stugbhafc1
Stuie G
I personally think he is right to criticise Rooney and if he wants to shut up Scholes should do with performances
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Scholes and Rooney
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I don't. Scholes should STFU, particularly bearing in mind he walked out on England when he was 29 and at the peak of his game. Great timig for a former player to criticise current team a week before the tournament starts. Tw*t.
James Bond's body double
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This.
albion534
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Anyone else think its just to fire up Rooney?
vegster
Sanity Clause
- May 5, 2008
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And by not tackling like Scholes.
grummitts gloves
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Purely based on career comparison, Rooney still has a lot to prove in the domestic and international game. Scholes doesn't IMHO.
Chinman3000
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- Sep 28, 2011
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This.
stugbhafc1
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Could be right as with Wilshere
pasty
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Agreed.
keaton
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- Nov 18, 2004
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I can see how you might argue that Rooney hasn't performed brilliantly for England in tournaments but did Scholes ever play well for more than a couple of games?
I find it odd that after years of being silent he's decided be arsy weeks before the World Cup about someone he was coaching a few weeks ago.
Stumpy Tim
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Really? How's that? Rooney has won everything in the club game, and has 39 goals for England. Scholes has won everything in the club game, but was never the same player for England.
To be honest, I think they're on a par
- Aug 8, 2005
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Agreed, never understood how any player could refuse their country, particularly at such a young age.
yxee
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But how many of those goals weren't against San Marino?
Stumpy Tim
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He hasn't scored 39 goals against San Marino has he? Who did Scholes score against?
Stumpy Tim
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Oh, and he's scored more goals than anyone for England in competitive games
grummitts gloves
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For me, Rooney still has a lot to prove in Tournaments for England. Not had a good one since 2004. Obviously Scholes had a different role for England. I always thought he was one of our better players though. Rooney seemed to peak too early. Hopefully he'll have a blinder this time round.
Grombleton
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- Dec 31, 2011
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Carragher threw his toys out of his pram at 29.
Stumpy Tim
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I think expectations of Rooney have always been too high. Scoring 39 goals at his age is no mean feat. His best tournament was when he was 17/18, and then he moved to United. Normally Ferguson was great for player development, but he played Rooney upfront rather in the hole where he started his career. I always thought it a shame Ferguson did that
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He scored v:
ECU, 4th Jun 14 (FR)
POL, 15th Oct 13 (WCQ)
MNE, 11th Oct 13 (WCQ)
BRA, 2nd Jun 13 (FR)
MNE, 26th Mar 13 (WCQ)
SMR, 22nd Mar 13 (WCQ)
BRA, 6th Feb 13 (FR)
POL, 17th Oct 12 (WCQ)
SMR, 12th Oct 12 (WCQ) (2)
UKR, 19th Jun 12 (ECF)
BUL, 2nd Sep 11 (ECQ) (2)
SUI, 7th Sep 10 (ECQ)
CRO, 9th Sep 09 (WCQ)
AND, 10th Jun 09 (WCQ) (2)
KAZ, 6th Jun 09 (WCQ)
SVK, 28th Mar 09 (FR) (2)
BLR, 15th Oct 08 (WCQ) (2)
KAZ, 11th Oct 08 (WCQ) (2)
CRO, 10th Sep 08 (WCQ)
RUS, 17th Oct 07 (ECQ)
EST, 13th Oct 07 (ECQ)
NED, 15th Nov 06 (FR)
ARG, 12th Nov 05 (FR)
DEN, 17th Aug 05 (FR)
CRO, 21st Jun 04 (ECF) (2)
SUI, 17th Jun 04 (ECF) (2)
ISL, 5th Jun 04 (FAST) (2)
DEN, 16th Nov 03 (FR)
LIE, 10th Sep 03 (ECQ)
MKD, 6th Sep 03 (ECQ)
http://www.englandstats.com/players.php?pid=1126