Thursday, 11 December 2008

If you want some

Didn't see the game last night, have seen the goals (a couple of great passes for a couple of great strikes), but not longer highlights so I'm not sure how much I can jump to the defence of Rooney.  However, from here it seems like the media are always after Ronaldo or Rooney and, as Ronaldo has had a bit of stick recently and wasn't playing last night, it's now obviously Rooney's turn.  I really love the way all the papers start talking about a UEFA investigation.  Any other team/player(with the exception of Ronaldo I guess...) and the whole incident would rate barely a mention.  Two sentences I'm going to quote from reports today, this from The Guardian:
It is never an encouraging sight for United when Rooney has worked
himself into a temper and for the rest of the match he seemed to be
picking fights with his opponents. Nobody could accuse him, however, of
distracting himself from the match. He was United's best player and,
six minutes into the second half, lifted the sense of shock that was
enveloping the stadium. Anderson's through-ball was beautifully
weighted, bisecting the Aalborg defence with one elegant swish of his
left boot. Rooney had the time to compose himself before finishing the
move with a precise shot from just inside the penalty area.
Acknowledgement of Rooney's temperment without making a mountain out of it before moving onto the football.  That's how it should be done.
And one sentence from the Mail's report:
But the United and England forward did seem to push his boot into Risgard's chest, albeit with questionable force
I would now really like to see the incident...

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