Vent: Wayne Rooney

wary

prowla wrote: »

Rooney didn't look particularly fit, but he was the person who was there when the ball came across.

Yes, but I think more credit should go to the player who supplied the pass, the same player who later put Rooney clean through and was the man of the match ... i.e England's captain, Gerrard. If the media want to focus on one player as being responsible for putting us through, it should have been him.

Before anyone asks, I am NOT a Liverpool fan!

jamespir

worried_jim wrote: »

They are going to get a proper spanking from Italy on Sunday evening.

i wouldnt be so sure The Italians have been quite poor so far and got through on luck

de1amo

maybe an average side but what was at stake hardly made it a game to warm up in! plus they had home advantage!

Abbafan1972

I was only hearing somewhere the other day how crap he was and how few times he'd touched the ball in so many games (might've been on the Radio I can't remember).

And now he's an fffing hero! Give me a break! :mad:

Skinto_7

de1amo wrote: »

maybe an average side but what was at stake hardly made it a game to warm up in! plus they had home advantage!

He was going to have to have his first game against someone, IMO it was best to do it last night agaisnt lesser players than he will face in the quarters and when Scoring wasnt neccessarily a must to get thorugh,rather than waiting till the Italy game where chances are if you dont score you will be out.

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Hi,

you'd have thought with all the hype about him before them game he was the new Messiah and the second coming was nigh.

Hope they get crucified on Sunday.

wary

Skinto_7 wrote: »

He was going to have to have his first game against someone, IMO it was best to do it last night agaisnt lesser players than he will face in the quarters and when Scoring wasnt neccessarily a must to get thorugh,rather than waiting till the Italy game where chances are if you dont score you will be out.

Personally I wouldn't play him against the Italians, other than maybe as a late sub.

Whether he's overrated even when fully match-fit is a moot point, but he certainly doesn't look the part based on yesterday's performance.

jamespir

Dqvvx wrote: »

Footballers are overpaid.

There should be a cap on earnings of £100,000 per match.

there should be a cap on 10,000 and thats still being genrous

Skinto_7

wary wrote: »

Personally I wouldn't play him against the Italians, other than maybe as a late sub.

Whether he's overrated even when fully match-fit is a moot point, but he certainly doesn't look the part based on yesterday's performance.

Its all about opinions as they say!! In mines, i just cant believe any England fan would think they are better off without Rooney.

jamespir

Skinto_7 wrote: »

Its all about opinions as they say!! In mines, i just cant believe any England fan would think they are better off without Rooney.

and to be fair we have no one else