It's really beggining to bug me now. Well, in truth it's been bugging me for ages, but it's getting close to very dodgy ground I feel.
It's not his loss of explosiveness, or apparent loss of cutting edge. That's still there in patches, and genuinely class players don't tend to forget how to play, unless they get lazy.
It's his constant missuse. The way he's used to plug holes like a cheap spare part, when he should if anything be the centre point of the team.
I try to think of it from his point of view, and on the one hand, yeah, he's selfless, and enjoys just playing, but on the other hand, he's a winner, easily frustrated, and must know how good he is, and he must know when he's not being used as he should be.
Playing football as a career is very short, so you have to be selfish to achieve the best from yourself. Yet here's Rooney, one of the finest talents in the world, having his career wasted at a club where he should be flourishing.
If I'm him, there's probably this nagging voice at the back of my mind, asking me why I'm letting myself put up with it.
I think Fergie's in danger of fucking up Rooney's career big time, and I also think if he tries to pawn him of as a stop gap striker for another season, there's a good chance Rooney's going to either lose heart and stop giving a shit, or simply tell Fergie and United to get fucked...If I was him, I would. especially if I'm being sacrificed for a team I didn't even grow up supporting.
I feel really sorry for the lad. I can't remember there ever seeing a bigger waste of talent, but the frustratng thing is he's not the one wasting it.
Hopefully, in the arrival of Dimi Berbatov, Rooney wil regain all he's lost.
I wish for the best.
