MANCHESTER UNITED MANAGER Louis van Gaal is hoping Wayne Rooney can continue his goalscoring heroics after netting his seventh strike in seven games during their 3-0 win over Stoke City on Tuesday.
The United has enjoyed a remarkable upswing in form since the turn of the year and his scoring form has helped steady United’s form, as well as moving the England international to within five goals of Bobby Charlton’s club-record 249.
Van Gaal has praised Rooney’s contribution, along with the performances of Juan Mata, and says that the skipper is again proving his worth at Old Trafford.
“It will be good for him and good for me because when he scores we win,” Van Gaal said.
“Mata participated in all three goals and that is what I like to see, but every player has to prove it every week – even my captain Wayne Rooney. He has to do that. Everybody forgets he was substituted against Stoke City on Boxing Day, but it is always the same with me.
“You have to prove it every game and in every training session, and if you do you play. But when Rooney plays like this you cannot say to him ‘come to the bench.’”
When you hear stories of Clare offering Donal Og more money than what he was getting paid by RTE you wonder how this organisation works. Is this an amateur or a professional game? I have zero problem with players/mentors being financially rewarded for the work they do but transparency is needed. The hypocrisy of the GAA is astounding.
Sur Anthony Daly was paid a fortune while in Dublin .Amateur me ring .
Difference is the Dubs. can afford to pay, and I wonder if Clare debt is even managable
Well Davy near broke the Waterford county board few years ago. Money is no object to the man.
Just notice something about that photo. Have rules been changed to allow sponsors’ logos on hurls? Remember the controversy when Paddy Power tried it a fee years ago?
A *few* years ago
Depends who is getting the money. Different stokes for different folks
Mick O Dwyer n Paudi hardly did it for the love of other Counties…€€€€€€€€€