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That's true, if no Wilshere he could go in there I guess.
 
North West Wanderer said:
Record goal scorer and captain, but should even go?
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Nope. I can easily find 4 or 5 strikers who have had better seasons. Rooney rarely even plays up front nowadays anyway.

Kane, Vardy, Walcott, Sturridge and Welbeck. I might take Rooney if Sturridge can't stay fit to the end of the season.

Personally I'd be taking Walcott because as part of a 4-3-3 he's useful to have as a wide striker with his pace.
 
The Bear said:
Nope. I can easily find 4 or 5 strikers who have had better seasons. Rooney rarely even plays up front nowadays anyway.

Personally I'd be taking Walcott because as part of a 4-3-3 he's useful to have as a wide striker with his pace.
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Has Rooney played as anything other than a striker this season? He's the only senior centre forward United have got!

No way you can shout Rooney down on his form and promote Walcott in the same breath, he's had a shocking season and he's probably played centrally more than wide this season too.
 
I'm not taking Walcott purely on his form, which has been fine whenever he's played. I'm taking him for his versatility and pace.
 
What versatility? He can play wide right and that's it.

If he's been 'fine' whenever he's played then why has spent so much time out of the team?

I can't see anyway how he and Rooney are in different situations, both got plenty of experience but haven't had good seasons, can only really play one position with any success, positions where we aren't desperate.
 
The Bear said:
Nope. I can easily find 4 or 5 strikers who have had better seasons. Rooney rarely even plays up front nowadays anyway.

Kane, Vardy, Walcott, Sturridge and Welbeck. I might take Rooney if Sturridge can't stay fit to the end of the season.

Personally I'd be taking Walcott because as part of a 4-3-3 he's useful to have as a wide striker with his pace.
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You'd take Walcott and not Rooney?

Respectfully disagree!!
 
Really wouldn't take Walcott - he's done little to advance his cause this year

Rooney will go if fit - whether he should start at any point is a different issue
 
Welbz and Kane is the most in form strikers and must play..Alli, Barkley, Dier(as a dm) also no brainer for me..Milner and Hendo good solid players too..the bad thing for england in my opinion is defenders..smalling the shining star, not convinced of Clyne and Cahill..Rose is ok and good attacking threat too..walcott with horrible form maybe in the squad because he can play rw and fw..rooney cant start for me..i would take milner instead of wilshere personally because of jacks lack of games..good gk options, hart, forster and butland(dont know the extent of his injury)
 
Ooh, and Vardy after 60 mins..he will run them down
 
MARKakaJIM said:
What versatility? He can play wide right and that's it.

If he's been 'fine' whenever he's played then why has spent so much time out of the team?

I can't see anyway how he and Rooney are in different situations, both got plenty of experience but haven't had good seasons, can only really play one position with any success, positions where we aren't desperate.
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He can play wide or up front.

He's had 11 goals this season, including 3 for England. That's fine enough to me.

Rooney's had more goals but if he's keeping Kane out of the team then no thanks.
 
The Bear said:
He can play wide or up front.

He's had 11 goals this season, including 3 for England. That's fine enough to me.

Rooney's had more goals but if he's keeping Kane out of the team then no thanks.
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Your reasoning is all over the place, you're happy with his goal output but dismiss Rooney's greater number? You want him because he's an option to play central but you don't want to play anyone but Kane there?

Essentially all of your Walcott plus points also apply to Rooney but he's completely written off as unpickable.

I really can't differentiate between the two, if you're picking on form then neither are anything like a certainty, the only argument either has in their favour at the moment is history.
 
Theo has eight international goals in a near decade long career and three of them came in one game nearly eight years ago. If we're going on track record and it's a straight choice between him and Rooney then well, it isn't a choice.
 
I would be very surprised if Kane does not start at the Euros. He is our best striker by some distance. I suppose Rooney will be picked, but I am not sure where Hodgson will fit him in.
 
MARKakaJIM said:
Your reasoning is all over the place, you're happy with his goal output but dismiss Rooney's greater number? You want him because he's an option to play central but you don't want to play anyone but Kane there?

Essentially all of your Walcott plus points also apply to Rooney but he's completely written off as unpickable.

I really can't differentiate between the two, if you're picking on form then neither are anything like a certainty, the only argument either has in their favour at the moment is history.
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Jesus wept Mark it's not difficult!

Walcott - Pace, can play wide. Good option off the bench.
Rooney - Can only keep better players out of the side.

Given the choice I take the former for his versatility and pace.
 
Rooney goes unless he suffers another injury. Not necessarily a starter, but definitely in the squad.

A fit Walcott needs to provide a lot more evidence for his inclusion at the moment.
 
The Bear said:
Jesus wept Mark it's not difficult!

Walcott - Pace, can play wide. Good option off the bench.
Rooney - Can only keep better players out of the side.

Given the choice I take the former for his versatility and pace.
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Walcott is no more versatile than Rooney! He can play wide right and do a shit impression of a centre forward, Rooney either plays up front or in the hole, seems to vary wildly which he's supposedly best suited to.

You want pace up top, play Sturridge, Welbeck or Vardy. Wide right you've got Sterling if you want to go back to proper wide players, Welbeck or Sturridge could play as a wide forward in a front three.

Walcott would obstruct better players from getting in the team just the same.
 
Butland out for 3 months with a fractured ankle.
 
Did that only three years ago and was in agony. He must have really hurt himself kicking it too poor lad.

Tom Heaton? John ruddy?

Christ can anyone else hear that barrel being scraped?
 
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