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elampiro:
I didn't categorically say he should be sidelined.

You know say you no too know English.

Aarressa never gets tired of schooling the IPOBIANS and the WAILERS with unquestionable Facts!

Ride on Jhoor! We are so proud of you!

elampiro:
Lol.
The poll ends with my comment. It is over.

No dey spam this thread with anti-Rooney posts. We have already agreed that he can be dropped. He doesn't justify his starting place anymore. I welcome changes that can move us forward. Let everyone fight for his place.

Bravo!!!

Elampiro finally sees the light! If Elampiro could eventually ask for Rooney to be sidelined, then I am convinced JM has also made up his mind on him!

elampiro:
Nothing wrong with the stats. If you profile Pogba you would end up with same stats.

On your poll. I don't trust it. The admin came up with the that. The only Poll I can trust is the one conducted here by you, and Rooney won.


Ayagayayagayo hei Ayagayayagayo

Chai!

Elampiro sha! The Poll ends at 11:59pm tonight, hence Rooney has won nothing!

elampiro:


Rooney and Fellaini were not there against Feyenoord when Pogba had his worst day. He practically starved Rashford on the night.

Find another excuse for Pogba. Rooney was in that midfield when we won two matches in Wembley to win the FA cup. He was there playing like it was Scholes in action in our final matches last season. His fellow midfielders, Carrick and Fellaini were happy.

I am expecting you to refute other Posts I made on Rooney, not only this one!



You like arguing with Stats, and I think I have done justice to why Rooney should be frozen out of the starting Lineup with verifiable Stats!

Diademk07:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ncDTiLE274g

Above is the highlight of Josh Harrop.

Ignore his superb technique on the ball for once, take a look at his movement on the ball and when he's without it. He would get the ball in crowded areas with little option from his team-mates and in a flash, he already lost his 3-4 markers with either his quick turns or intelligent movement on the ball. He would some passes and simultaneously, he's already creating space with his movement for the return pass.

The main point is where there's no space, he kept creating the space and lot of time on the ball with either his movement (with or without the ball), incisive passes or his superb technique. That's the hallmark of every playmaker. Their spatial awareness and intelligence (with or without the ball) are just off the chart.

Take a look at where he was deployed as well, despite the fact that he was sometimes used on the wing in that clip, you can't but notice his playmaking attributes even when there were little options offered by his team-mates.

Compare that to a certain Pogba who's just dribbling upadan..

An AM with a very weak Shot is regarded as the best 10 for a big Club like United?!

Seems you are thrilled with his skills against the fellow Kiddos!

The full horror of Wayne Rooney's performance against Watford - in 13 ridiculously awful stats.

1. He took nine corners/free-kicks - but only created a chance for United with TWO of them.

2. He didn't create a single chance from open play.

3. He didn't play a single through ball.

4. He didn't 'take on' an opponent, so never actually went past a Watford player.

5. He didn't have a shot on target.

6. In fact, he only managed one shot OFF target.

7. He didn't make a single tackle. Not one!

8. He went up for three 'aerial duels' - and lost two of them.

9. In fact, his entire defensive contribution amounted to one interception, one block… and committing one foul.

11. He played 40 passes, completing 33 of them.

12. 27 of the 33 successful passes he played either went sideways (12) or backwards (15).

13. Which meant he only successfully passed the ball FORWARDS on six occasions. In 90 minutes. That is once every quarter of an hour.

Message to the Gunners!

Rooney, with erratic behaviour throughout his career, cannot be the team captain.

‘In fact, he should not even be a starter. Mourinho, as he has done at other clubs, aligned with the local star and wanted to become the only coach in more than five years able to squeeze juice out of a player who seems impossible to recover.

‘There are players that could be better alternatives (Martial, Rashford, Mata, Ander Herrera) but not all feel the confidence of Mourinho. And so it begins to erode the authority of the coach.’

‘It remains to see if the challenge of Manchester United has been too big to him, but meanwhile, Mourinho has a lot of work to do.

United shot between the posts four times against Feyenoord and two against Watford. Pogba, after being the best player in the game on his debut against Southampton, seems lost. His association with Fellaini makes United’s football rudimentary: against Watford the team created only seven times, the lowest number of the season. Defensively individual errors are costing them points.

At Chelsea, Mourinho failed to reverse the situation. At United he must show that he has not lost his magic touch.’

- Guillem Balague

He is England’s captain and record goalscorer, and stands just three goals shy of boasting the same double accomplishment with the country’s most successful and recognisable club. But right now Wayne Rooney is hurting Manchester United more than he is helping them, and it is time Jose Mourinho addressed the Red Devils’ problems by dropping his skipper.

The Portuguese marked his arrival at Old Trafford this summer by proclaiming that Rooney has no place at the heart of midfield, but in attempting to shoe-horn the 30-year-old into his attack Mourinho has helped to cause issues for himself which have seen United fall six points behind early pace-setters Manchester City in the Premier League with back-to-back defeats.

For many Rooney has been living on borrowed time for a period measured in years rather than months or weeks, but it was always unlikely that Mourinho would come in and immediately cast the captain aside. It is one type of statement to exclude Bastian Schweinsteiger from his plans without a ball being kicked but it would have been quite another to sideline Rooney until he had first given the player enough rope to hang himself.

And the United number 10 has done exactly that in recent weeks, with his performances in the league defeats to Manchester City and Watford of particular concern. Demonstrating a lack of sharpness and verve in the role behind Zlatan Ibrahimovic, he has forced the Swede to do more to create opportunities himself. Even when Mourinho slotted Rooney into a three-man midfield at Vicarage Road on Sunday, the skipper still looked entirely out of place.

The lack of pace in the final third this term has been reflective of Rooney’s own issues, and the paucity of chances being created says much about the allowances Mourinho has made for the England man. In a position in which United have multiple options thanks to the presence of Paul Pogba, Juan Mata, Ander Herrera and Henrikh Mkhitaryan, they have carried Rooney and are so far paying the price.

Against City last week United were plainly second best during the first half, as conceded by Mourinho afterwards, but after the interval they had enough of the game to probe more significantly than they did. Perhaps if they had selected a No.10 who could provide a new angle to the attack they may have made the most of a City back-line which on occasion looked set to implode.

But with Rooney looking slow both on and off the ball, taking many a heavy first touch which squandered several chances to look up and supply a killer pass, United faltered. The same was true of the trip to Watford, and by the end he was busy taking his frustrations out on an assistant referee as his side were well beaten.

And for as long as Mourinho persists with Rooney rather than allowing the likes of Mata or Mkhitaryan to thrive in the greater freedom the No.10 role supplies, it can only damage United further. He may well leave the former Everton ace out once more against Northampton in the EFL Cup on Wednesday, but Saturday’s line-up against Leicester City will be telling in the least.
Rooney has been one of United's modern greats, but there is no use pretending he has been anything other than a hindrance in the forward line this term and his manager must act sooner rather than later.

Mourinho was brought in by United despite some scepticism in the boardroom, and partly as a response to Pep Guardiola’s appointment across the city. His record of succeeding with short-term assignments was vital in his attraction to the club's decision-makers.

But further ground lost to City could prove fatal in the Premier League title race this year, and Mourinho will never have a better opportunity to relegate Rooney to the sidelines without opposition and recrimination than he has following the last two defeats.

Now is the time for Mourinho to see just how effective United could be in the final third without Rooney.

Jose Mourinho should summon the courage to bench Wayne Rooney or else?!

Let's have a vote on this thread too, if you think Rooney should still remain in the Lineup, click on Like, but if you want him out of the starting Lineup, click share!

Before, it was Aisha Buhari can never visit US coz she's a wanted, she did visit.

Later on, they came up with another rubbish that she won't ever be allowed to snap a photograph with Mitchell Obama, now she did!

Now, they are saying there is nothing special about it.

Wailers and cursed brain be like.....!

eph12:
Am done guys. I really wish Fellaini causes a penalty and scores an own goal in the next match he plays so you can finally feel fulfilled.

I liked the comment on purpose! Cos you know when to give up! LOL!

Fellaini is, honestly, our best performing Midfielder at the moment! But truth be said, he's not the ideal Player for the Role he's playing for the Team now!

The Team's Problem is not Fellaini, rather Rooney! And I hope Jose Mourinho will bench him for the good of the Team.

Diademk07:
You can't dispute the fact that Felliani has been doing the job of 2 men in the midfield though.
Look at Caseimiro for example, he does his defensive job while the likes of Kroos and Modric are expected to dictate the play in the midfield. It can't be his fault if Kroos or Modric fall below expectation in their job.

No one is saying Fellaini is a worldclass player but he's been solid this season.

Check my earlier comment on him..... I acknowledged his services for the Team! But my point is; he's not the type we need for that Role!

Diademk07! You definitely know Fellaini isn't what need?! LOL!
Who will you pick between Kante and Fellaini for that Role?! Be sincere oh!

Fans across the World are tired of seeing Rooney’s Name in the starting Lineup!

I think it's time for Jose Mourinho to do the needful, and I trust Elampiro to respect the decision.

eph12:
So someone that has more passes, tackles, interceptions than Pogba is still rated below Pogba? The argument is between our 3 starting midfielders. If you're saying they all have to go fine but don't single out someone that has been giving his all whereas the others are being useless as usual. I am basing my views on what each of them has played this season and not last or whatever. Well I hope he is dropped so your world class Pogba can finally dominate the midfields

An unfit Schweinsteiger is far better than a fit Fellaini as far as Midfield Roles are concerned!

Fellaini is not the type of Players we need for the holding Role in the Team! How I wish we have Kante in there, we would have been enjoying the wonderful movements and magic touches of Paul Pogba!

Jose Mourinho should eat humble Pie and recall Schweinsteiger back to the Team. I trust him to do his best if he gets the opportunity!

Fellaini is too slow, also he's too poor at tracking back, neither can he tackle without committing a Foul with his wicked Elbow!

He's playing to instructions? Maybe! But Jose Mourinho only singled out Ashley Young for that praise! Guess he forget to acknowledge Fellaini's discipline?!

eph12:
I am saying yes sir. Ask others to perform and we won't be having this discussion. We have someone that does what the manager asks him is that not an asset?

He's indeed as asset, cos he's playing superbly for the Team. No wonder there ain't loopholes in the midfield for the opposing Team to utilize!

In fact Marouane Fellaini is a Legend, and he deserves a Status besides Sir Alex Ferguson's for his meticulous services to the Team. Having a Stand ain't bad either!

Funlordjnr:
That is ehn? I don't understand the way some of these guys view man uniteds standard of midfielders or how they feel jogo bonito should be played!


Fellaini? That Lacks concentration, gives away needless fouls, causes goals, all elbows and suspensions, even with the height when last did he score a header from a set pieceor dominate our wall! All he does is pass backwards or sideways when under no pressure and all of a sudden he is class?
due to average performances?



1 bayern parades thiago, vidal or Alsonso?


2: barca parades rakitic and busquets?


3: city parades gundogan, fernandinho and silva?

4: real parades kroos and modric?


5: chelsea parades matic, kante or cesc?



Then we are here parading fellaini and pogba and we are expecting free flowing football? God forbid.......pogba has his faults too but at least he is attempting to stamp his authority in games and try things, unlike rooney and fellaini!

You've said it all!
We are expecting Players to get back the winning mentality, yet we Fans ain't able to differentiate between an average Player and a standard Player!

I'm ain't saying Fellaini isn't doing good, but we need a Player who can give us best Performance in the Midfield I will rather play Herrera ahead of him.

Fellaini Fans should ask themselves, why ain't we dominating the midfield battle? Why ordinary Watford and Hull City Midfielders are performing better than ours?! Where and how did we lose to Man City?!

We should stop expecting Paul Pogba to perform wonders and magic alone! He's surrounded by average Players in the Middle - Rooney and Fellaini precisely!

eph12:
We can as well say Bailly or Pogba or Miki is not the right man for their positions.

So you are saying Fellaini is exactly what we need as holding Midfielder?!

This is a confirmed act of insanity, there is nothing to celebrate about it!

If Nigeria eventually breaks up Today, who's gonna suffer it?

This is not the best shot for agitation, they should plan reasonably and act responsibly!

eph12:
Can you imagine? And people are on Fellainis neck whereas he is currently our best player. He has more accurate and forward passes than Pogba and Rooney so how is he limiting the team? If only we have two Fellaini in that team

Though Fellaini isn't the right Man for the position, but he's doing a great job as best as he can!

Why Wayne Rooney has to be dropped by Jose Mourinho.

Jose Mourinho has already shown he is not afraid to make ruthless decisions as Manchester United manager. After a poor 45 minutes against Manchester City both Jesse Lingard and Henrikh Mkhitaryan were hooked at half-time and Daley Blind was subsequently dropped for the Feyenoord match after some mistakes he made in the derby.

Yet, we find ourselves on a dreary Monday after our third consecutive defeat wondering why that same logic isn’t applied to a player who is holding Man United back – Wayne Rooney.

Before I start writing this piece I want to identify a distinction which has to be made. Fans can consider Rooney a club great for everything he’s done at United whilst at the same time saying he’s clearly past it at the top level. Sharing one of those opinions does not make you a hypocrite to hold the other, they can be held in unison. That’s something not many seem to understand.

The performance against Watford summed up everything which is wrong with Rooney. Playing in a free roaming central midfield role akin to David Silva at Man City, Rooney had the responsibility to dictate the game from the middle but the reality was far removed from that. Whether you look at his misplaced passes in the middle, the woeful crosses at critical moments, overhit corners or the positional indiscipline and lack of energy he showed in key situations, there isn’t a positive spin you can put on his performance.

I want nothing more than for Rooney to turn the screw and start banging in goals left, right and centre for United. I might not like him after the contract debacles in 2010 and 2013 but I’d support him if he was scoring. He’s not, he’s stopping players like Henrikh Mkhitaryan and Juan Mata from helping this team develop under Mourinho – he’s holding United back.

When Gary Neville sat in that toilet at The Hawthorns at half-time back in 2011, he knew his time was up as a United player and he accepted it. At what point will Rooney look at himself and admit the same thing or, maybe a more pertinent question, at what point will Mourinho look at Rooney and understand he’s not the same player he desperately wanted to sign as Chelsea manager? That Rooney no longer exists.


http://thepeoplesperson.com/2016/09/19/why-wayne-rooney-has-to-be-dropped-by-jose-mourinho-160782/

“If he reverts to 4-3-3 there will be ramifications for other players, notably Henrikh Mkhitaryan and Wayne Rooney, who is currently playing as No.10.

“But should a manager have to change to fit in one player? If they cost £90m, then the answer is yes."


- Jamie Carragher

“I thought Fellaini was alright today; he does a job in there.  

“But I think that if you are Manchester United, you need more than that.

“You need someone who can stop the play as well, someone who can stop the opposition but who is capable of controlling a game of football as well, playing forward and passing forward. I can’t understand why Michael Carrick is here.

“He looked like he was leaving last year and he’s not been involved for a minute this season. What he has done, I don’t know. Schweinsteiger he is not keen on either.

“I just think that they need to get a playmaker in there. At the end of the day, you are Manchester United and you are coming to Watford. You’re not going to Arsenal!”


- Paul Scholes

Luke Shaw: Manchester United defender to have scan on groin injury.

http://m.bbc.com/sport/football/37408252

eph12:
We did lose whether it's Smalling or Blind in the defence with the way we're currently playing so there's no reason for the Smalling-Blind debate. That Baily position is guaranteed sef is even annoying. What has he played that Smalling didn't do last season or the one before? Ball playing ko ball keeping ni

LOL!

You need to move on Dude! We ain't collecting a dime from the Club, but the Players are - whether they win, draw or lose a Match!

Like Pep said; he's more happy and satisfied when the Fans are happy, satisfied and well entertained!

I do not care how many Trophies United has in the Cabinet, rather I want to be well entertained (with winnings though)!

eph12:
Maybe when it dawns on him that he's no Iniesta or Silva and releases the ball when pressed.

Lot is wrong with the Team, and we should forget the price tag and be considerate. We need to be playing the Game from the Back, not from the Middle.

You should think about our first 3 Matches, we played well and we enjoyed the Matches! Blind, though still underrated by many United Fans, did a good job in all the Matches!

Perhaps because we lost to City, Everyone was asking for Smalling and we could all see how the Team is playing from the back now! No more confidence!

Our last 2 Matches were nothing to write home about. We were very poor in possession, tactics and the game-plan. I'm not pinning the blame only on Smalling, but we need Blind in the Team more than him.

We need to take it easy on Pogba! He's gonna come good for the Team as soon as possible!

AfroBlue:
i would guess that slow news days warrant recycling old or repetitive topics like the infamous python pepper soup threads

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The OP replied me that the Cars are different! Lol!

I do not know what they intend to get from it! This is simply shameful!

AfroBlue:
hmmm, abeg, where have i heard this news before?


Obiano Donates Patrol Cars To Police In Anambra (Photos) - Politics - Nairaland

https://www.nairaland.com/2795728/obiano-donates-patrol-cars-police


by 360metrosports: 6:39pm On Dec 11, 2015

Don't really know who to blame here..... the OP that wanted to misinform us (by distorting the old thread simply with Just a word "DONATED" or the MOD that pushed it to the FP?!

So this Thread eventually makes FP?! LOL!

Some are trying hard to defend the OP! The Cars ain't donated by the America, thus we should stop deceiving ourselves!

Moreover, this is not the first the same set of Cars would be commissioned..... on Nairaland by Willie Obiano E-Warriors!

I really do not understand why this issue is being over-stretched?!

The Economy is collapsing, and what the Opposition could do to help is looking for the loopholes to condemn the Presidency!

I know some Wailers would quote to attack my comment, expect no reply from me!