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Originally Posted by antonin jablonsky

Rooney didn't look fit tbh, I don't mean injured, unfit. I would've thought though given the unbelievably limited job the midfield were asked to do, one of them might've tried to do summat about him.

Maybe if they'd played 3 in the middle, but Pirlo was dropping deep to collect the ball, so if they'd have asked one of the midfielders to press him it would have £#%&!ed up Woy's sacred 2 banks of 4.

Rooney looked £#%&!ed tbf, for most of the 2nd half and ET he could barely run more than a few yards at a time. I was surprised he took such a good penalty really, he looked absolutely gone physically and nervous as anything.

Originally Posted by John Blazini

Just watching that Merson interview, is he back on the drugs?

Seriously thinks Milner should have started in centre midfield

he probably meant in terms of a more combative midfield to contest against Italys, which he has a point tbh

Rooney isn't worth it for England. I mean FFS half the time on here we're moaning about having to carry him. In a 38-game league season he's just about worth it, in a short tournament where you play a whole lot of games in a short space of time no chance.

This photo sums out Carroll nicely

Originally Posted by That Boy Ronaldo!

This photo sums out Carroll nicely

Originally Posted by That Boy Ronaldo!

This photo sums out Carroll nicely

Anyone got a gif or summat of Pirlo beating him in the air?

Originally Posted by andyroo

Rooney isn't worth it for England. I mean FFS half the time on here we're moaning about having to carry him. In a 38-game league season he's just about worth it, in a short tournament where you play a whole lot of games in a short space of time no chance.

He remains United's best player by miles.

Originally Posted by antonin jablonsky

Anyone got a gif or summat of Pirlo beating him in the air?

Did you notice that after a few minutes the italians almost entirly stopped bothering to go up to get the ball off him safe in the knowledge it would either go nowhere or they could take it off him on a whim

Originally Posted by John Blazini

Just watching that Merson interview, is he back on the drugs?

Seriously thinks Milner should have started in centre midfield

He couldn't have been much worse than Parker or than he was at RW tbf. City have mainly used him centrally haven't they?

Originally Posted by carlosartorial

He remains United's best player by miles.

Correct. I cant believe how many would sell him, careful what you wish for ffs.

And Rooney at City would nail on a couple more titles for them, he adds an incredible amount to a team for a forward with regard to influencing the tempo.

Originally Posted by Stickman

Correct. I cant believe how many would sell him, careful what you wish for ffs.

And Rooney at City would nail on a couple more titles for them, he adds an incredible amount to a team for a forward with regard to influencing the tempo.

Me neither, he wasn't at his best last season in a team that was a bit of amess and was 2nd top scorer in the PL, with 30+ goals in all comps. Madness to want rid, dunk level madness.

Originally Posted by antonin jablonsky

Me neither, he wasn't at his best last season in a team that was a bit of amess and was 2nd top scorer in the PL, with 30+ goals in all comps. Madness to want rid, dunk level madness.

"Just about" was a shocking choice of words tbh. We need him, we need him loads.

England don't though, and relying on him is costing them.

Originally Posted by dunk

Originally Posted by antonin jablonsky

Me neither, he wasn't at his best last season in a team that was a bit of amess and was 2nd top scorer in the PL, with 30+ goals in all comps. Madness to want rid, dunk level madness.

Andyroo isn't that bad ffs

Originally Posted by carlosartorial

Originally Posted by andyroo

"Just about" was a shocking choice of words tbh. We need him, we need him loads.

England don't though, and relying on him is costing them.

England have about half the options United have.

Of course they need Rooney.

Originally Posted by carlosartorial

Antonin dancing about?

Originally Posted by carlosartorial

Top giffage.

Originally Posted by dunk

Antonin dancing about?

Naah, that's you mate. Bedders is in the background, white shirt and braces.