Wayne Rooney Videos - So Great To Watch Again And Again

Wayne Rooney tore defenders apart in the Premier League since his debut for Everton. But what makes his videos so compelling to watch? I discuss this and more in this article.

The maturity of his play, the passion, the sublime and the raw skill - all are what make Rooney so amazing to watch. And in today's modern world of high definition, slow-mo freeze frame, multi angle action - it's almost as if Rooney was made for modern day worldwide Premier League broadcasts.

This kid (he really is still a kid, isn't he) burst on to the game a few years ago and made an immediate impact. What struck people most about him was amazing tenacity coupled with a kind of maturity in a youngster never seen before. Who else at his age was able to give not just one, but two or three drops of the shoulder to shake of defenders?

Later came his passion and aggression for the game. It is said that his aggression sometimes gets the better of him and that he should not concede so many yellow and even red cards. But taking the passion out of Wayne is like taking a bottle away from a baby - you just can't do it! All this being said, he rarely lets his passion get the better of him.

The best example is during a match when the referee upset him and he had a heated argument. A few seconds later he received a pass and - "WALLOP" - he kicked an unstoppable screamer of a volley from about 25 yards out into the top corner of the net!

Premier League News: Manchester United Could Lose Rooney To Real Madrid

A Spanish newspaper, AS, has claimed that Wayne Rooney is unlikely to renew his contract with Manchester United paving the way for a transfer to Spanish club Real Madrid.

According to the paper, Rooney is frustrated with the media intrusion into his personal life and that has led to his decision to quit the Old Trafford squad. Real Madrid boss is said to have told the newpaper that he was very keen to have Rooney with the Bernabeu squad.

Liverpool full-back Glen Johnson could get the opportunity to shift to Juventus, in the January transfer window. The Italian club have shown interest in signing Johnson although his contract with the Anfield squad still has three years to run. Juventus are hoping that Liverpool's off-field management wrangles could get Johnson to consider their offer.

In their match against Wolves, this weekend, West Ham will not have the services of recent signing Thomas Hitzlsperger sidelined with a torn thigh muscle that could take several more weeks to heal.

Ibrahim Afellay could join Manchester United next summer when the midfielder's contract with Dutch club PSV Eindoven is set to expire. Inter Milan and Atletico Madrid are other sides interested in the extremely adaptable 24 year old who scored twice in Holland's Euro qualifier win over Sweden.

Despite their recent financial problems, Liverpool could invest £14 mn to acquire Brazil striker Nilmar from Soanish club Villarreal. The goal machine has helped his side to second position in Spain's La Liga; Chelsea and Juventus are also said to be interested in signing Nilmar.

Arsenal's goalkeeping problems could soon be at an end if they manage to acquire Gorka Iraizoz from Spain's Athletic Bilbao.

German right-back Philip Lahm could leave Bayern Munich after 15 years spent at the club, if Carlo Ancelotti has his way.

Sir Alex may have finally found a successor to Van der Sar between the posts, in the form of Rangers' goalkeeper Allan McGregor. Playong for the Scotland national squad, McGregor was impressive in the recent qualifier against Spain that Scotland lost 3-2. Van der Sar, who will turn forty at the end of this month, recently announced his intention to retire.

Recently, Fergie is said to have considered Schalke's Manuel Neuer, Ateltico madrid's David de Gea and Ajax's Maarten Sketelenberg, but these players come with about four times the price tag of McGregor who can be acquired for about £5 mn. McGregor rcently became Scotland's first choice between the posts, taking over from Gordon, currently with sunderland in the Premier League.

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Wayne Rooney - Will He Be Saint Or Sinner?

Former England stars Alan Shearer and Chris Waddle have both said on radio that they think Wayne Rooney can maintain his form on the run-up to the World Cup starting in June. Rooney's tremendous run of form this season currently has no signs of abating but there is a long way to go and even if he can physically withstand the next few months it is a big question mark that he will cope with all the mental pressure that the run-in of the Premier League and Champions League will bring.

Shearer and Waddle both said that Rooney's inherent love of the game will stop him from going stale and will see him through. What worries me though is that up to this point of the season the pressure on Rooney has not been too great but it is about to gather momentum. On Sunday we have the Carling Cup, next Wednesday an international friendly with Egypt, the Premier League matches include Liverpool (home), Chelsea (home), Manchester City (away) and Tottenham before the end of the season and then there is the small matter of the Champions League and World Cup. It will come thick and fast and media attention on the likes of Rooney will be relentless.

There is absolutely no doubt that Rooney is currently at his peak. He has scored 23 Premier League goals so far this season plus another 10 in other matches for Manchester United and England. The Premier League total is already way above the 16, which was his previous best tally in the 05/06 season. What's even more impressive though is that his form since the end of November is phenomenal having averaged a goal a match, 19 goals from the last 19 games.

So, why the improvement in form? Rooney has always been strong and powerful on the ball. He has always had the ability to pass, shoot from distance and work passionately and unselfishly for his team. The player will have been helped by being free from injury for just over a year now. As a sportsman he has reached physical maturity and this together with his fitness is making a difference.

What is probably even more important though is the mental impact that Christiano Ronaldo falling out of the limelight at Manchester United, with his transfer to Real Madrid at the beginning of the season has had. Ever since Rooney joined the Red Devils in September 2004 he has had to work under Ronaldo's shadow. The uniqueness of Rooney's genius was somehow always compromised and never allowed to blossom while Ronaldo remained. It is only now given more freedom in a central role by Alex Ferguson that he is showing the unfettered natural talent that he had when he burst onto the football scene with a stunning goal for Everton against Arsenal at the age of 16.

So what are England's chances of benefiting from Rooney's purple patch? Can we expect him to maintain his mental composure and discipline over the next few months in what promises to be the most gruelling of periods for the young man? You have to remember that we are talking of someone who grew up in the mean streets of Croxteth. This is a person who has shown his impetuosity in key games when pressure has been applied; a sending off for sarcastically clapping the referee, another red card when throwing the ball away when a free kick against him was awarded and probably worst of all a dismissal in the quarter finals of the 2006 World Cup against Portugal when stamping on Ricardo Carvalho. This is also someone who admitted to visiting prostitutes when he was only 18 years of age.

Is this someone then who the nation can pin their hopes on? We hope that he has turned over a new leaf since he married his teenage sweetheart Coleen McLoughlin in June 2008 and they had the birth of a son Kai Wayne in November 2009. The latter seems to coincide with Rooney's current resurgence and it is to be hoped that the happiness in his personal life is also have a positive effect.

The other big question is will England manager Fabio Capello be able to get the best out of Rooney like Ferguson seems to be doing? We will wait and hope that the form of the transformed and rejuvenated striker continues. If it does there is just a chance that England will do the unthinkable. Rooney brings to England something very special, something world class and something that personifies the best fighting spirit of this football-loving nation. At the same time there is a huge question mark and we just hope it wont be shame rather than fame.

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