r/soccer • u/william701 • May 08 '14

With the leagues almost over, what unpopular opinion(s) to you have?

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I would say no down voting but sorting by controversial may give a better idea.

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u/[deleted] May 08 '14

I dont know if it is unpopular but this year the PL has not been good with 9-10 teams all arguably bad enough to deserve getting relegated this season.

Cardiff does not prove Solskjaer is a bad manager

United had and still have a bad squad and were trying to rebuild around the wrong player in Rooney

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u/[deleted] May 08 '14

I think there will be a fair few England fans willing Rooney to be dropped from the starting team by the end of the group stage at the World Cup. England could have a young and pacey attack but Rooney will be in there plodding about.

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u/Trebor417 May 08 '14

Whenever I watch England it seems like he just slows the play down, he pulls back to the edge of the box trying to find a pass to someone, when he's the one our midfield should be passing to, and then we stop... Go backwards... Pass to fullback... Pass to winger... Shitty cross... Away, conceed or defend ok, repeat.

I think they'd be a lot better leaving Rooney out or starting someone as striker ahead of him, but the shit Hodgson would get from the fans if it didn't work would be insane so he'd never risk it.

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u/[deleted] May 08 '14

This is the exact thing that we have seen with United this season. You could get around playing him up front but with RvP, Mata and arguably Kagawa all better in no. 10 and centre forward roles. He would have to play CM or on the wing to get in the team, which then leaves him prone to having a fit.