Rooney Miscellany
Very briefly, Wayne Rooney's injury is very distressing. I had a small inkling that he would be injured for the World Cup, but, fortunately, Sven doesn't care and will play him anyway.
Something occured to me in between watching him writhe in agony and bawling my eyes out. Do you remember when Michael Owen burst onto the scene? Commentators kept talking about how we, the tv watching public, should remember that Michael Owen was "just 18". These reminders went on for about five years. Wayne Rooney, on the other hand, was "just 17" at the start of last season, when he scored that goal against Arsenal for Everton, and all of a sudden they're expecting me to believe that he's 20! Has anyone else noticed this strange twist in the fabric of time? Michael Owen was 18 for ages, wasn't he? And Wayne Rooney hasn't been around for four years, has he? What's going on? At this rate, by the time of the next World Cup, Rooney will be older than Owen.
I was pleased to notice this morning that, according to the BBC, Rooney is being "philosophical" about his injury. I wondered whether this meant that Rooney had been reading up on Descartes or Derrida. Maybe he has, as the BBC's first paragraph revealed that Rooney felt his injury was not "the end of the world" and, fortunately, he feels that "life goes on".
Other highlights from Rooney's philosophical musings include the bombshell that "any player wants to play in the World Cup". Most shocking of all was the depth of thought shown in his comment that he was "disappointed to get injured".
Still, it's heartening to read that he's a "strong lad", isn't it?
Something occured to me in between watching him writhe in agony and bawling my eyes out. Do you remember when Michael Owen burst onto the scene? Commentators kept talking about how we, the tv watching public, should remember that Michael Owen was "just 18". These reminders went on for about five years. Wayne Rooney, on the other hand, was "just 17" at the start of last season, when he scored that goal against Arsenal for Everton, and all of a sudden they're expecting me to believe that he's 20! Has anyone else noticed this strange twist in the fabric of time? Michael Owen was 18 for ages, wasn't he? And Wayne Rooney hasn't been around for four years, has he? What's going on? At this rate, by the time of the next World Cup, Rooney will be older than Owen.
I was pleased to notice this morning that, according to the BBC, Rooney is being "philosophical" about his injury. I wondered whether this meant that Rooney had been reading up on Descartes or Derrida. Maybe he has, as the BBC's first paragraph revealed that Rooney felt his injury was not "the end of the world" and, fortunately, he feels that "life goes on".
Other highlights from Rooney's philosophical musings include the bombshell that "any player wants to play in the World Cup". Most shocking of all was the depth of thought shown in his comment that he was "disappointed to get injured".
Still, it's heartening to read that he's a "strong lad", isn't it?
posted by Me @ 1:02 am
6 Comments:
At 12:51 am,
Andy said…
Watching football in England has been very tense for some time now. Every time Gerrard or Lampard lunge into a tackle I have to turn away and close my eyes.
John Terry was injured early on in the Man Utd game and looked to be in some pain for a while. Chew and I sat with hands on heads shouting "No!" at the TV. Thankfully he managed to shake it off, but although the Rooney incident looked far more innocuous at first, the look on his face instantly told you that he was seriously injured. It was the face of a man who knew he was out of the World cup.
Having said that, Man Utd have got him sleeping in an Oxygen chamber, and the News of the World included a "Pray for Wayne poster" in the following morning's edition. Who knows? Maybe he'll be back in time for the 3rd/4th place play-off.
At 6:38 pm,
Me said…
Ah, the News of the World up to their old tricks again. Was Uri Geller involved this time?
I'm very glad the season's over now and that proven international goalscorer, and natural replacement for the injured Owen, Jermain Defoe, has got through without picking up an injury.
Because Sven would never pick a talentless beanpole and a Championship player above a proven international, would he? He's not the type of manager to take risks, is he?
At least not when he's in fear of getting sacked he isn't.
Let's hope the gamble pays off and that Crouch scores the classic Crouch hatrick in the World Cup Final - one off each shin and one off the nose.
At 11:35 pm,
Anonymous said…
Let’s all show The Roon some support. Have a look at Roonometer.co.uk :
www.roonometer.co.uk
Here you can get the latest Rooney news from all over the web, check the Roonometer, send Wayne a good luck message and loads more…
We want Wayne on The World Cup Plane!!!
At 2:06 pm,
Jonny said…
What's all this I hear about Theo Walcott in the squad? He hasn't even kicked a ball in the Premiership has he?
At 5:45 pm,
Me said…
No, not a single ball. Still, I'm sure he'll play without any fear, just like Michael Owen used to.
At 5:02 am,
Unknown said…
Tell you what .. as a west ham fan, ... if gerard doesn't score plenty goals from just outside the area and snatch victory from the jaws of defeat for england then there;s no justice and I don't like it anymore
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