Rooney wants to be Manchester United’s hero
After reading this piece from the Guardian, you might be tempted to brand Wayne Rooney as a greedy bastard whose success has gone to his head.
For people who will be surprised at the rumor that Rooney is asking for higher weekly wages than Ferdinand, here’s a question for you:
Why do you, or did you, think that Rooney was a loyal Manchester United fan?
I ask because there’s a mistaken belief in some circles that Rooney is at Old Trafford because he loves Manchester United.
On the contrary - Mr. Rooney is at Manchester United for one reason only - he wants to be a superstar.
No other club in England can give him that option. It’s almost irrelevant which clubs are interested in him - right now, Manchester United’s profile and the club’s current situation represents him with the perfect opportunity to stamp his name indelibly on to footballing history. In the years to come, Rooney will give his blood, sweat and tears to help Manchester United win titles, but ultimately the glory will be his - they will be Rooney’s titles as much as United’s.
This is not meant to be negative or as criticism of the player. He’s is an amazing football player and has few peers in the world today. If put on the market today, he would be more expensive than ANY other player in the Premiership, and that would be because of his talents and his young age (a combination that will serve Manchester United quite well for a long, long time).
However, Rooney is not stupid. He’s aware of his worth, and he’s remarkably practical for a 20-year old. He’s also selfish (which, again, is not a bad thing) and that’s where his ‘fire’ differs from Keano - Roy Keane played to win the game, Wayne Rooney plays to win for himself.
Now I seriously doubt that Rio Ferdinand is on the 110,000K weekly wages as Daniel Turner reports - he is, as are many others, relying on speculation. Does Rooney deserves as much as Rio Ferdinand? Definitely.
Henry, Sheva, Gerrard and Ballack are all on superstar wages. Terry wants to renegotiate his contract to get on that level. Ronaldo, assuming he stays, will want a new contract in the next 2 years.
Why shouldn’t Rooney (and for that matter, Ferdinand) be on the same list as well? They bloody-well deserve it, but only if you are comparing wages relative to what other clubs are paying. The wages Chelsea are willing to pay are pushing the costs of keeping your good players much higher.
Even then, there’s one thing that Chelsea can’t offer Rooney - the challenge of being the under-dog who topples the favorite, the challenge of being a hero.
Wayne Rooney gets to be a hero at Manchester United, and if he wants to be paid like one, who are you going to blame? Chelsea? Of course 
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When all of us want more money for our talent, experience blah blah its considered part of normal human psyche. But when a footballer wants the same thing somehow he is branded greedy! Why does the fact that Rooney wants more wages needs to be even justified? He knows he has talent and he knows he is the best- heck he deserves it.
“the challenge of being the under-dog who topples the favorite, the challenge of being a hero”
You get that at Wigan, West Ham and Portsmouth. You get that at Blackburn and Sheff Utd. But Man U? Hardly.
Dude, decide whether man U is a top dog or underdog. If you’re top dog, stop pretending to be ‘the little guy’. You embarass yourselves. If you’re under dogs, stop pretending you can compete with European powerhouses like Barca and Milan in every 3rd or 4th rant.
Actually I have had a question for Man U ‘insiders’. Gary Neville allegedly hates ’scousers’, hence ‘kissing’ the badge in ‘the game’ last year (when does he kiss the badge? My glasses are foggy http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fBZ1iRVvBXU ).
Wayne Rooney is a scouser playing for Man U (who earns money from the S*n, which makes him absolute scum, despite his legendary and unquestionable skill as a footballer).
so…
obviously…
my question is…
Why not Mascherano for 20 mil and Carrick for 14+ ?
I still feels that we (everybody) places too much emphasis on Rooney. SAF keep on saying “He’s still only a boy…” but in the same breath, he builds the entire United team around Rooney. Sad. United will turn out just like Liverpool when McMannaman used to run the show for them. ‘McMannaman don’t perform, Liverpool don’t perform’.
My personal opinion, if you want to focus around an individual, then SAF should try to get a real Midfield General (someone that can handle the pressure - like Requelme). Let the game flow through him, placing focus on him and then let Rooney do his damage.
I think SAF want to do the same with Rooney like he did when Cantona was at United. Don’t get me wrong… Rooney is a brilliant player, but he is no Cantona. Cantona posessed that “something” that allowed him to do something quite unexpected. He had a confidence about him that was kinda surreal because sometimes it worked, sometimes not, but, he never stopped trying the unexpected. I don’t see Rooney having this same confidence.
I still believe Rooney is one of the most awesome players around.
I think that footballers are payed way too much for what they do. There are plenty of people who benefit society a lot more than a few footballers kicking a ball about. People like nurse, firemen, the police and many more do a job that takes a lot more than being a footballer. Furthermore, how many times have fans been disappointed with how their games have turned out? Havant & Waterlooville v. Liverpool. These men have part time jobs on the side, and put up an amazing fight against Liverpool.
Someone please comment to agree with my plea.