Why is rooney so fat

United, Rooney now spends his time in the Championship as a player-coach for Derby County. Current manager Phillipe Cocu has backed the Liverpudlian to become a manager in the future after his playing days are over. Wayne Rooney now playing for Derby has been tipped to become a manager once he retires. When asked on qualities he would take from the managers he had, Rooney said: ' Louis Van Gaal's preparation, Fergie's man-management, Jose Mourinho's stubbornness - I think sometimes you need that.

You can only manage to the capabilities of your team and that's what Sam has always done. Once I go into it I'm sure I'll have my own way. While Rooney said tactically Van Gaal was 'by far the best,' Fergie was 'streets ahead of everyone.

It wasn't complicated. The big thing was he had trust in people. He trusted his coaches to put sessions on, he trusted his players. People always ask how were his team talks - a lot of his team talks were just, "You 11 are better than them.

Go win the game. The views expressed in the contents above are those of our users and do not necessarily reflect the views of MailOnline. Argos AO. That sharpness had gone out of his game. Everything he did, as you'd expect, was safe. It was a lot of passing sideways. He got round the back, ended up on the edge of the box with a free shot on goal but he squandered it over the bar and he was frustrated with himself. The year-old has been linked with a move to MLS, and more recently with a return to Everton, but McAteer is not so sure that Rooney is at the level required to even cut it at that standard.

The former Republic of Ireland midfielder pointed to the miles already on Rooney's clock as a possible reason for his drop in performances. They're playing small-sided games out on the training pitches and I'm getting checked out. It's boring. I get snappy. I go quiet. I don't get fed up with the treatment or the physios and club doctors, I just want to get out there and play in the practice games like everyone else.

The worst thing is that the rehab process messes around with my head. I feel left out at the club. I miss the banter and the crack in the dressing-room. As I'm not fit enough to play, I don't even get to spend the night in the team hotel with the rest of the lads before the next game.

I have to stay at home, then drive into the training ground the following morning for some more boring recovery work. Owen Hargreaves had operations on both knees and didn't play for 18 months.

He was a regular for England and United before his injuries. He missed out on so much, I don't know how he got through it. A couple of days is bad enough for me. I reckon my head would go if I couldn't play football for a year-and-a-half. Players become a spare part when they're seriously injured. They become forgotten men around the club. Wayne Rooney. This article is more than 9 years old. Manchester United striker blames 'summer holiday bevvies' 'I struggle to walk for first half an hour the day after games'.

My only issue with the Rooney saga has been this stone cold refusal that this man is past his peak, like he is some sort of second coming of Ryan Giggs. It is absolute bullshit. He is just inviting unnecessary criticism.. He should just accept it and so should the media and his fans. He becomes stockier during this phase. He moves from star man in team to side dish, relies more on his endurance which has remained but regresses in terms of dynamism, no longer running at players fearlessly, taking shots from range.

This was the key phase where if he had not been injured, we could have seen him become a sensational 10 combining magic and goal output. He's not the wonderkid Rooney of old, but using his intelligence and natural feel for the game.. This is when he should have been sold.

There was a time Fegie dropped him for off field stuff in I can't remember what it was but it was a big deal then. I remember we lost to Blackburn during that period. Joined Mar 19, Messages 7, Look at Ricky Hatton, who has a very similar build to Rooney and used to swell up between fights. Because of his diet Hatton had to go through brutal weight cutting for fights. He never turned up to the ring looking like 'Ricky Fatton' though.

Why can't Rooney do something similar to get ready to play for United? Tosicsleftpeg Full Member. I don't think he's fat its just that he's getting worse technically and that is probably down to his age. His body type and fitness isn't the best and I think because of that he is declining much faster than he normally would do if he was in better shape. Tosicsleftpeg said:. Adisa said:. That is all possible but I have a hard time believing the club would stand for that.

What possible leverage could he have over a manager that he would accept that, unless he was scoring every week? Joined Nov 24, Messages Location W Last edited: Aug 17, Adam-Utd Part of first caf team to complete Destiny raid. Joined Sep 10, Messages 32, I believe all those rumours about Rooney unfortunately. You can see from his recent post match interview how arrogant he is these days.

It's that mentality that separates him with players like Ronaldo Giggs and Zlatan. Rooney at 35 is going to look like a fat washed up pub player. I fear that if we give him a new contract he is going to have us by the balls for many, many years.

Surely Woodward the rest of the board have to make an easy decision, let his contract run down. Raees said:. I FWIW he isn't the first player to be shot by the age of 27, guys like Raul who was never a fattie seemed burnt out at a much earlier age. OJKernow Full Member. Joined Mar 2, Messages 1, Location Kernowfornia. Strangely, after watching our last two games I actually thought that Rooney looked in pretty good shape for him. Obviously it's hard to tell but I felt he looked leaner than usual for this stage of the season.

I think everyone including Wayne needs to just accept the fact that his best days are long gone, but he can still remain a useful player and score goals this season if used correctly and if he remains committed to working hard and staying in shape.

His current situation isn't down to just one thing.