Wayne Rooney

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It seems the English Tabloid's collective wet dream has come true in Wayne "The Child ProdigyTM" Rooney.

I cannot believe the complete overkill they are continuing with since the start of Euro2004. If the papers are to be believed, he single handedly tore France to shreds, and scored the two best goals anyone has ever seen against Switzerland. A header my granny would have netted, and a shot that hit the post and bounced back off the 'keepers noggin.

Opinions?

eirebhoy

Ah let them have their 15 minutes of glory.:p

leeroybrown

In comparison to the rest of their attack he probably seems like a god to them.

uberwolf

he's a knacker, petulant little sod who is going to cost his nation way worse than Beckahm did against Argentina. Some of his tackles are a disgrace, and no tabloid is willing to notice.

They always need some1 to put on a pedestal

KdjaCL

Just building him up for that peno

kdjac

Harry2001

Originally posted by seansouth
It seems the English Tabloid's collective wet dream has come true in Wayne "The Child ProdigyTM" Rooney.

I cannot believe the complete overkill they are continuing with since the start of Euro2004. If the papers are to be believed, he single handedly tore France to shreds, and scored the two best goals anyone has ever seen against Switzerland. A header my granny would have netted, and a shot that hit the post and bounced back off the 'keepers noggin.

Opinions?

If the English tabloids annoy you that much don't read them

Tabloids by their nature go way over the top on stuff like this, the ordinary fans know the real story

It would be exactly the same here if Rooney was Irish

mike65

Rooney is the personification of every lad on the estate who kicks a ball about the place (really pissing off the neighbours!) he is everyman well everyboy
and thats why they love him. He refelcts the readership.

Mike.

PHB

I don't think hes been oustatanding but I think hes done very well considering he is 18 and been thrown in at the deep end!

I think he is going to get very good if he can secure a move to a decent club in about 2 years time

BaZmO*

Rooney, although a class player with a slight temperament problem is the just the Tabloid's latest "House of Cards", i.e. they're just building him up before they knock him down!

B.

qwertyup

In all fairness, were the same player Irish, and it the Irish rags jizzing themselves over his performance at a major international tournement, would this thread be made?

I think some of us need to lose the chips off our shoulders.

eirebhoy

Well, Duff and Keane were the stars of the Irish team at the last WC and were 23 and 21 respectively. The media were certainly not going that mad over them.

Raskolnikov

Rooney a prodigy? Hmm, I think he's an outstanding player but he's got his flaws. His work rate isn't too great at times, his temperment can get the better of him too and if things aren't going his way he tends to disapear from a game. Having said that, he's a highly talented player and as I thought, he's overshadowed a lacklustre Michael Owen.

thejollyrodger

Just building him up for that peno

HAHAHAHAHA

seriously, rooney is probably the best player on their side on terms of individual skill. I rate him. However he looks like a potato man with a bad temper.

Big Ears

Originally posted by Raskolnikov
Rooney a prodigy? Hmm, I think he's an outstanding player but he's got his flaws. His work rate isn't too great at times

a lot of the time this is true but so far in this tournament he has tracked back and harried midfielders and won the ball a lot .His work rate so far is excellent to say the least .

Caesar_Bojangle

That tackle he made yesterday on the Switzerland keeper Stiel was a disgrace. Stiel basically said after the game the only reason Rooney walked away from that tackle unhurt was because he was a boy, but if he were a few years older he’d have been taken off on a stretcher. Someday he's going to get as good as he gives. To be fair he has been by far the best England player in the past two games.

paddyduff

Heil Stiel!!!

Had to laugh at his "**** happens" remark in response to the english interviewer questioning him about rooneys goal!

Pepe LeFrits

Awaiting his inevitable downfall...

Raskolnikov

Originally posted by Big Ears
a lot of the time this is true but so far in this tournament he has tracked back and harried midfielders and won the ball a lot .His work rate so far is excellent to say the least .

There were times when he seemed a little lethargic, strolling around the pitch when he should have been in the box collecting crosses. Watch him the next time he plays, he doesn't actually do all that much running, maybe that's a strength?