Hysterical media reaction to things is very much the norm nowadays, yet Wayne Rooney saying he doesn’t have an ankle injury has become a big fight with his manager. According to the press he’s on his way to Real Madrid because of such comments.
From the press:
No, I’ve had no ankle problem all season.” Then when asked “Why did Alex Ferguson say you had?”, Rooney laughed and replied: “I don’t know.”
Yet it’s obvious. On October 1st Ferguson said:
He has been playing a few weeks with his niggling ankle injury and he’s kept it to himself, so it comes to a point where it suffers. He thinks he’s fit because he always thinks he’s fit. That’s the problem with the lad.
So, Rooney always thinks he’s fit and tells reporters he’s fit but according to his manager he always thinks he’s fit even when he’s injured.
Rooney saying he’s got no injury will be no surprise to the United manager … so where’s the fight? Where do the stories about Rooney wanting to go to Madrid come from? Then you remember it’s been a slow week with internationals and the real stuff starts again on Saturday. Create a story before the pre-game press conferences – that’s assuming United have one – and off you go.
The bottom line is Rooney either has an injury or he doesn’t but even if he did he wouldn’t know about it. And we know this because Ferguson told us.
A total non-story.
Blimey Blogger, this football game is really complicated isn’t it. So much for the simple game you need a psychology degree to understand press interviews now.
So Wayne is either
A: Too stupid to know if he is hurt/injured
or
B: Has has `anti-scouse` syndrome. Basically he is willing to work and not skive off with some `medical condition` like 80% of scousers.
Nice..
Finally sanity is restored. Couldnt have put it better myself mate.
Rooney’s performances since that comment underscore his ‘sickness psychologically or physiologically or both. My only concern here is that his known-moody nature, coupled with his dalliances seem to encourage him to want an out from England, really. I trust Fergie to respond adequately. Long line mufc. An end to leeches called Glazer family
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