Ronaldo Posted November 2, 2009 Share Posted November 2, 2009 Technique is what i meant by skill, basically. I disagree about vision, the amount of times Drogba plays the right ball in the final third is astonishing. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tooj Posted November 2, 2009 Share Posted November 2, 2009 Technique is what i meant by skill, basically. I disagree about vision, the amount of times Drogba plays the right ball in the final is the final third is astonishing. He does yes. I just think Rooney's vision is what sets him apart a lot of the time, he sees things in the blink of an eye that other players don't appreciate. Just a shame he hasn't developed into the player he could have become due to his mentality and the fact he has sacrificed himself for the greater good. Still a class player obviously who is more polished now. Just not as dynamic as he once was. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
TRon Posted November 2, 2009 Share Posted November 2, 2009 Rooney is the in-between player. Has some of Drogba's strength and some of Torres finishing ability, but both those players lead the field in their respective positions and lightning pace. Rooney's a wonderful player but I think the other two are more out and out strikers, Rooney is more of a deep-lying forward. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mowen Posted November 2, 2009 Share Posted November 2, 2009 Technique is what i meant by skill, basically. I disagree about vision, the amount of times Drogba plays the right ball in the final is the final third is astonishing. He does yes. I just think Rooney's vision is what sets him apart a lot of the time, he sees things in the blink of an eye that other players don't appreciate. Just a shame he hasn't developed into the player he could have become due to his mentality and the fact he has sacrificed himself for the greater good. Still a class player obviously who is more polished now. Just not as dynamic as he once was. I think he could get there. Give Fergie a couple of years to really build this ManU side around him. He's got it all really, he just can't use it all all the time. His finishing probably is his biggest weakness I agree, he's started rattling them in at international level now though. I know very few players transform the way Drog did but his level at 23/24 shows you how far Rooney could yet go. I like him a lot as a player, bit of fire in the belly without being a complete cunt, I'd love to see him fulfill his potential and be genuinely regarded at the same level that Ronaldo and Messi currently are. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest kingdawson Posted November 2, 2009 Share Posted November 2, 2009 Torres Drogba Rooney Same but Drogba and Rooney are close for me. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tooj Posted November 2, 2009 Share Posted November 2, 2009 Technique is what i meant by skill, basically. I disagree about vision, the amount of times Drogba plays the right ball in the final is the final third is astonishing. He does yes. I just think Rooney's vision is what sets him apart a lot of the time, he sees things in the blink of an eye that other players don't appreciate. Just a shame he hasn't developed into the player he could have become due to his mentality and the fact he has sacrificed himself for the greater good. Still a class player obviously who is more polished now. Just not as dynamic as he once was. I think he could get there. Give Fergie a couple of years to really build this ManU side around him. He's got it all really, he just can't use it all all the time. His finishing probably is his biggest weakness I agree, he's started rattling them in at international level now though. I know very few players transform the way Drog did but his level at 23/24 shows you how far Rooney could yet go. I like him a lot as a player, bit of fire in the belly without being a complete cunt, I'd love to see him fulfill his potential and be genuinely regarded at the same level that Ronaldo and Messi currently are. The thing is he has never come anywhere near reaching his 2004 form for a good while now. By that I mean playing with no fear, driving a team on by himself with the flair mixed in. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ronaldo Posted November 2, 2009 Share Posted November 2, 2009 Ferguson has frozen his potential to some extent, it's a big shame. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mowen Posted November 2, 2009 Share Posted November 2, 2009 His performances at Euro 2004 as an 18yr old were some of the most exciting I've seen. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Neil Posted November 2, 2009 Share Posted November 2, 2009 Forgotten where it is but there's an article about how the Everton Rooney was more feared than the current version. Makes for interesting reading. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tooj Posted November 2, 2009 Share Posted November 2, 2009 Forgotten where it is but there's an article about how the Everton Rooney was more feared than the current version. Makes for interesting reading. It's one of the best articles I've read and it is something I wholeheartedly agree with. Shame the current lot of pundits won't dare mention such a thing though. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Village Idiot Posted November 2, 2009 Share Posted November 2, 2009 I'll go with the Drog. Although I rate Torres more as a pure goalscorer, I think Drogba adds more to the overall play of the team, while Torres doesn't participate as much. Rooney really doesn't belong to the same category as these two in my opinion. Great player though, and still can improve. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ronaldo Posted November 2, 2009 Share Posted November 2, 2009 I'll go with the Drog. Although I rate Torres more as a pure goalscorer, I think Drogba adds more to the overall play of the team, while Torres doesn't participate as much. Rooney really doesn't belong to the same category as these two in my opinion. Great player though, and still can improve. fair post. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest sittingontheball Posted November 2, 2009 Share Posted November 2, 2009 I'll go with the Drog. Although I rate Torres more as a pure goalscorer, I think Drogba adds more to the overall play of the team, while Torres doesn't participate as much. Rooney really doesn't belong to the same category as these two in my opinion. Great player though, and still can improve. I'll third that. As for Rooney and the potential he showed when he was younger, I think ManUre fans have been hiding behind the excuse that Rooney always sacrificed his own play to benefit a team shaped around Cristiano Ronaldo. Well, Ronaldo has got nine in seven for Real without young Wayne putting it on a plate, so I think we can dismiss that theory as bollocks. None of the three would make my all-time top Prem three by the way, who would be Shearer (Blackburn era sadly), Henry and Cristiano Ronaldo. I think those three are on a completely different level again. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ronaldo Posted November 2, 2009 Share Posted November 2, 2009 Ronaldo isn't a striker. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shearergol Posted November 3, 2009 Share Posted November 3, 2009 Difficult question. I'll say Van Persie Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
AfroP Posted November 3, 2009 Share Posted November 3, 2009 have to go with the drogs have admired his skill since he scored a hat trick against us before he joined chelski Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
AyeDubbleYoo Posted November 3, 2009 Share Posted November 3, 2009 I love the way Drogba plays, except the diving. Rooney is an all-rounder and brilliant at what he does. Torres has the ability to complete confound a defender and score goals nobody else would, also very very quick. I can't choose, I'd probably go for Torres if I had other world class players around him. Otherwise Drobga/Rooney. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
The College Dropout Posted November 5, 2009 Share Posted November 5, 2009 have to go with the drogs have admired his skill since he scored a hat trick against us before he joined chelski Wasn't it a brace? When Viana got bummed and the pull back from the freekick? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Astroblack Posted November 5, 2009 Share Posted November 5, 2009 Only one answer to be honest, even if he is a diving f***er. Torres also dives. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ronaldo Posted November 5, 2009 Share Posted November 5, 2009 But Drogba is better at it and overall a better player. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Delima Posted November 5, 2009 Share Posted November 5, 2009 But Drogba is better at it and overall a better player. :colo: Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
LiquidAK Posted November 5, 2009 Share Posted November 5, 2009 But Drogba is better at it and overall a better player. You'd better pray that Drogba and Coloccini never play together in the same team or you'll jizz yourself to an early grave. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Delima Posted November 5, 2009 Share Posted November 5, 2009 But Drogba is better at it and overall a better player. :colo: Just to make it clear - I was ROFL at Ronaldo's wit . I agree with him that Drogba is better than Torres. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Willow Posted November 5, 2009 Share Posted November 5, 2009 Torres for me. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
maze Posted November 5, 2009 Share Posted November 5, 2009 Torres for me. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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