluggish.https://community.betfair.com/football/go/thread/view/94070/29199877/the-problem-with-rooney-is?post_id=521218913#521218913the problem with Rooney is that if he misses games due to injury or suspension he seems to lose his conditioning faster than other players.Seen it regularly at United, misses a few games and comes back looking very sluggish.Mon, 25 Jun 2012 04:03:29 -0500The problem is not with Rooney it is with us. We take a bright young talent and turn him into a massive hero before he actually is. And we keep insisting he is our hero even while he is waddling around like a pregnant asthmatic penguin and expect hhttps://community.betfair.com/football/go/thread/view/94070/29199877/the-problem-with-rooney-is?post_id=521218243#521218243The problem is not with Rooney it is with us. We take a bright young talent and turn him into a massive hero before he actually is. And we keep insisting he is our hero even while he is waddling around like a pregnant asthmatic penguin and expect hMon, 25 Jun 2012 02:59:59 -0500