the 'myth' that wayne rooney is world class!!

[Factamondo]

not anywhere that league as the ones you name are the best of the best, i think wayne is 10 leagues down, i would say zidane, moore, kaizer and cruyff are at the top with thise you name mate, below are hagi, van basten, baggio and stoichkov etc and 3rd tier gazza, riykard etc

wayne rooney not even in top 500 players of all time imho

good call....evn top 500 being kind.bowles/marsh/francis certainly better!

[bushcelt1]

I like him, causes havoc which is more than can be said for Rooney

yes he can be a handful in the air/back to goal but has the touch of a sunday lge player. one of the reasons england are a quarter final team at best. if the game is to progress in any way then that type of player needs to be over looked.

[MYU]

Carroll and Defoe would have given more

I was saying the same thing however we'll never know now.

[Factamondo]

Crouch better than carroll imho

[SuperHoopNik]

He wasn't match-fit...Should've brought him in at around 60 mins.

[TBLOCKRANGER]

yeah wouldn't disagree with that mate, 2 wonderful players

Yes mate you are a man of great taste, they were wonderful players, I also added Moore and the kaiser when I amended my post as I had a "moment" when England was truly great. Heard some stories of when Moore played for the Hammers and he was truly legendary such as a training exercise when it stopped and players had to say where all the players were around them, he never got it wrong. Both him and the kaiser were great players. Those positions often don't get the appreciation as say forwards or midfield players.

[QPRDave]

yeah i see what you're saying Tblock, i also fall into the "trap" of only thinking about forward players

[geejaybee]

Rooney hasn't been the same player since he put that "road kill" on his head.

[Factamondo]

yeah i see what you're saying tblock, i also fall into the "trap" of only thinking about forward players

baresi/maldini/roberto carlos/cannavaro/neeskins/zico/plantini/deschamps/.the list is endless

[dave58]

Rooney was absolute **** he can't even control the ball and between him and Young lost count of how many times they gave the ball away &were clueless

[QPR Richard]

The weaknesses in the team I think is we don't play with two pacey wingers, and we should be playing with a big 'un and a little 'un up front. I think if Gareth Barry had been fit we'd have played 4-2-3-1.

[QPRDave]

baresi/maldini/roberto carlos/cannavaro/neeskins/zico/plantini/deschamps/.the list is endless

yeah good names facto Zico completely forgot him

[TBLOCKRANGER]

yeah i see what you're saying Tblock, i also fall into the "trap" of only thinking about forward players

Yes can't think of centre backs over the last 20 years that have been dominant, I suppose that's why Terry and Carragher have made such a lavish living :pleasantsuprise:

[Norths]

Wayne Rooney, the greatest player the media ever created

[SuperHoopNik]

He is World class. As I said before he was lacking game time because of that 3 match ban...you could clearly see that today. Defoe should have started with Rooney coming on later as an impact sub.