English Football Thread

[Leicester Fox]

Well come back to me mate,when Rooney's scored 39 goals and made 20 odd assists...
In a season

You compared them in the first place : Rooneys not the type of player whos going to get 39 goals in a season,he's not an out and out striker.

 

[Notts til i die]

I reckon Tevez could of bin in the top scores list top 7 easy if he had started scoring the goals in September. And i think west ham would of done alot better if he did

 

[sachin]

You compared them in the first place : Rooneys not the type of player whos going to get 39 goals in a season,he's not an out and out striker.

Henry is hardly an out and out striker...yet he managed to pound them in,and provided plenty of assists.What is Rooney meant to do,even though he may not be an out and out striker.Sit there and do nothing...If he is to be compared to the greates,he's going to have to achieve those sorts of feats.

 

[Leicester Fox]

Henrys more of a striker than Rooney is,Rooney likes to play up front with another striker like Bergkamp whilst henry doesn't mind playing up front on his own

 

[hassan]

Umm Herny actually doesnt play well on his own, he needs some assist upfront as a second striker to play some 1-2's

 

[MasterBlaster76]

Rooneys not over-hyped, hes not playing as well now as he did at the start of his career despite scoring more goals than ever but he almost undoubtedly will find that form again,he's too good not to. Look back at how he played in his first year at united and the 2 or 3 at Everton and you will know what i'm talking about

If he's played in his correct position (central striker, not wing) like in the FA Cup Final, then you'll see him play like he did at the start of his career. He is no winger. Just have a look at some footage from Euro 2004 when he was played in his correct position (just off the front striker.) Also, when do you ever see Henry make rampaging runs like Rooney does, crashing through defences single handedly?

Rooney and Ronaldo are still young and will not reach their absolute best until they're about 27.....

Looks like we might be rid of these Glazer morons, too. Hopefully!

 

[Will_NA]

If he's played in his correct position (central striker, not wing) like in the FA Cup Final, then you'll see him play like he did at the start of his career. He is no winger. Just have a look at some footage from Euro 2004 when he was played in his correct position (just off the front striker.) Also, when do you ever see Henry make rampaging runs like Rooney does, crashing through defences single handedly?

Rooney and Ronaldo are still young and will not reach their absolute best until they're about 27.....

Looks like we might be rid of these Glazer morons, too. Hopefully!

Do you not remember his third goal in his hat-trick against Liverpool! His goal against Tottenham! No, I didn't think so.

And when was the last time Rooney made a run like this?

 

[m_vaughan]

To be fair to him, Rooney does score some brilliant piledriver goals. But Henry just plays football of another level. He runs, creates, assists, and scores.

There is no logic that Rooney and Ronaldo will play their best at 27. Players often go through their peaks early and never manage to match them later on. Rooney hasnt had one good season (throughout) yet in the Premiership. Has he won the Player of the year yet??

 

[Bilal91]

the fact is that Henry is better than rooney AND ronaldo as of now...we don't know if rooney or ronaldo are gonna get better or worse...they might drop in form and not recover and might not play as good as they have been playin...you know...Henry is better than both of them and on his day arguably the best striker in the world...

You wont mind this then

I think Ribery would prefer arsenal, as Henry is already there and Wenger is also french. Just if Arsenal can splash some cash and get him.

not to mention Gallas, Clichy, Traore, Flamini etc etc etc

 

[Leicester Fox]

There is no logic that Rooney and Ronaldo will play their best at 27. Players often go through their peaks early and never manage to match them later on.

The logic behind it is 99% of players are at their best in the mid 20's. Rooney V Milan showed what hes capable of when he moves into the centre at OT. At Milan you can't blame him,he didn't get any service

 

[Will_NA]

The logic behind it is 99% of players are at their best in the mid 20's. Rooney V Milan showed what hes capable of when he moves into the centre at OT. At Milan you can't blame him,he didn't get any service

If he was that good, he would have made his own.

 

[Leicester Fox]

If he was that good, he would have made his own.

I take it you didn't watch that game then? When you're playing up front as lone striker you can't be expected to drop back and run past probably the best defence in Europe

 

[Will_NA]

I take it you didn't watch that game then? When you're playing up front as lone striker you can't be expected to drop back and run past probably the best defence in Europe

You don't have to run at them just drop back and start the move yourself. He should have improvised as Man U tried the same thing over and over again.

 

[Leicester Fox]

You don't have to run at them just drop back and start the move yourself. He should have improvised as Man U tried the same thing over and over again.

What could he have done? We didn't give him any chance clear cut chances,he didn't even have a chance to run at them,he didn't play well but you apart from Scholes everyone played badly tat night and i seriously doubt anyone could have changed the result that night if the rest of the team played like that

 

[hassan]

Umm thats what Henry does, playing lone striker v Madrid last season and did he score that goal and winning us the tie single handedly, umm i think yes..