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If Wayne Rooney had been thoroughly taking care of his body since he was a player, the history of soccer might have changed.
Manchester United and Celtic had a legendary match at Old Trafford in Manchester, England on the 7th (Korea time). The two teams ended the game by exchanging one goal each.
On this day, Manchester United started Rooney, Dimitar Berbatov, Antonio Valencia, Darren Fletcher, Michael Carrick, Erik Zemba-Gemba, Danny Simpson, Michael Silvestre, Ronnie Jonsson, Phil Bazley and Raymond van the Gohu.
The first goal was Rooney, who showed off his heavy figure. In the 41st minute, Rooney started driving the ball forward into the Celtic penalty box. Rooney, who gained so much weight that he was unable to make the same breakthrough as he was in active duty, pauses for a while before handing the pass to Verbatov, who follows. Berbatov got a foul and got a free-kick opportunity in a good position.
Rooney stepped up as a kicker. Rooney scored Celtic's net with a more sophisticated free-kick than he did in active duty. It was such a fantastic trajectory that Celtic Legend goalkeeper had no choice but to stare blankly. Rooney seemed to have doubled his body compared to his days as a player, but he still had a sense of kick. It was the dignity of the most goalscorer in Manchester United's history.
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Despite Rooney's first goal, Manchester United scored an equalizer in the 17th minute of the second half. Rooney, who never had the stamina to play 90 minutes even if it was an event game, finished the game by replacing his senior Paul Scholes. Rooney still had skills and kick skills to handle the ball, but his vigorous activity and explosive breakthrough were now unable to show the crowd.
The British Daily Mail said 'Rooney showed that he still has the ability and why he remains Manchester United's all-time leading scorer. What an amazing free kick at Old Trafford' left a rave comment.
Rooney told Manchester United in a club interview that `I'm still fine when I'm handling the ball with my foot. But running is the problem." In other words, he acknowledged his physical strength.
Meanwhile, retired footballer Rooney laughed when he returned to the Manchester United legend match, but manager Rooney can't. Rooney, the main culprit behind Birmingham City's relegation to the English League 1 (tertiary league) last season, took the helm of Plymouth Argyle, a member of the English Championship (tertiary league), ahead of this season. He fell to the relegation zone with a disastrous performance of two draws and two losses in his first four league games.
rlaeotlr2024@sportschosun.com
