Wayne Looney?
Just when ManUtd were losing a number of players to injuries (Keane, Solksjaer, Brown, Heinze, Saha, Neville, Fortune), the red card shown to Wayne Rooney has been an additional blow to the morale of the team. In the Champions League clash against Villareal, though the yellow card shown by referee wasn't justified, you just cannot applaud the referee right in front of his face!
Rooney did just that and earned himself his second yellow and saw red.
It seems talent more often than not seems to be accompanied by arrogance and bad temper and this has been true since the days of George Best. ManUtd always seemed to produce talented youngsters with a fiery temper. Roy Keane, Eric Cantona, David Beckham were among the few who were known to taunt the referee and some people say it helped them to remain at the top of their game.
Lately though, Beckham last lost his temper and mellowed down a lot due to his status of an international celebrity. This perhaps has resulted in the downfall of his game and he is no longer considered to be a class player but a liability who can only consistently provide good long balls.
So then, should Rooney take anger management therapy as suggested by a few people? No, I don't think so because it is his anger that drives him and his passion for the game. At the age of 19, he is still to mature and will definitely learn a lot working with people like Keane, Neville, Giggs and of course Fergie.
Rooney did just that and earned himself his second yellow and saw red.
It seems talent more often than not seems to be accompanied by arrogance and bad temper and this has been true since the days of George Best. ManUtd always seemed to produce talented youngsters with a fiery temper. Roy Keane, Eric Cantona, David Beckham were among the few who were known to taunt the referee and some people say it helped them to remain at the top of their game.
Lately though, Beckham last lost his temper and mellowed down a lot due to his status of an international celebrity. This perhaps has resulted in the downfall of his game and he is no longer considered to be a class player but a liability who can only consistently provide good long balls.
So then, should Rooney take anger management therapy as suggested by a few people? No, I don't think so because it is his anger that drives him and his passion for the game. At the age of 19, he is still to mature and will definitely learn a lot working with people like Keane, Neville, Giggs and of course Fergie.
It would be better if the press and the media lay off him for a while, lest they would destroy the only hope of England winning the World Cup next year.
posted by Lucas @ 2:30 PM
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