Am I?

no

Rooney is a top player?

messi,xavi,cr,iniesta,thiago silva...no

No, a top 5 player doesnt go missing in games for months on end.

over hyped

Nope, too inconsistent and overrated. /thread

Inconsistent as *bleep*

someone negged me?delusional man u fans

I think he is.

Quality wise, I think he might be, but he doesnt bring it consistently enough for me.

The spells of hot and cold are not cool anymore, he is supposed to be in his prime.

What quality do you think he has that makes him a top 5 player?

Completeness?

Was a top 5 player for 1 season.......not now.

Top 5 is a tight list, top 10 for sure

ragbirjosh wrote:What quality do you think he has that makes him a top 5 player?

Completeness?

Was a top 5 player for 1 season.......not now.

Vision, various different ways to get goals, other than Cristiano and the Barca 3, nobody is clearly more talented.

Again, he doesnt do it often enough for me to be a top 5, but he doesnt lack the talent for it.

Not Top 5 nor Top 10,Xavi,Messi,Cristiano,Iniesta,David Silva,Thiago Silva,and maybe Rvp,benz and squillaci are better than him

Not Top 5,Xavi,Messi,Cristiano,Iniesta,David Silva,Thiago Silva,and maybe Rvp,benz and squillaci are as good as him

I disagree.....I think there are a few who are clearly more talented.

He's a top 5 striker maybe....there's no scenario in which he's a top 5 player.

But Wait I can think of 2 other players who have those same attributes and is by far more talented.

1 of themis legit= Ibra

1 of them is my opinion= Benzema.

I still think you aren't allowing enough room for guys outside attack like Schweinstiger and Vidic.

ZMaybe a top 5 striker but ATm even that is questionable.

Rooney is class. It's just inconsistency that does not allow him to be a top 5 player.

Wonderful player!

5 players better than him - Messi, Xavi, Iniesta, CR, Ibra


5 strikers better than him - Messi, Ibra, RVP, Gomez, Squalaci

benzema,at least atm,is better than rooney for sure imo

ragbirjosh wrote:I disagree.....I think there are a few who are clearly more talented.

He's a top 5 striker maybe....there's no scenario in which he's a top 5 player.

But Wait I can think of 2 other players who have those same attributes and is by far more talented.

1 of themis legit= Ibra

1 of them is my opinion= Benzema.

I still think you aren't allowing enough room for guys outside attack like Schweinstiger and Vidic.

ZMaybe a top 5 striker but ATm even that is questionable.

I didnt say he is the only one who have the ability to be top 5.

You said nobody is clearly more talented than him....I disagree strongly

Who is?

Ibra? No, he aint. He might (or might not) be more talented, but certainty not clearly, at least for me.

Benzema and Ibra at least for me are clearly more talented.

I can make the list with Aguero and Balotelli and Suarez and stuff but I don't think I'll get an inch there so I won't bother but I really don't think he has all that talent.

I think his talent is overrated and the work he's done to become the complete player he is is underrated.

Not at the moment, there is quite a bit of players that are at a similar level to him or higher.
From the EPL alone:
Van Persie, Silva, Aguero, Suarez and more are all playing at a similar level.

When you throw in the likes of Benzema, Ribery, Ronaldo, Xavi, Messi, Iniesta, Fabregas, Ibrahimovic. At the moment it's difficult to say whose top 10 as they are all on top form and probably in better shape then Rooney.

And out of form Tevez, Sneijder, Gerrard, Robben etc etc are similar or better then Rooney as well imo