QUOTE(FaezFarhan @ Sep 10 2009, 01:20 AM)
Actually I prefer the former but it's Rooney who keeps asking to play as CF..
“He wants to be everywhere all the time,” Phelan said. “But we have 10 other good players on the field and sometimes he has to realise the place where he does his best work is the best place to be. Wayne sometimes drifts around and there were instances of that against Birmingham. His overall performance was good but he needs to remember when we create chances he scores goals.”He asked SAF to play him centrally(anywhere, as long as it's central). It's SAF who wants him to play as a CF(can see last two seasons). This season he has a bit more freedom, but still not as much as he had previously like in his first few seasons here. It's clear where the coaching staff thinks he's best used at right now reading that quote by Phelan and SAF previously. They turned Ronaldo into a deadly weapon.. guess they want Rooney to be the same too.
QUOTE(lowyat.user47 @ Sep 10 2009, 01:28 AM)
no not that im not satisfied. none what so ever,
what i meant was in my opininon he would do better if he plays behind another striker. yes he is scoring goals. but we are not seeing much of the beautiful football that Man Utd showed over the past few years. if he plays upfront he needs to wait for the ball to come to him. whereas if he plays behind someone, he can indirectly dictate the play and feed the other striker. at the same time, he can score goals as well.
Beautiful football? 06/07 was great. Scholes was on song, and Ronaldo was actually a very good and effective winger that season. Since then, Scholes have slowed a lot, and Ronaldo became less and less effective as a winger, but instead turn himself into a very effective scoring machine. Nani and Anderson inject some excitement in their first season, but last season both were badly on form. And apart from Rooney, Giggsy, and Ronaldo(scoring wise), the others didn't show up consistently, that's why last season sucks attacking wise for us. We only scored 68 goals was it in the league?
Sure he can dictate the play and all that, but SAF wants him to be further active in the final third(striker-wise) rather than be everywhere freak that he was before. Signing Tevez.. and then Berba, who both seems pretty good playing behind a striker(Berba, wants to set up teammates more rather than scoring himself). It seems he wants Rooney to turn into a striker.
Think of it this way. Rooney is already really good playing in that withdrawn role, his vision and footballing brain, he will always have that. But as a striker for a top team, you would expect better returns of goals/finishing. He's still young of course, and his record is pretty good. But there's room for improvement in his finishing. He can score lots of goals in burst, but then he'll be quiet for a while.. until he wears back his finishing boots. His movement is great. His finishing is great too when he's in the mood.. if he can do it consistently, plus his other attacking abilities, just think what a player he would become.
Added on September 10, 2009, 3:27 amQUOTE(redscorpion @ Sep 10 2009, 03:19 AM)
lennon on fire at the moment.. one penalty earned, one assist. this might be a problem for the game this weekend
Evra last time against Lennon..
This post has been edited by Wan: Sep 10 2009, 03:27 AM