Comments on: The Capello Factor: What’s up with Rooney? http://therepublikofmancunia.com/the-capello-factor-whats-up-with-rooney/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=the-capello-factor-whats-up-with-rooney a Manchester United blog Sat, 26 May 2012 04:37:05 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1.4 By: Bobby http://therepublikofmancunia.com/the-capello-factor-whats-up-with-rooney/#comment-2426 Bobby Sat, 02 Feb 2008 10:25:58 +0000 http://therepublikofmancunia.com/the-capello-factor-whats-up-with-rooney/#comment-2426 Wayne Rooney should never be questioned. When he plays United never lose; enough said. He might not be banging them in at the moment but his committment, work rate, determination and all round brilliance is a reason why united are on a winning streak since he has returned from injury and illness..He will easily reach 20 goals this season, and in my opinion that isnt bad for a guy who missed 10 games in the league this season. Wayne Rooney should never be questioned. When he plays United never lose; enough said. He might not be banging them in at the moment but his committment, work rate, determination and all round brilliance is a reason why united are on a winning streak since he has returned from injury and illness..He will easily reach 20 goals this season, and in my opinion that isnt bad for a guy who missed 10 games in the league this season.

]]> By: Pradeep http://therepublikofmancunia.com/the-capello-factor-whats-up-with-rooney/#comment-2423 Pradeep Sat, 02 Feb 2008 02:35:19 +0000 http://therepublikofmancunia.com/the-capello-factor-whats-up-with-rooney/#comment-2423 Good article...I for some time have been wondering what's going on with Rooney and this article I believe has summed it up. But it's ok. It's only a confidence crisis. Once he gets back his confidence he'll be a world class player just like last season and the seasons before. i think Fergie has done the right job telling the press that Rooney is going to go on a scoring spree soon that is only going to boost his confidence. Let's see the match against spurs today. Hopefully we'll see a different Rooney. Good article…I for some time have been wondering what’s going on with Rooney and this article I believe has summed it up. But it’s ok. It’s only a confidence crisis. Once he gets back his confidence he’ll be a world class player just like last season and the seasons before. i think Fergie has done the right job telling the press that Rooney is going to go on a scoring spree soon that is only going to boost his confidence. Let’s see the match against spurs today. Hopefully we’ll see a different Rooney.

]]> By: pdm http://therepublikofmancunia.com/the-capello-factor-whats-up-with-rooney/#comment-2411 pdm Fri, 01 Feb 2008 17:19:45 +0000 http://therepublikofmancunia.com/the-capello-factor-whats-up-with-rooney/#comment-2411 i have to comment... first touch abysaml.. try telling that to dawson when he handled...although i do conceede that sometimes the ball inexplicably runs away from him..and he does miss some easy ones. It's probable that the boy that was world young player of the year is failing to understand why ronaldo is moving past him with what is clearly inferior pure football ability (but greater pace and power). Its ok rooney these are the characteristics that win all the matches united usually play except the two or three really important ones against the best.. playing their best and as all united fans know thats why we wanted u so badly and would hate missing u far more than ronaldo. (he's pretty good 2 though) i have to comment… first touch abysaml.. try telling that to dawson when he handled…although i do conceede that sometimes the ball inexplicably runs away from him..and he does miss some easy ones. It’s probable that the boy that was world young player of the year is failing to understand why ronaldo is moving past him with what is clearly inferior pure football ability (but greater pace and power). Its ok rooney these are the characteristics that win all the matches united usually play except the two or three really important ones against the best.. playing their best and as all united fans know thats why we wanted u so badly and would hate missing u far more than ronaldo. (he’s pretty good 2 though)

]]> By: pt5ac http://therepublikofmancunia.com/the-capello-factor-whats-up-with-rooney/#comment-2406 pt5ac Fri, 01 Feb 2008 11:58:45 +0000 http://therepublikofmancunia.com/the-capello-factor-whats-up-with-rooney/#comment-2406 Excellent article, I also believe Rooney has put a bit of weight on. In a pre season match against Inter Milan he was lightening quick, since then I haven’t seen that sharpness. Rooney does get chances in games and he should do much better. I believe in any team you have one superstar. Real Madrid did not work when there were so many superstars, we can see the same happening at Barcelona. Ronaldo is our superstar. Rooney needs to come good, I think he will though I hope it will be this season. Excellent article, I also believe Rooney has put a bit of weight on. In a pre season match against Inter Milan he was lightening quick, since then I haven’t seen that sharpness. Rooney does get chances in games and he should do much better. I believe in any team you have one superstar. Real Madrid did not work when there were so many superstars, we can see the same happening at Barcelona. Ronaldo is our superstar. Rooney needs to come good, I think he will though I hope it will be this season.

]]> By: Simon Straker http://therepublikofmancunia.com/the-capello-factor-whats-up-with-rooney/#comment-2404 Simon Straker Fri, 01 Feb 2008 11:25:39 +0000 http://therepublikofmancunia.com/the-capello-factor-whats-up-with-rooney/#comment-2404 Why is everyone trying to draw a comparison with Rooney and Ronaldo? I don't hear many Barcelona fans arguing too much about having Ronaldinho and Messi in the same line-up. They also have Eto'o, Henry and Deco. We have Tevez, Scholes and then two of Giggs/Nani and Hargreaves/Anderson. It doesn't get better than this - as long as we are scoring goals (and Ronaldo's doing that all by himself at the moment), it means the front six are all playing their part - and Rooney is doing just fine in his role and will be the cornerstone for both club and country for many years to come. Our team is busier now than in 1999. Scholes and Giggs are still with us (and Neville?) but the only other players from our treble year who would get into today's squad are Scmeichel, Keane and Beckham. Imagine that...! Why is everyone trying to draw a comparison with Rooney and Ronaldo? I don’t hear many Barcelona fans arguing too much about having Ronaldinho and Messi in the same line-up. They also have Eto’o, Henry and Deco. We have Tevez, Scholes and then two of Giggs/Nani and Hargreaves/Anderson. It doesn’t get better than this – as long as we are scoring goals (and Ronaldo’s doing that all by himself at the moment), it means the front six are all playing their part – and Rooney is doing just fine in his role and will be the cornerstone for both club and country for many years to come. Our team is busier now than in 1999. Scholes and Giggs are still with us (and Neville?) but the only other players from our treble year who would get into today’s squad are Scmeichel, Keane and Beckham. Imagine that…!

]]> By: kramer http://therepublikofmancunia.com/the-capello-factor-whats-up-with-rooney/#comment-2399 kramer Fri, 01 Feb 2008 08:27:01 +0000 http://therepublikofmancunia.com/the-capello-factor-whats-up-with-rooney/#comment-2399 craig, look at rooney's touch which won the penalty against spurs. quite incredible. rooney needs an injury free spell. i'm glad england are out of the euros, should give him more time to rest. he's had serious injury problems for one so young. somebody made the point of using sports psychologists. i think that is very valid. especially for rooney, since he is obviously a confidence player. i assumed sports psychologists would be used at united, but if they aren't, they definitely should be consulted. one thing about ronaldo is that he has tremendous mental strength. rooney, i am not totally sure about. craig, look at rooney’s touch which won the penalty against spurs. quite incredible.
rooney needs an injury free spell. i’m glad england are out of the euros, should give him more time to rest. he’s had serious injury problems for one so young.
somebody made the point of using sports psychologists. i think that is very valid. especially for rooney, since he is obviously a confidence player. i assumed sports psychologists would be used at united, but if they aren’t, they definitely should be consulted.
one thing about ronaldo is that he has tremendous mental strength. rooney, i am not totally sure about.

]]> By: pet http://therepublikofmancunia.com/the-capello-factor-whats-up-with-rooney/#comment-2396 pet Fri, 01 Feb 2008 05:34:29 +0000 http://therepublikofmancunia.com/the-capello-factor-whats-up-with-rooney/#comment-2396 I have made simmilar commnets about "wazza" but I have failed to get answers, why does'nt Rooney just shoot at goal than trying to score "exotic" goals and that is why Ronaldo is stealing the show off him I wonder what SAF tells him after the match, he should be left on bench so he can learn from Tevez and Ronaldo I have made simmilar commnets about “wazza” but I have failed to get answers, why does’nt Rooney just shoot at goal than trying to score “exotic” goals and that is why Ronaldo is stealing the show off him I wonder what SAF tells him after the match, he should be left on bench so he can learn from Tevez and Ronaldo

]]> By: craig mc http://therepublikofmancunia.com/the-capello-factor-whats-up-with-rooney/#comment-2391 craig mc Fri, 01 Feb 2008 00:49:08 +0000 http://therepublikofmancunia.com/the-capello-factor-whats-up-with-rooney/#comment-2391 I'm sorry guys, don't all jump on me please, but Wayne's 1st touch is abysmal. He has so much difficulty bringing a ball under control with first touch. This is the area he needs to improve. Also, I believe it is not just Wayne, but all the forwards and midfielders at Utd who are trying to be Ronaldo. Doing the fancy dan stuff, instead of the simple but effective stuff. I think Nani has a marvelous touch and insight, in his passes to cut thru packed defences. His dinked chip for Ronaldo's first goal against Pompi was superb. He made many such delicate passes in the game. He doesn't lose the ball much, nor does Anderson really, but Wayne does, and thats because he doesn't have a good first touch in controlling the ball. But he has so many other brilliant apects to his game, that you can't leave him out. I’m sorry guys, don’t all jump on me please, but Wayne’s 1st touch is abysmal. He has so much difficulty bringing a ball under control with first touch. This is the area he needs to improve. Also, I believe it is not just Wayne, but all the forwards and midfielders at Utd who are trying to be Ronaldo. Doing the fancy dan stuff, instead of the simple but effective stuff. I think Nani has a marvelous touch and insight, in his passes to cut thru packed defences. His dinked chip for Ronaldo’s first goal against Pompi was superb. He made many such delicate passes in the game. He doesn’t lose the ball much, nor does Anderson really, but Wayne does, and thats because he doesn’t have a good first touch in controlling the ball. But he has so many other brilliant apects to his game, that you can’t leave him out.

]]> By: denton davey http://therepublikofmancunia.com/the-capello-factor-whats-up-with-rooney/#comment-2390 denton davey Fri, 01 Feb 2008 00:18:29 +0000 http://therepublikofmancunia.com/the-capello-factor-whats-up-with-rooney/#comment-2390 I think that James' point about Ronaldo's "wing-less" play is pertintent; but so, too, is the complementary point (not made) that neither Rooney nor Tevez plays an "orthodox" style of central -striker role. To my way of thinking, it's important to give up on these older notions of fixed positions and watch the play evolve in a more free-flowing fashion - I like to think of it as a "whirligig" style. And, I think that this is exactly what SAF had in mind when he jettisoned the best "orthodox striker" in the world for peanuts. Ruud has been fantastic for Real Madrid but he had become a problem for the "NewUtd" - not so much surplus-to-requirements as a distraction since he demanded that the other forwards/midfielders funnel the ball to him inside the box. That was then, this is now - this new team is playing a new style and it's bloody entertaining. And, it's still just a work in progress and so far I'm really enjoying the ride. I think that if Wayne stays healthy then we will seem his strike rate improve as he blends into this new style. The key thinig for Rooney is to stay injury-free and to find his groove. His constant injuries, rehabilitations, and returning to match-readiness have clearly blunted his overall development. I'm keeping my fingers crossed that the bad times are over for TheBoyWonder and that we will see him evolve into another special player. I think that James’ point about Ronaldo’s “wing-less” play is pertintent; but so, too, is the complementary point (not made) that neither Rooney nor Tevez plays an “orthodox” style of central -striker role.

To my way of thinking, it’s important to give up on these older notions of fixed positions and watch the play evolve in a more free-flowing fashion – I like to think of it as a “whirligig” style.

And, I think that this is exactly what SAF had in mind when he jettisoned the best “orthodox striker” in the world for peanuts. Ruud has been fantastic for Real Madrid but he had become a problem for the “NewUtd” – not so much surplus-to-requirements as a distraction since he demanded that the other forwards/midfielders funnel the ball to him inside the box.

That was then, this is now – this new team is playing a new style and it’s bloody entertaining. And, it’s still just a work in progress and so far I’m really enjoying the ride.

I think that if Wayne stays healthy then we will seem his strike rate improve as he blends into this new style.

The key thinig for Rooney is to stay injury-free and to find his groove. His constant injuries, rehabilitations, and returning to match-readiness have clearly blunted his overall development. I’m keeping my fingers crossed that the bad times are over for TheBoyWonder and that we will see him evolve into another special player.

]]> By: Christovski http://therepublikofmancunia.com/the-capello-factor-whats-up-with-rooney/#comment-2389 Christovski Fri, 01 Feb 2008 00:12:19 +0000 http://therepublikofmancunia.com/the-capello-factor-whats-up-with-rooney/#comment-2389 Didn't we see this side of Rooney about this time last year too? Before he went off on a scoring run and finished with as many goals as Ronaldo? He's clearly a confidence player and once he grabs a few goals he'll be banging them in all the time. Fact is, though, that he'll always play for the team so even if his finishing is off - he'll still be committing himself 100% to the cause. His workrate is second to none and he must be commended for that - but he really needs to get into a goal scoring groove. Didn’t we see this side of Rooney about this time last year too? Before he went off on a scoring run and finished with as many goals as Ronaldo?

He’s clearly a confidence player and once he grabs a few goals he’ll be banging them in all the time. Fact is, though, that he’ll always play for the team so even if his finishing is off – he’ll still be committing himself 100% to the cause. His workrate is second to none and he must be commended for that – but he really needs to get into a goal scoring groove.

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