Everton Sell Rooney: The Tragedy of a Genius Always Overshadowed
Before the news that Everton wanted to push Rooney out of Goodison Park, the writer personally thinks that we have reason to be sad, sad because the football world is about to lose a "legacy".
It can be said that he has won all the titles that a player wants in his career with Manchester United with 5 Premier League titles, an FA Cup, a Europa Cup, a Champions League crown, and the FIFA Club World Cup.
From the moment Wayne Rooney curled the ball past an Arsenal side nicknamed The Invicibles 10 years ago, it was clear that R10 was destined to be a star. Since 2004, Sir Alex Ferguson had to spend up to 27 million pounds to bring Shrek from Everton.
And from that moment on, in Rooney people always saw the instinct of a genius, saw the blood of an artist hidden under the rough appearance with spontaneous masterpieces.
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| Wearing the red shirt of Man United was the best time in R10's career. |
On March 23, 2014, the Guardian newspaper had this to say about his 57-meter masterpiece against West Ham:“If there was a goal more beautiful than this one, then perhaps football would no longer be the king of sports, because there would be nothing more worth watching.”
It was a textbook swipe, with everything being to the highest standard. The vision to see the ball up high, the confidence to execute the shot, the power to get the ball through the opponent's hands but not over the bar. It may be a bit arrogant, but even Wayne Rooney had to admit:“Better than Beckham's? Of course.”
That goal was just one of many masterpieces of R10. However, cruel fate made him never become a real leader, like a star no matter how bright it is, it is always hidden by the moonlight.
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| With MU, Rooney has won everything a player could ever dream of. |
When he came to MU as a prodigy, people loved him, but only Ryan Giggs, Ruud van Nistelrooy and Paul Scholes were the ones in the hearts of fans. Later, when the Dutch striker went to Real Madrid to follow the call of fame, and the Giggs - Scholes duo gradually entered the other side of their careers, people started to compare Rooney with Cristiano Ronaldo.
CR7 came to United in 2003, after only 5 years the Portuguese superstar has transformed from a skinny, cumbersome dribbler into a superstar player that everyone agrees is one of the most complete in history. As for Rooney, instead of transforming into an outstanding star, the Shrek still plays with wild instincts. During the time they played together in the red shirt, people compared the two like that.
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| However, the R10 has always been a star overshadowed by other "moons". |
Following CR7, Rooney fell victim to another “orange whirlwind”, Robin Van Persie. With a record of 96 goals in 194 games for Arsenal, Persie is of course the number one choice in the Red Devils’ attack.
After 3 seasons at Old Trafford, with his incredible scoring form, of course the Dutch striker is always the center of attention in every match, not Rooney, even though it was R10 who saved MU from the most difficult situations.
People call him Shrek because R10's strengths lie in his strength, explosiveness and relentless fighting spirit. But the age of 32 has taken everything away from him. The Rooney of today and tomorrow will never return to the past, and perhaps for all those who love him, let's just enjoy the last steps of the "golden boy", whether on the green grass at Goodison Park or anywhere else.