Im new on here and frankly ive been surprised by the denial many on here have about Rooney. They seem to think the ability to spray a longslow pass across the field makes one a top CM. Never mind a lack of dynamism, dribbling ability, any decent touch or the ability to actual dictate a games tempo....to have the ability to quicken a teams approach play or slow it to your will - Rooney has not at any point displayed such abilities....but yet, some here still think his abilities are sufficient for a team looking to compete for the EPL tittle.

Compare Rooney to the average performance of a Dembele, Fabregas, Carzorla(Before the injury he was playing CM very well), Ramsey etc - all CM's who one might say lack in some areas, but all CM's who make up with extraordinary abilities in other areas; whether its Ramsey's energy levels, Cesc's top class passing and tempo dictation, Dembele's skill, power etc all have an ability or attribute so strong it makes up for their short comings...our beloved Rooney has none. none whatssoever.

Against Iceland he was faced for the first time in the tournament with a midfield that was sitting off, but instead forced issues and put oressure on him, he's performance was the result. United shouldn't be settling for a midfielder of this ilk. I noticed anyone who points this out is downvoted, which is sad.

AND FFS, STOP COMPARING HIME TO SCHOLES. COMES NOWHERE NEAR THE MAN IN TALENT OR SKILL.