Thursday, 27 November 2008

Keep Forgetting

Some crap around today.  Graham Poll on Villerreal fouling Ronaldo:

This was effective management of team fouling but Villarreal may still
feel the tactic is worth repeating because Ronaldo was forced out of
the game

No he wasn't, he played the full game.  Did Poll even watch the game?

Mark Ogden in The Telegraph forgets the campaign they usually run against Rooney to have a go at Ronaldo:
Since being subjected to a torrent of abuse from Stoke City's vociferous
supporters at Old Trafford two weeks ago, when he foolishly allowed himself
to be drawn into a series of ear-cupping gestures towards the visiting fans,
Ronaldo appears to have been rattled by his reception on and off the pitch.

In recent seasons, Rooney has found his own temperament questioned following a
series of high-profile flashpoints that have resulted in red cards in the
wake of retaliation to tough play by opposing defenders.


However, the England forward appears to have developed a new aura of calmness
this season, learning to curb his temper and avoid a repeat of previous
disciplinary problems.



Yeah.  I forget how many times Rooney's been slagged off this season for his temperament, but he definitely has, against Hull for one, but here, to make Ronaldo look bad Ogden simply forgets.

Brief interview with Rooney here.

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