Ross Barkley vs Wayne Rooney

[Boss_Blue]

Barkley, actually has to show me a lot more before I totally buy into the 'next big thing' hype

This enough mate:

 

[mrb85]

With Rooney you always got the impression that he knew what he was going to do with possession, sometimes two or three passes ahead. To me Barkley has much less of a footballing brain. Often he looks like he has no idea what he should do with the ball. His decision-making is still hit or miss -- something you could never accuse Rooney of.

 

[Verbal Kint]

Rooney all day long.

 

[Howards tipple]

Rooney. But I reckon he owes Coleen a lot. She's kept him on the straight and narrow (except the odd granny episode). He could easily have gone the way of Gazza. Has one of those personalities.

 

[LinekersLegs]

We as evertonians have had on our books the three greatest ever english footballers produced, Gazza, Rooney and Barkley and if Mr. Kenwright can keep his job for a couple more years...............when he sells Ross to City, he will in fact oversee the completion of selling the Crown Jewels, then , will people finally realise that he is no more an Evertonian than Mr. Moyes was. I know Gazza came Ten years too late, I know Ferguson Ruined Rooney on the left wing. Give Roberto two years with Ross, and if Roberto can't do what he promises, then let Ross go with our good wishes.

Lineker was much better in a blue shirt than Gazza ever was.

Greatest footballers are made that way by being consistent over a period of time imo and sadly Gazza's internal struggles stopped him from doing that.

 

[ilikecheese]

Lineker was much better in a blue shirt than Gazza ever was.

Greatest footballers are made that way by being consistent over a period of time imo and sadly Gazza's internal struggles stopped him from doing that.

I figured you were more focussed a little lower on the fella...

 

[LinekersLegs]

I figured you were more focussed a little lower on the fella...

Ha, well imo he was best shirtless and in very skimpy shorts but regardless on his clothing he managed to hit the back of the net more often than not

 

[evilwebby]

Rooney was a more consistent version of Barkley really. They were both fantastically strong, two footed technically gifted footballers but I think Rooney has far better mental attributes. I don't remember him having quiet or bad games for us and carried an enormous burden on his shoulder at such a young age.

Barkley has the potential to be as good as Rooney though and has most of Rooeny's technical attributes.

Rooney was wildly inconsistent during his first full season (the year after he broke through). I remember a particularly sodden match where he had a complete mare vs Middlesbrough.. couldn't hit a barn door and completely fluffed an open goal.. and there were plenty of matches like that.

But at 17 you accept that. Nearly all young players have large dips in form when they are coming through. It's only with 2-3 full seasons under their belts where they develop enough to be more consistent.

 

[dave abrahams]

Lineker was much better in a blue shirt than Gazza ever was.

Greatest footballers are made that way by being consistent over a period of time imo and sadly Gazza's internal struggles stopped him from doing that.

Pembridge was a better player in a blue shirt than Gazza was!!!!!!

 

[JAYTALITY]

This enough mate:

That is one seedy dude

 

[blue4eva77]

Also Rooney move on to a team with better players than we had, and Ross, due to injury hasn't really had the chances both on the international stage or domestic as of yet.
All in all I think this is a hard one to call.

at 17/18 I thought Rooney who was playing here was exceptional. Almost everything he did was positive and a breath of fresh air. Even starting for England gave an England side full of stars a lift. Remember Turkey?? He single handedly tore turkey at least 8 new arseholes. You only have to look at his goals for us to see how good the kid was at the time. To say defenders were bricking it for 90 minutes is too lightweight a statement.

My point is that sometimes with the best players, the world class players that is, you dont need equally world class players around you to show what you can do; Rooney was going to/was doing it anyway.

Rooney was for me, the best talent and player ive seen at that age since the 80's. Barkley was unlucky with his injury that put him out for so long but he doesnt get close to Rooney. Ross will more than make the world class bracket in time no doubt, but Rooney at 20 was much the better and consistent player.

 

[McMagic]

Mr. Bluecol, Gascoigne never made me cringe whilst playing, though I can mention a few playing now for us who make me cringe.
The Fat Controller was the first to put a price on Rooney (He said "You'll need £50M to buy him") and sold him for just more than half....Tosser!
Reid, Bracewell and Parkinson were 100% for us, but never mention them in the same sentence as Ross Barkley, if you do, get yourself a red shirt.

 

[Deleted member 24970]

Wayne was unmatched between 16-23, ive never been so fond of a player since Zinedine Zidane, gifted, quick, strong with the balance of a ballet dancer and the brain of a psycic, they had vision and class. I feel Barkley will be in the same bracket but Ross will need to be able to perform into his 30's to be considered great, many wont put Rooney in the top top bracket of class because of his slow decline in recent years. United's squad isnt as good as it once was and i would still have rooney in a heartbeat. Stones, Barkley, Rooney, McCarthy, Romelu in the same team is scary.

 

[Vaughan]

i think rooney at 16-18 had the potential to be a pele/maradona level player