RedAnt » Mon Jun 01, 2015 1:56 pm wrote:Big Niall » Mon Jun 01, 2015 1:08 am wrote:RedAnt » Thu Aug 28, 2014 10:34 am wrote:He's a world class turd.
I've never rated him. All the professionals I'm sure know better than I do, but I've never seen him do a lot. Remember Gazza introducing himself to the world stage in 1990? Or Suarez storming the PL with us last year? The ridiculous goals to games ratios of Messi and Ronaldo? Beckham against Grease? Rooney is seriously over rated. If those around him don't perform, then nor does he.
Are you claiming a beckham goal against Greece makes him world class ?
He was like Anna Kournakova , good player but never great , you think Zidane watched him and thought "wow, what skill"?
Best English player of my lifetime is Scholes , by a million miles.
Well there was far more to Beckham than the goal against Greece. I'm not certain he was world class. Some of his qualities were world class though. And it's not fair to compare him to Ana Kournikova. She had much better baps.
He was a world class crosser, however he was slow , couldn't beat a defender , rarely scored from play , was a poor headerer and even his free kick abilities dwindled . I'd say "good" , at best , due to his crossing. Paul scholes could control a game and split open a defence from the centre , hence Ericsson picked him on the left wing in 2004 !! you know so that creative genius lampard could play in the centre .
As for Rooney, only one or two really good seasons , had it all too young and with his personality had no will to develop.