Wayne Rooney really used to have it, man.
Remember when he terrorized Arsenal's
defense as a 16-year-old before that was a
thing we got used to seeing on a weekend-
by-weekend basis? Remember the overhead
kick against Manchester City? Peak Rooney
was a terrifying Rooney. Now he's 30 going
on 75, and his legs just don't work the way
the used to, and he's getting nutmegged for
fun in training.
The best professional soccer players grow
wiser as they get older, learn to make their
brains work more than their legs, and they
compensate by exercising the mental more
than the physical. See: pre-MLS Andrea Pirlo.
Wayne Rooney of England walks from the pitch
after defeat during the UEFA Euro 2016 Round
of 16 match between England and Iceland
Laurence Griffiths
That's clearly not happening with Wayne
Rooney. After gassing the entire nation of
England up with his first performance in the
Euros, he then proceeded to illustrate exactly
why he's not cut out to be a center-
midfielder. Despite his enviable range of
passing for a striker ... he can't tackle, he's
got no real idea of where to be in the middle
of the pitch and he just doesn't have the legs
for it.
Here's Wayne Rooney getting nutmegged. And
then megged again. If you rewind it, you can
watch Wayne Rooney get megged four times.
Hit that little circular icon on the left and you
can see him get megged six times.
Do it as many times as you need, because it
never gets old. It never gets old because it's
so Rooney. Most players like to take it easy
after the ignominy of getting nutmegged, just
so, you know, it doesn't happen again. Wayne
Rooney? Nope. He just goes charging in with
all the defensive technique of a drunk musk
ox. And what happens? He gets megged
again.
Hold your hand up Wayne, this one's on you.
Walk it off. (Like always)
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