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~~Cuthbert~~ · 08-23-2017, 01:01 PM

Rooney's international career summed up by the Monkey:

2004 - Great tournament, exceeded expectations, had Rio not missed his drug test and Rooney avoided the injury vs Portugal we would have won this competition in my opinion. 8.5/10

2006 - He gets a pass here because he came into the tournament off the back of the metatarsal injury. Did not score. Sent off for a silly stamp/push but players are allowed to make mistakes. 4/10.

2008 - Failed to even qualify, he has to take some of the blame as one of the players but not really down to him this one, it was the manager's fault. Can't rate this one.

2010 - Off the back of the greatest season of his career and really stepped up after Ronaldo had left for Real Madrid. Whether the cortisone injections and off field shenanigans affected his fitness or not, this was an appalling tournament and had he not had a go at the fans after the Algeria game I wouldn't have even known he played in it. 0/10.

2012 - Does not get a pass here as he was banned for three matches initially for kicking an opponent away in Montenegro in the qualifiers, reduced to two on appeal, so he started the last group match. His contributions here included a tap in header vs Ukraine in the final group match (1-0 win), a scored penalty in the knockout and a failed overhead kick right at the end of normal time vs Italy. 4/10.

2014 - According to him if he failed again to really make a mark here he would have nobody to blame but himself. Provided a decent assist for Sturridge vs Italy (lost 2-1) and scored a tap in vs Uruguay (lost 2-1). Out in the group stages and I can't even remember what happened in the Costa Rica match. I am giving him an average score here because a goal and an assist is about right for the number of games played and I wouldn't really say this poor performance was his fault entirely. 5/10.

2016 - Scored a penalty vs Iceland. Didn't do anything else. Probably England's worst ever result in our 150 year history. 1/10.

So those are my thoughts on Wazza's international record. Average rating: 3.75/10.

Anyone disagree or have anything to add?

08-23-2017, 01:01 PM	#6550 (permalink)
~~Cuthbert~~ Account Disabled Join Date: Nov 2012 Location: The Black Country Posts: 8,827	Rooney's international career summed up by the Monkey: 2004 - Great tournament, exceeded expectations, had Rio not missed his drug test and Rooney avoided the injury vs Portugal we would have won this competition in my opinion. 8.5/10 2006 - He gets a pass here because he came into the tournament off the back of the metatarsal injury. Did not score. Sent off for a silly stamp/push but players are allowed to make mistakes. 4/10. 2008 - Failed to even qualify, he has to take some of the blame as one of the players but not really down to him this one, it was the manager's fault. Can't rate this one. 2010 - Off the back of the greatest season of his career and really stepped up after Ronaldo had left for Real Madrid. Whether the cortisone injections and off field shenanigans affected his fitness or not, this was an appalling tournament and had he not had a go at the fans after the Algeria game I wouldn't have even known he played in it. 0/10. 2012 - Does not get a pass here as he was banned for three matches initially for kicking an opponent away in Montenegro in the qualifiers, reduced to two on appeal, so he started the last group match. His contributions here included a tap in header vs Ukraine in the final group match (1-0 win), a scored penalty in the knockout and a failed overhead kick right at the end of normal time vs Italy. 4/10. 2014 - According to him if he failed again to really make a mark here he would have nobody to blame but himself. Provided a decent assist for Sturridge vs Italy (lost 2-1) and scored a tap in vs Uruguay (lost 2-1). Out in the group stages and I can't even remember what happened in the Costa Rica match. I am giving him an average score here because a goal and an assist is about right for the number of games played and I wouldn't really say this poor performance was his fault entirely. 5/10. 2016 - Scored a penalty vs Iceland. Didn't do anything else. Probably England's worst ever result in our 150 year history. 1/10. So those are my thoughts on Wazza's international record. Average rating: 3.75/10. Anyone disagree or have anything to add?