Rooney is not underrated he's underappreciated.

I would do anything to have a 20 year old Rooney at United now, he could do almost everything.

"However, Ronaldo came back different." That line gave me nostalgic chills because I remember that level-up vividly.

Wayne played the game like any kid in their local park dreams of doing some day......lashing it in from all angles, putting himself about, hassling and harrying the opposition, spitting and swearing as he got more and more worked up, telepathic passes all over the pitch... He was a joy to watch because he embodied the raw passion and spirit that everyone who loves the game feels in their heart.......that's why he'll always be a legend.

Park Ji Sung is underrated, Rooney is under appreciated

As a United fan, it’s annoying arguing with people who think Wazza was anything but underrated. His versatility and accomplishments say it all

Dude I am a fan of United and I grow watching Rooney play for United. Even when CR was there I still support Rooney. That guy is a Legend in my life

He is both underrated and underappreciated. One of the greatest footballer to ever play the game

he was a team player and no stats will ever show how hard he worked for the team!!!

The British media tried to kill Rooney's footballing legacy. I watched nearly every game he ever played it (or at least highlights) and even on a bad day he was one of the best players on the pitch. A perfect all-round footballer who, contrary to common belief, didn't peak young and drop off. He was excellent throughout his whole career and changed his style to accommodate other players, appearing less flash in the process. This 100% has a lot to do with the fact he's working class and the British media loves to bring people up and see them crash down. Didn't work on Wazza

My favourite thing with Rooney was that he always gave 100% and tried in every game, even when he was not playing well. I have never seen any other player show the level of commitment and energy in every game they played in.

Loved Wayne Rooney's time at DC United. I wish we had been able to keep him a couple more years. I was never so glad to be so wrong about a player. He played with enormous heart and guts for us.

No manager in the world will ever reject Wayne Rooney.

Imagine how much more he could've scored if he played striker his entire career

Rooney is actually one of my favourite players when I was growing up. He was one of our best players and deserves appreciation

For me he is the best player ever. May be because I loved his playing style..He was always running everywhere in the field and scoring, creating chances , defending... He was THE COMPLETE PLAYER..

As a Liverpool fan, I'm being really unbiased here by saying that Rooney is one of Englands best players of our generation. Although I don't much like the teams he played for, watching him play was so so good!

He had the physique of a man when he was 15.

Rooney was massively important for us every single season he was playing. I remember a season toward the end of his career when people were saying "he's getting old, sell him" but he was the only reason we were in the top half of the table, his assists and goals. It's absolutely right in this video about Rooney + Ronaldo + Tevez... I have not seen a better combination of players in my lifetime watching football.

Underrated and Underappreciated by those outside of Manchester United. A bulldog on the field, who regularly sacrificed for the betterment of the Team. Top Class finisher and underrated playmaker.

When Rooney said the board lacked ambition he was totally right, and we’ve seen it for the last 10ish years. SAF won titles under the glazer’s ownership because he is a wizard. Rooney was a brilliant brilliant player and the criticism I feel I have over his career is that he underperformed for England, but you could argue that gerrard, lampard etc did as well. Rooney is forever a legend of the game and without a doubt a premier league great

As a Liverpool fan, I like Rooney a lot more now that he's gone. He was relentless, and definitely a player the opposition hated to face.

As a Canadian i was aloof to football until catching a Messi highlight reel. Now i’m addicted to soccer and am grateful for the education on this man that I thought was merely a plug. From my eye, if you had a hockey player like this on your team you count your blessings. Seems like an all rounder. thanks for the insight!

Rooney was the man along with dinho, ronaldo, messi for me growing up. Unique in his own way. Thank you Rooney.!

He is the all time leading goalscorer of the most successful club in english football. That fact alone should put him in the conversation for best ever player in English football, everytime.

Yes! Rooney's selflessness and class are the reasons I started loving football as a kid

Wayne Rooney is my United's best player of all times, he's work pace on the pitch was so unmatched, he made tremendous assists for Ronaldo, Tevez, Berbatov, Chicharito, & Van Persie. A very underrated and under appreciated

I love how well researched the content on this channel is. 🙌🏼👏🏼

He was the perfect team mate. He elevated everyone else’s game. The only reason he underperformed with England was because he was misused.

He wasn't underrated at the time he was playing. He's underrated now he's retired.

I think the physical decline that was mentioned, and was very noticeable, caused people to forget just how good he was. If you look at the overall picture, he was one of the greats. (There was one season where there was serious talk for a while that he may have been the best in the world.)

Incredibly grateful to have been able to watch most of Rooney's career for United. He was literally Man United's engine running tirelessly throughout the game. Unmatchable tenacity and agression is what set him apart. These things unfortunately cannot be measured in stats or titles. Simply Irreplaceable.❤️ A United Icon.

I think he's underrated and underappreciated. Calling him those things do not mean he's more or less underrated than any other player, just that he is indeed underrated. I think this is even more noticeable when you see that bit from The Kickoff where one of the talking heads, Lawrence goes on a rant about Rooney. I think it's 100% true that when people talk about the best forwards Rooney never really a thought, even when just naming a few not best all time conversations. As for him underperforming for England, well it can be said England as a whole has underperformed. They often have some of the best talent in world football, but all they have to show for it is a World Cup win in 1966, hell they've never finished better than third in UEFA Euro Championship. England as a whole doesn't perform, so an individual player won't really have much success either. When it comes to his rapid decline, a good comparison sports wise would be an NFL running back. If you run a running back into the ground, they will have shorter careers. Usage matters. Plus Wayne career ended right when players started spending their own money to take care of their bodies during the offseason. Again using the NFL as an example, players like Russell Wilson and Tom Brady spend $1 million a year on their body. Rooney played a lot, got hurt a lot, and there was no investment in recovery like there is nowadays.

One of the English GOATS ! People forget just how good he was, he was playing with an bullying men as a kid. Awesome player. ✌️🇬🇧

this channel is so great and im so glad i found it, this is proper sport journalism level content. thank u!

you should have so many more followers, your videos are incredible. thanks for the work 👏🏻

The stats are there to be seen. He had, power, pace, aggression and technical ability. Rooney in his prime could of walk into any starting line up in Europe, most English players can't do that. Legend indeed.

Roy Keane and Michael carrick are the most underrated united players imo

Nice video! Rooney forever 🙌🏽

This channel is an underrated legend

Hes still my favorite player. I know he might have come up short in some peoples eyes. But idk y. A pissed off Mr. Rooney running people or the ball down always made me smile. I been with United since 1997. And Mr. Rooney's overall game is what i loved. Nothing he could or wudnt do. And i always felt if you crossed him, he wud give u a good slap. Yea sometimes he had an attitude. But it made him more real to me. Like he honestly didnt give a damn wat anyone thought. And didnt like the same old boring answers everyone else gave to every repetitive question. I just feel like more than any other player I seen. After the game. I could be in the back of some restaurant having some alcohol and a cigarette with Mr. Rooney. Yea maybe he shuda trained more. But you got 1 life. And i feel he balanced success and joy in life. And again i respect that he really didnt give a dam what others thought. They dont make em like that. Clearly England's most talented guy i ever seen. And played nothing like a english. Thats for sure. Ohh and he did sacrifice in recognition that it was best for the team. And clearly Ronaldo was better. To do that. In ur own country. Wen u the chosen one. That i respect. Mr. Rooney was a real man. Cause players today given those circumstances...me move to other position. Im Englands biggest thing. Dont you know. Im fucking Wayne Rooney. Yea no. He moved. That shows respect for his team and the game. He was more mature then people think. Mr. Rooney was a real man about shit.

The Wayne Rooney of 09/10 (until Bayern deliberately injured him) is the closest a player has been to Messi in my time of watching football. The man was untouchable at the time with his raw strength, pace, finishing, dribbling and even heading ability. Grew into such a fine passer in his later days as well. Will not be mentioned alongside CR7 and Ronaldo, but I’ll always have him up there as one of my all-time favourite players.

Believe it or not 07-09 Rooney was my Truest introduction to football.. SUPER underrated. ABSOLUTE Legend.

What a wonderful video. The best I have watched on Rooney.

Rooney is underappreciated because United was full of legends at that time. It is now that we realise how good he was. Remember three lungs Park? He's underrated for sure

Wazza was just Unbelievable.. And United haven't managed to replace Him STILL..!! Please make video on Santi Cazorla as well.. His story is Inspiring 🔥

Great quality of video, fairplay. ✌🏻

Rooney is my fav of all time absolutely loved the video subscribed and liked

Considering the great quality of these videos, the frequency they come out at is so impressive. Thanks for the awesome and regular content :D

every premier league fans know how dangerous and versatile Rooney is, one hell of a player definitely one of the greats I don't think he's underrated

Damn respect This is prolly the best Analysis of a Player ive ever seen on yt . Not only considering the Player itselfe but also the Team and what He was used for. Good work buddy👍

Great videos dude

top content!!! you should do one for berbatov he was hugely underated

CR7 would be nothing without Rooney at ManU , his passing and unselfishness was insane

Great video bro. All the very best to you

FACTS, I COULDN'T AGREE MORE. GREAT VIDEO

Yet another great video! Kinda sad I never got to see Rooney in his prime

One of the most accurate passers I’ve ever seen. Remember that pass to the van Persie goal? Absolutely inch perfect.

Your channel is the most underrated one!

Love your videos, keep up the amazing work

when he said is something missing, i quietly mouthed Rooney;s hairline. I feel so bad

Generally when people are physically mature at a young age they seldom can sustain it approaching there 30 . For me Roony is a legend. His number of goals and assists was massive and some of the assets were sublime.

Excellent videos. Well researched and entertaining.

Superb video!!!

The front 3 of Rooney-Tevez-Ronaldo were unbelievable.

Carrick video next please but great work as per usual

Excellent video

Love your videos man! keep it up please sir!

When people ask me what footballer I like most I usually say Rooney. He's a beast

Under appreciated in my opinion as the saying goes it wasn’t the years but the mileage that finished him off early, such a hard working player willing to move positions to accommodate others and still perform

Great video

Awesome video imo. I really like the your style of analyzing seems very fair.

In his early to mid 20s he was genuinely world class. He is underrated/underappreciated for 2 reasons: 1. He never quite lived to the early hype (especiallyfor England), although he certainly got close. 2. He peaked early in his career. His powers were on the wane probably from about 26/27. People tend to remember him and judge him from his later years, basically cos its fresher in the memory.

Iconic, I've always seen Rooney as one of those players who everyone looks at and thinks "nah, they're just okay" until the stats are pulled out. You know the types, the strikers who pull out a 1 in 3 consistent record but go in massive streaks. Or the winger who is the head-down, speed demon yet pulls in solid assist/goals/regain possession stats. The players with good, solid careers and yet never really had it in them to go that extra step to top tier. A Nicky Butt to Roy Keane, an Ole Solskjaer to a Shearer. Yet Rooney HAD that ability to step up and challenge Messi/Ronaldo as the best in the world. It was his natural talent that took that okay/good stats to the record breaker he became. But he never touched what he could have. It might sound greedy, but I honestly don't think he reached the heights he should have with his talents. He became one of those mid-table forwards who are club legends but was able to coast on a GOAT natural talent pool to have one of those careers at United. To use a wonky example - It's as though United bought OG Ronaldo come again, but he turned into Rudd van Nistelrooy. Now, there's _nothing_ wrong with having a Ruud van Nistelrooy as the finished product, but he sure as shit ain't the Ronaldo level icon his talents would have let him become if he had worked at it.

I tip my hat to pretty much all your videos. Real quality, indept knowledge and research! When it comes to United content its like your reading my mind in terms of your opinions 👏

Rooney is the most complete footballer I've seen in my lifetime. That's my opinion.

The thing with rooney is he was so good at a young age that his peak years were very early in his career so it seemed he didn't full fill his potential

you are cool bro. love your work. new fan won.

You have no idea how i wish i could like this video a 1000 times myself...this needed to be said, this man took some unnecessary stick for being selfless

Hi love the videos can you plz make a video about Johan Cruyff?

This guy made me fall in love with football. I’m so glad I got to witness the majority of his 13 years of greatness at United and his peak. Undoubtedly one of the greatest ever who will always be under-appreciated mainly because he wasn’t a selfish forward (sadly it’s all about scoring individual goals nowadays at the expense of team-play) or a lethal finisher though he made up for the latter with his intelligence, positioning, passing, stamina, work-rate, strength, versatility, consistency and leadership. Unfortunately these qualities by itself rarely gain high recognition and his premature decline in pace obviously didn’t help him at all.

Great video,, aroma from heaven

Thanks for all d memories Wayne ....I was in old Trafford for d bicycle kick 🙌🏻🙌🏻😍😍

In the beginning, as he rose with Everton (and his falling out with Moyes), I feared he was another Gascoigne: sublime talent with a head to over balance it. I think it’s fair to say that he truly came to life under Sir Alex, learning how to temper his natural aggression and play nicely with others. He was a more complete player than Beckham ever was: a hard man, he could tackle, dribble, cross, make short passes and long passes, make useful runs off the ball, and play off others just as well as he played the point man. I would say he is, ultimately, underrated, again because of the comparisons to others. He may never have been quite as pretty to watch as others, but by damn, he was a solid player!

I don’t think he’s underrated in terms of how people always talk about him but I think he’s underrated when people talk about his goal scoring ability It’s a real shame though he was practically past his prime by 2013

Great vid

The man who made me love football in a generation of messi and ronaldo fans I was and still am a wayne rooney fan truly proud of him.

Rooney was amazing. He did so much for United, he was such a good player

Finally getting recognized

Rooney is highly underrated and under appreciated. Simply put, to me, the Greatest United and the reason i fell in love to that team.

Well said.

Defended from the front just an awesome player! Real team player in every sense of the word was a special talent that the press destroyed! He was literally a street striker and that aggression was part of his game ❤️mufc

Love ur videos keep up the good work👍

All his first and last goals were massive stunners

Underrated. Deserves more recognition and respect. Absolute legend of the sport

The most underrated players from that squad were brown Carrick fletcher and ji, I've added ji & brown because they might not have been superstars but they were so reliable. People seem to have a downer on nani too and he actually had some brilliant seasons

when we United sign Wayne Rooney , that was something special . Rooney Rooney Rooney a machine 💪👏

Born to play football. The most naturally talented and most complete football player England has ever produced. Could play anywhere I bet he was even good in goal. Pace power skill to burn touch and technique to match anyone. His understanding of the game even at Everton as a teenager were on parr with Scholes Perlo and the likes. A proper players player those who played football at any decent level and especially those that played with or against him will never under rate just what a truly special player he was. Once in a generation pure class.

Very nice video and I do agree

never seen a striker tackle as cleanly like him. vision like an accomplished central mind fielder