Posts Tagged ‘Wayne Rooney’

Manchester United Toil For A Point In The Sun

Posted: October 2, 2016 in European Football, Football, Manchester United, Opinion, Premier League
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The good news from the first game of the day was that Wayne Rooney remained on the bench. The bad news was the number of chances United failed to convert. At half-time, instead of being 3-0 up and virtually out of sight, it was 0-0 and Stoke remained hopeful of taking something from the game.

All the experts who say that, as long as the chances are being created then the goals will come, are only ever proved correct when the goals come! In the case of Manchester United and the first half of this game, the goals did not come. (more…)

Managing Manchester United And Manchester City Is Easy. Just Ask Mourinho Or Guardiola

Posted: September 25, 2016 in Arsenal, Chelsea, European Football, Manchester City, Manchester United, Opinion, Premier League
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Why is it that a new manager coming into a club can often achieve excellent results with exactly the same players who were responsible for the previous manager being fired?

On the flip side of that, why is it that a new manager coming into a club can often achieve nothing with the same players or even after adding a few of his own?

The answers to these questions are not as complicated as you might think. (more…)

JosĂ© Mourinho Sees A Much Better Manchester United Performance WITHOUT Wayne Rooney

Posted: September 24, 2016 in European Football, Football, Manchester United, Opinion, Premier League
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The majority finally got what they have wanted for a while. Dress it up however you like but Wayne Rooney was dropped through lack of form. He wasn’t injured, he wasn’t suspended, he was just dropped.

He was, however, on the bench which must have been in deference to his seniority and longevity becasue his recent performances haven’t even merited a place there! (more…)

Wayne Rooney Has EVERYTHING To Prove To Manchester United Supporters, EVERY Game

Posted: September 23, 2016 in European Football, Football, Manchester United, Opinion, Premier League
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(Wayne Rooney looks over his shoulder only to find that the manager insists on him playing!)

Recently, one or two football players have remarked that they have “nothing to prove”. They say this as though they have reached a pinnacle and will never drop their standards below this optimum level.

Marouane Fellaini was one of the ones to speak out and that, frankly, was laughable. Now it’s the turn of Wayne Rooney again. Yes, again! It seems that Wayne likes to tell everybody how good he really is on a fairly regular basis. (more…)

It’s Manchester United But Not As We Know Them!

Posted: September 21, 2016 in European Football, Football, Manchester United, Opinion
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If Jose Mourinho’s quest while in charge of Manchester United is to continue with the style and selection so detested under Louis van Gaal, then he is going the right way about it. Unfortunately, his tenure will have a similar ending if he carries on in this vein.

With  Ibrahimovich on the bench, Pogba and Bailly rested, and Mhkitaryan injured this even had the look of a van Gaal team! (more…)

A Strange Selection For Manchester United Against Watford

Posted: September 18, 2016 in European Football, Football, Manchester United, Opinion, Premier League
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When I tuned in to watch this game I had missed all the build up so had to work out the team by identifying the players on the pitch.

Firstly, I was amazed to see Chris “Bambi” Smalling. What had Daley Blind done to deserve losing his place and what on earth had Smalling done to deserve being selected? (more…)

Five Players JosĂ© Mourinho’s Manchester United Don’t Need

Posted: September 16, 2016 in European Football, Football, Manchester United, Opinion, Premier League
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If José Mourinho is serious about winning the Premier League then he has to take a long look at the squad and, mainly, at some of the players he has inherited.

Quite simply there are some who are just not good enough to wear the shirt. Whether this is a case of having grown older and become, naturally, slower of mind and body, or a case of just not being good enough in the first place, it is time for a little cleansing. (more…)

Another Poor Performance From JosĂ© Mourinho’s Manchester United

Posted: September 15, 2016 in Europa League, European Football, Football, Manchester United, Opinion
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Although José Mourinho was disappointed to lose to Feyenoord in Rotterdam, it was quite difficult to detect it in his post-match interview.

Stating that the team played better in the second half and that a few of the players were tasting their first minutes of football this season didn’t really tell us anything that we didn’t already know.

The conclusions drawn from the team selection and, consequently, the result is that, despite what he says to the press, JosĂ© Mourinho doesn’t really care about this competition. (more…)

JosĂ© Mourinho Finally Gives Manchester United Fans A Rest From Wayne Rooney

Posted: September 15, 2016 in European Football, Football, Manchester United, Opinion, Premier League
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(Even when younger Rooney could often be found snoring away during a game when overcome by tiredness!)

Somehow, I get the impression that Wayne Rooney doesn’t think he needs a rest. It wasn’t that many years ago that he was saying he would play football every day if he could.

That was the child within him speaking of course as anyone who can remember playing those games in the park will testify. (more…)

What Did We Learn About Manchester City And Manchester United In The Derby Match?

Posted: September 11, 2016 in European Football, Football, Manchester City, Manchester United, Opinion, Premier League
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The first thing we learnt was that José Mourinho, by his own admission, started with the wrong selection of at least two players.

Henrikh Mkhitaryan had been sent home from the Armenian squad due to an injury picked up in their first game. It was patently obvious that the derby game against Manchester City was too soon after the injury and that he hadn’t recovered sufficiently to be effective. This was shown in his sluggish first half performance which resulted in him being replaced for the second half. (more…)

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