Wayne Rooney

Qualities Evaluation

Wayne ROONEY   (England)

24 October 1985
Second striker
1m78
78 Kg






Wikipedia

Wayne Mark Rooney (born 24 October 1985) is an English footballer who plays as a forward for Premier League club Manchester United and the England national team.

Overall


He has been the best English striker of the last eight seasons, with some difficulties last season, but he has been able to silence critics and comeback in the squad.


Steadiness


Regularity
Despite injuries, he has been one of the key players of Manchester United.

Shape
He's the best of the team at this moment.



Offensive skills


Finishing
He excels in this area as in all others, he is skillful in front of goal and knows how to deceive the goalkeeper either with force or finesse.

Heading ability
Very good aerial ability.

Long range shooting
He scores a lot of goals out of the box, his clear and powerful shots are often well placed.

Dribbling
He can easily eliminate his opponent when he is launched but it's more difficult to get rid of an opponent when stopped phases.

Pass
Very altruistic, he serves perfectly his teammates and has a very good vision of game, his association with Van Persie is effective.

Creativity
He plays in a simple but very efficient way.

Pace
He moves around during games, makes defensive efforts, he asks the ball in his own half and can connnect games.

Call for the ball
When he calls the ball he does it good.


Defensive skills


Pressing
He does a lot of useful defensive work.

Tactics

Tactical thinking
He plays in a simple and effective way.

Adaptability;
Apart from defense, he plays at all positions so he can adapt himself.


Mental


Experience
Many experience including three Champions League finals.

Aggressiveness
He has the positive aggressiveness of a winner.

Team play
He is a very altruist and collective player.

Influence in the team
He is the leader of Manchester United.

Big games
Mixed results because he didn't play his best in these three finals of the Champions League but he was playing very good against  Premier League Big 5 teams.

Assurance
He needs the confidence of the coach to be at his best.

Physical

Speed
He was better younger.

Acceleration
It isn't his best strengh.

Physical impact
He is one of the most powerful players to seldom shake his opponent.

Stamina
Inexhaustible when not injured he is able to play all games of the season.

Fragility
He was too often injured during the past seasons.