@rebekkarnold Why are people debating this. There was literally TV show based on kids wanting to be like Rooney. Why can’t people respect one player without disrespecting another.
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Jacob
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I’m not weighing in on this Rooney vs Neymar debate, but this statement isolated is a LIE, if you actually were a kid when Rooney came through and got in that England team you would know kids absolutely idolised him, his England shirt was EVERYWHERE in every school.
Gomo@user007321
No one grows up and says I want to become like Wayne Rooney.
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@staffy_tv I think it’s more the discussion that followed and people who just seen the deadline ‘Rooney didn’t think Neymar was a top player’. He’s getting all sort of stick for an opinion that is pretty much universally excepted.
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There was literally a TV show about people wanting to grow up and become like Wayne Rooney
Gomo@user007321
No one grows up and says I want to become like Wayne Rooney.
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@Casey_Evans_ Could he have done it then though? It’s very debatable. Attackers weren’t as protected. Defenders actually went challenges, teams didn’t try and play out from the back and defenders were better at actually defending.
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My take that I will not elaborate (much) on is that if Neymar popped up in 2000 and did what he did people would talk about him in a similar way they do for Ronaldinho
The Touchline | 𝐓@TouchlineX
🚨 𝗡𝗘𝗪: — @WeAreTheOverlap are discussing Premier League players better than Neymar. 🚨🗣️ Roy Keane: "Rooney is better, Ronaldo is better, Henry is better." 🚨🗣️ Neville: "Mo Salah." 🚨🗣️ Ian Wright: "Mo Salah is not better than Neymar." 🚨🗣️ Rooney: "I have never seen Neymar as a top player." 🚨🗣️ Jill Scott: "Sadio Mané is better."
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@ilemidunf Why can’t people just be objective an admit both were great players. Does it really matter who thinks who was better?
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“He can press”
Nobody even knows his exact position, he doesn’t have one golden boot or highest assist, he is not a winger, he is not a striker, midfielder kor, he is not, Oya attacking midfielder he is not, Oya what exactly is he?
Coaching career also, he don ruin clubs tire.
Korede kimmich 🍫🪖🪖@spartankimmich
What does Rooney have over Neymar cause that interview was disrespectful
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@WWFC_ST21 Neymar is great. But it was literally a year ago everyone was saying how much PSG improved without him. Now, he’s been compared to Ronaldinho, Messi, R9.
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Whole thing pisses me off he genuinely just meant he’s not Messi Ronaldo level
Now you’ve got thick twats that view football as ‘you can do tricks = you’re better’ pretending like Rooney was shite, put 2 brain cells together and actually have the discussion because it is one
The Touchline | 𝐓@TouchlineX
🚨🗣️ 𝗡𝗘𝗪: Rooney: “I’ve never seen Neymar as a ‘top top’ player.” — @WeAreTheOverlap
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@743Dharper Closest player to them when wt his peak was Bale imo. He was literally unplayable at his best. Pace, Power, Strength and technical ability.
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I will name 10.
Rooney
Kane
Gerrard
Paul Scholes
Lampard
Stanley Matthews
Charlton
Bobby Moore
B'dor Michael Owen.
Janty@CFC_Janty
There isn’t a single English player in football history that is better than Neymar.
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@findpeaceinpain @Debbybruno3 Maybe not irrelevant but how many world class passes go down as an assist? A fraction. How many times did Neymar’s skill create space for others? There’s no stat for that. How many times did Rooney track back and win the ball back for his team? Stats only tell part the story
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@Jacob635599 @Debbybruno3 nobody said you did you jus said the stats are irrelevant w no context 😭😭😭
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World Cup goals ~ Neymar
Trophies ~ Neymar
Dribbling ~ Neymar
Longevity ~ Neymar
Ballon D’or top 3 ~ Neymar
Intl football goals ~ Neymar
What does Rooney have over Neymar?
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@kojomuni @OfficialSitso He said he is a great player but just below Messi and Ronaldo and used the example of how Messi was always the top player when they shared the team, I don’t think that is a crazy take. People saying Mane etc were better is.
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@OfficialSitso He never meant that. Never
If you look at the conversation that followed, you would know that he meant what many of us think he meant.
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The Rooney comment of Neymar was massively misquoted. He said he never considered Neymar a top player like Messi and Ronaldo. Then the media reported it as "Rooney says Neymar was not a top player" so that they get your attention. Of course Neymar wasn't in the class of Messi and Ronaldo, no one was.
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@Jacob635599 @Debbybruno3 you’re simply jus stupid rooney isn’t even better to watch than neymar 😭😭😭
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@findpeaceinpain @Debbybruno3 Goals per game don’t tell the full story, obviously. And why does a pass have to be an assist to be good? Stats are irrelevant without context.
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@Jacob635599 @Debbybruno3 better passer with less assists btw better goal scoring with less goals & more games btw you lot jus say anything 😭😭
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@_AsiwajuLerry He said he wasn’t at the level of Messi or Ronaldo. He was just below. Which I think is fair. Players like Bale, Zlatan, Suarez at their peak were all just as good as Neymar imo.
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@Desmund_Oris They both had huge impacts on the pitch. Neymar had more talent but Rooney helped out the team all over the pitch not just going forward. I think Neymar is better but they were both at a similar level albeit very different players.
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Once you start doing who is the better player, I will never take you serious because to put Neymar and Rooney in the same conversation should be a punishable offense
The Touchline | 𝐓@TouchlineX
👀💫 Let's settle the debate. Who is the better player, Neymar or Rooney?
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I wonder if people think City would have been better off with Kane or Haaland today?
UEFA Champions League@ChampionsLeague
If football is art, this is a masterpiece 🖼️ #UCL
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@TouchlineX @WeAreTheOverlap I have no idea if Neymar was likeable. He was a great player. PSG also were a better team after he left.
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🚨🗣️ 𝗡𝗘𝗪: Roy Keane: "Has Neymar ever been likeable? He always gave the impression that it was very much about money. Maybe he wasn't a team player at PSG."
— @WeAreTheOverlap
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