There are similarities between Roo and Scholes,

1) Both played as a striker
2) Both have similar range of pass
3) Both have the ability to shoot

I think he can make it in the midfield. We've seen SAF switched his player's preferred postion before (Alan Smith, Scholes), so it would be interesting if Rooney plays as a midfielder. I do think SAF have that thought in mind considering Carrick's now switched to a more holding role.

Scholes did play as striker during his early years with United, in fact, when Cantona was suspended for the famous/infamous kungfu kick incident he was then again needed in the striker's dept as Andy Cole's strike partner due to Mark Hughes departure.

SAF never really tried Rooney at middle of the park as a play-maker, but we can see glimpse of his awareness of spotting a teammate out wide and spraying accurate cross field passes. He has all the qualities of a good midfielder. As for him playing out wide, he is not a natural winger a-la Nani or Tony, that's why he find it difficult playing on the flanks. When Keano was around, Scholes also acts as a supporting role to the strikers or striker depending on the formation played. We can see evidence in the 02-03 season where he scored a lot of goals either from forward position or midfield. i think Rooney can do the same with Carrick being the holding midfielder and I would love to see that.

This post has been edited by cekutz: Mar 16 2011, 03:56 PM

Paul Scholes was born in Salford, Lancashire, England. He trained with Manchester United since he was 14 years old. He passed out of Cardinal Langley Roman Catholic High School, Middleton, Greater Manchester in the summer of 1991.The player turned professional on 23 July, 1993. In the season of 1994 -1995 he made his debut in the Old Trafford team. He made his debut for the senior squad on 21st September, 1994. By the time it was 1996 -1997 he found himself all over again to play in the midfield from being a striker and be a former attacker. The hallmarks of his game was a sharp mind and his crisp passes to generate gameplay. IN 1998-99 , he was a key player in the famous treble success of his club Manchester United, the Premiership title, the FA cup and the UEFA Champions league.

Agreed, but to me, for those who watched football and have passion for it should know better when criticizing.

Some of the forumers who post here, doesn't know how to critically analyse a game regardless of the end result. Most of them are rantings and nonconstructive criticism directed at a particular player for not performing well. I guess that what upsets the more "senior" forumers.

I don't post here often but I do read the thread everyday, and I find it irritating to see some "fans" posting nonsense about the team or a player right after a lost or a draw. I am not denying their rights to post, but please give some positive input or a constructive criticism.

What most Malaysians fail to do is to take defeat graciously, be it in any sport and you can see it very clearly in this thread. We are all glory-hunters but what I am trying to do now is to follow the fan's culture in the European leagues especially those who supports lower division teams. They stand by their tam no matter what.

One must remember that losing is a part of the game, accept a defeat graciously and admit the fact that a team can't win all the time.