He only scores against poor sides, but he still doesn't score very many by those standards. A striker against poor sides (who we should be hitting 5 or 6 past) should be nearing a goal a game.
If the period of games involves so many poor sides why does Rooney only have 1 goal in that time?
Because Rooney does more than score goals. Crouch simply doesn't, as his best attribute his his height, yet he can't actually head a ball.
Crouch creates space for others, creates chaos, flicks balls on, wins the ball in the air when it's just hoofed upfield (as is often the case with England's horrible team shape). Again because he's ungainly you're just assuming he doesn't do anything other than scores goals. Rooney actually doesn't do a great a deal if he's not scoring or being direct (run at people, cross etc.) - which he hasn't done over recent times for England, he's been content to give the ball away with stupid flicks.
Chaos: the infinity of space or formless matter supposed to have preceded the existence of the ordered universe,
I don't doubt what Rooney is capable of, I was praising him myself not that long ago as a world class player (England's only one) - when he just simply did the basics extraordinarily well. If he could get a shot off he did, if he couldn't or it wasn't worth it he'd run with the ball or pass - I don't think he dived around like a fairy in those days either. Everything he did had a purpose and was direct.
Enjoyable game, thought Everton played some good stuff and how impressive is Mikel Arteta? The guys so underrated and its only unfortunate for Mikel that Spain have a plethora of similar young and talented midfielders (Xavi, Cesc, Xabi, Iniesta), for his definitely international class.3-1 to the Toffees at the break. Oh, happy day.
i wish you would put forward a rational argument like that all the time, i would debate with you properly on a regular basis if you did.
Word out here, if the England didn't play in such a boring way & more in the way of United or Chelsea before last season its fairly obvious that he would have a better international record.
As i said due to the slow pace which England play it, it has affected Rooney style of play since Euro 2004, so it would hard to put any blame on him for the fact that he stays in good positions long enough & allows players to cramp him, since in every football game he plays whether for United or England every coach would set out marking order on him & with United you never see him get marked out by so many players if at all due to the pace United play at, with England geez its so different..
Everton will have an extremely tough time keeping him in January. Wouldn't at all be surprised if a top 4 club comes in for him. His form has been sensational and it should be obvious to all that he is a gifted player.
England do play too slowly, but you can't blame his dire recent record on the way England play. I just think he tries too hard to be the star player for England in a manner that is not his game as I said earlier. I suppose if he's starved of the ball a bit that'll make it even worse.
