Rooney aint never get love in Europe, SAF knows hes shyt to put it in simpler term. Early sub in CL Final against Chelsea, late second half appearence in crucial 2nd leg match at home against Real.
This is simultaneously true and also the biggest myth going.
He led us to the CL final and scored in it when he played as an out and out striker. He was brilliant. As a
#10 type playing behind the striker he's never truly performed in the BIGGEST moments.
The simple fact we could not pass up on RvP has hurt Rooney immeasurably in terms of his chances in the biggest games.
Without RvP, Rooney's playing as the main striker with Kagawa behind him IMO(still would have been Welbeck, but behind Rooney v Madrid, though). And we would be no worse a team for it.
But if you asked me, sell Rooney, buy a top quality CM, would we be a worse team? No, we'd be better, probably.
People/the media in England get far too caught up on Rooney's passing and his creative abilities, but they're not good enough against the very top teams, people think he's this tempo controlling #10 type and he's not. Well not unless it's against bottom half premier league teams. I mean you see people advocating playing him in central midfield, it's lunacy.
His best position is as the main striker, i have always, and will always maintain this.