Rooney will always be a legend in my eyes no matter what he does for Everton. There's a lot to be said for staying loyal in the Premiership and not be tempted to play for the likes of Real Madrid, Bareclona etc etc. He's gone back to his childhood favourite team and has had a great career in football. Will miss the lad very much at Old Trafford but hope he ends his swan song years well at Everton.
There seems to be an element of relief in Rooney leaving amongst my united supporting friends and acquaintances.
The consensus seems to be that it takes some heat off the manager, who (perhaps) felt obliged to play Rooney sometimes, simply because of his iconic (to utd fans) status.
Speaking of your manager, there also seems (again, amongst those I know) to be a lot of frustration about his style of play.
I hear a lot of "That's not the united way" and "this is not united football" etc etc
My only answer was that they'd better get used to it, because Mourinho isn't going to change; 7 defensive players and a long ball to the big/quick striker with 3 others joining, and the rest pushing up slowly.
I know style isn't the be all and end all for many united fans, and that trophies are more important, but the guys I know are pretty traditional in their views of how a united team should play.
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