MANCHESTER, ENGLAND - FEBRUARY 12: Wayne Rooney of Manchester United celebrates after he scores a goal from an overhead kick during the Barclays Premier League match between Manchester United and Manchester City at Old Trafford on February 12, 2011 in Manchester, England.
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It’s taken about 10 months, but it looks as though Wayne Rooney has finally found his scoring boots.
The Manchester United striker scored the winning goal in the Manchester Derby Saturday from a fantastic overhead kick in what was only his fourth goal from open play all season. All of those goals have come since the new year. Before that, he had just two penalty scores to his name.
Rooney wasn’t fantastic during the whole game Saturday, but he showed he is still a world class striker and can prove it to you at any moment.
Before January rolled around, Rooney had had a rather terrible time since he was injured in a quarterfinal match against Bayern Munich in last season’s Champions League, and his poor form really stuck out for England in the World Cup.
Things didn’t get any better when he got back to Manchester. Strike partner Dimitar Berbatov started the season off flying while Rooney was still sputtering. Then came all those off-field issues that made him an even bigger target for other teams and their fans.
The worst stint in Rooney’s season came last October when Sir Alex Ferguson announced his star striker had stopped contract negotiations, and the next day, Rooney and his representatives announced that Rooney no longer believed United had the right ambitions, and he wished to leave.
This was possibly one of the dumbest PR moves in history as even if it was true, Rooney would still have to stay in a Red Devils uniform for a few months. Fans were livid, and some even gathered outside the player’s home one night.
107782714_original_crop_340x234 With Dimitar Berbatov bang on form all season long and Rooney finally joining him, Manchester United is a bit scary.
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But a few days later all was well; United was suddenly ambitious again, and Rooney signed a new contract that bumped him up to the team’s highest-paid player. He clearly doesn’t employ a PR advisor.
Unfortunately, the new contract did nothing to improve Rooney’s form as he continued to struggle, but the boos did subside some.
Now, finally it looks as though the old Wayne Rooney is back. What’s even better is Berbatov hasn’t slowed down, and while that’s all great for United, it’s pretty awful for just about everyone else.
United will take on Crawley Town in the FA Cup next weekend, then Marseille in the Last 16 of the Champions League, and now they’re eight points clear of City having played a game less and are four points clear of Arsenal.
They may not be favored over a side like Barcelona in the Champions League, but they’re looking very strong everywhere else, and if Rooney really is back, you can only expect Manchester United to keep marching on. Marching on to a record 19th Premier League title.
Liverpool fans, just tell yourselves that all of United’s titles have come in the Barclays Premier League era when money ruled the sport, and your champion teams of yesteryear would have no problems dispatching any of Ferguson's. Or just pray Arsenal can pull off some real magic.
szólj hozzá: Mu2-1MaC
It’s taken about 10 months, but it looks as though Wayne Rooney has finally found his scoring boots.
The Manchester United striker scored the winning goal in the Manchester Derby Saturday from a fantastic overhead kick in what was only his fourth goal from open play all season. All of those goals have come since the new year. Before that, he had just two penalty scores to his name.
Rooney wasn’t fantastic during the whole game Saturday, but he showed he is still a world class striker and can prove it to you at any moment.
Before January rolled around, Rooney had had a rather terrible time since he was injured in a quarterfinal match against Bayern Munich in last season’s Champions League, and his poor form really stuck out for England in the World Cup.
Things didn’t get any better when he got back to Manchester. Strike partner Dimitar Berbatov started the season off flying while Rooney was still sputtering. Then came all those off-field issues that made him an even bigger target for other teams and their fans.
The worst stint in Rooney’s season came last October when Sir Alex Ferguson announced his star striker had stopped contract negotiations, and the next day, Rooney and his representatives announced that Rooney no longer believed United had the right ambitions, and he wished to leave.
This was possibly one of the dumbest PR moves in history as even if it was true, Rooney would still have to stay in a Red Devils uniform for a few months. Fans were livid, and some even gathered outside the player’s home one night.
107782714_original_crop_340x234 With Dimitar Berbatov bang on form all season long and Rooney finally joining him, Manchester United is a bit scary.
Ian Walton/Getty Images
But a few days later all was well; United was suddenly ambitious again, and Rooney signed a new contract that bumped him up to the team’s highest-paid player. He clearly doesn’t employ a PR advisor.
Unfortunately, the new contract did nothing to improve Rooney’s form as he continued to struggle, but the boos did subside some.
Now, finally it looks as though the old Wayne Rooney is back. What’s even better is Berbatov hasn’t slowed down, and while that’s all great for United, it’s pretty awful for just about everyone else.
United will take on Crawley Town in the FA Cup next weekend, then Marseille in the Last 16 of the Champions League, and now they’re eight points clear of City having played a game less and are four points clear of Arsenal.
They may not be favored over a side like Barcelona in the Champions League, but they’re looking very strong everywhere else, and if Rooney really is back, you can only expect Manchester United to keep marching on. Marching on to a record 19th Premier League title.
Liverpool fans, just tell yourselves that all of United’s titles have come in the Barclays Premier League era when money ruled the sport, and your champion teams of yesteryear would have no problems dispatching any of Ferguson's. Or just pray Arsenal can pull off some real magic.
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