Louis van Gaal Extremely happy with Rooney Performance

United manager Louis van Gaal says that striker Wayne Rooney has exceeded his expectations since his arrival at the club.

Rooney was recently made the captain by the Dutchman ahead of Robin van Persie with whom he shares a great relationship. Even though Rooney has had a stop and start season so far due to injuries and suspension, Van Gaal believes that the former Everton man has done exceedingly well. The 29-year-old has scored five goals in 10 Premier League matches this season, which is not close to the record of areas like Diego Costa and Sergio Aguero.
However, his goals have helped United get important victories against teams like Arsenal and West Ham.

Rooney Captainship comes into question after red card

Louis van Gaal’s decision to select Wayne Rooney as the captain of Manchester United has been one that surprised many fans of the Premier League club, you have to take into consideration that there are plenty more players at Old Trafford which have more experience or have shown to be much more mature and can handle the heat better than Rooney.

In Manchester United’s latest Premier League match, Wayne Rooney was delivered a straight red card which will be suspending the Englishman for the next 3 upcoming matches of Manchester United.

This is not the first time that Rooney has been sent off as he has already suffered similar things in the past when he knocked Ricardo Carvalho during the 2006 World Cup and he also launched a kick at Miodrag Dzudovic a few years ago.

Hamann Believes Rooney Has Poor Work Ethic

Dietmar Hamann believes that Wayne Rooney has not been able to get himself into the category of great players so far because of his poor work ethic.

According to Hamann, talent is not the only thing required to achieve greatness. You need to add hard work, determination, focus and attitude to that. Only, then you can become role model for the kids all over the world.

In the Words of the former Liverpool man, “For sportspersons especially those who are willing to be called great, attitude is very important. You can’t be partying hard like a brat. That might have a bad affect on the mental side of your game. This is where I believe somebody like Ronaldo is better than Rooney.”

Hamann Believes Rooney Has Poor Work Ethic

Dietmar Hamann believes that Wayne Rooney has not been able to get himself into the category of great players so far because of his poor work ethic.

According to Hamann, talent is not the only thing required to achieve greatness. You need to add hard work, determination, focus and attitude to that. Only, then you can become role model for the kids all over the world.

In the Words of the former Liverpool man, “For sportspersons especially those who are willing to be called great, attitude is very important. You can’t be partying hard like a brat. That might have a bad affect on the mental side of your game. This is where I believe somebody like Ronaldo is better than Rooney.”

Rooney Claims Players Are Ready To Impress New Manager

Manchester United striker Wayne Rooney has claimed that the players are ready to impress new manager Louis van Gaal, who recently took charge of the managerial duties at the club. The Dutchman was appointed as a replacement for David Moyes, who left the role just four matches before the end of last campaign. The 62-year-old from the back of an impressive World Cup tournament with the Dutch national team during which several of his tactical decisions were praised by pundits and fans alike.

Rooney Under Fire From English Press

Wayne Rooney is being hammered in the English media by some of the pundits of the game for his two outings in the FIFA World Cup 2014, but, there are some people who are supporting him as well.

The Holland skipper Robin Van Persie defended his Manchester United teammate in an interview given to a TV Channel last night.

According to Van Persie whose own team is in a very good position in the World Cup, it’s unfair to call for Rooney’s head because his performances didn’t lack effort. He tried as hard as he could. Unfortunately, he couldn’t guide his team to victories, but, there was no lack of commitment there.

When asked about Rooney being criticized heavily in England, Van Persie said, “It’s sad really. Wayne did whatever he could, scored on one occasion and assisted once too. He was putting in 100% effort there and when a player does that, he shouldn’t be blamed.”

Rooney Announced For England

Wayne Rooney was not surprisingly included in Roy Hodgson’s list of players that he will be taking with him to Brazil for the 2014 World Cup. The Manchester United player missed out from the last 3 matches of the Premier League as he picked up a groin injury and had to rest during the last phases of the season.

The former Everton performer has struggled trying to make good performances for England. Rooney sustained a metatarsal injury for the 2006 World Cup and he was rushed to recover and get fit which ultimately caused him to get injured once more for the 2010 World Cup as the Englishman was not even close on producing any kind of memorable performance for his nation.

This time around Rooney has revealed that he will not be rushed to get back in fitness.

"Previously I have always been going into the first game looking for fitness and it's difficult to get your breathing right and the rest of it," he told the Daily Mail.

ROONEY BACKS GIGGS

Wayne Rooney reckons that Ryan Giggs is a suitable man to be appointed as the next Red Devils manager.

Giggs is currently in charge at Old Trafford, but, only temporarily as the Manchester United board is believed to be looking for an experienced man for the job.

However, United’s start under Giggs was brilliant yesterday as they thrashed Norwich City by 4-0 with Rooney and Mata scoring a couple of goals each.

If Giggs guides United to similar sort of victories in the remaining three games as well, he would surely force the board to give a thought about him too as far as the appointment of the full time manager is concerned.

Apart from Rooney, several other players from the Red Devils camp are also quite impressed with Giggs and are in favour of him being given the full time job.

6TH HOME DEFEAT

Manchester United suffered their 6th home defeat when playing against Manchester City and when the match concluded, Wayne Rooney went on saying that one of the reasons on why things have taken such a turn in this season is because the opposition they face in Old Trafford are simply not scared of playing anymore.

"I don't know but it's not good enough. We can't lose six homes games in a season and we have to put that right, and make this a place which teams fear again. It's probably been the story of our season so far that we've got a couple of good results and then one which sets us back a bit. We know we have to respond. It's a bad night for us all but we have to move on." Rooney said.

According to the English forward of Manchester United, the ‘fear factor’ of playing in the home turf of the club is gone which was something that gave them a big advantage the previous seasons.

MATA BRINGS HOPE

Juan Mata’s arrival to Manchester United has not only given the fans of the club a glimpse of hope that Moyes might just be able to finish this Premier League campaign in the top 5 spots and hopefully secure a spot in the Champions League of the next season.

Unfortunately for Manchester United, Juan Mata’s introduction at the club has not made the initial spark that everyone was wishing for. During the 1st match that Van Persie, Juan Mata and Wayne Rooney played together in the same starting lineup for David Moyes, they suffered a 2-1 defeat against Stoke City.

Even though the Spanish midfielder has not made the same splash that Van Persie did during his debut season with Manchester United, Rooney remains optimistic that all 3 attacking powerhouses can form a successful trio that can push Manchester United into the higher spots of the Premier League.

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