Just a few months ago – especially throughout last season – all of England was wondering if English football would ever return to the glory days of 1966. Sitting home for the summer, the glory boys of English football could only watch teams like Germany and Portugal square off against Europe’s elite. With no hero in sight, it looked like this lack of form would carry over into the season.
Wayne Rooney – who was previously said to be the savior – started to stall and lose English fans’ confidence. Just a few months into this season, though, the “savior of English football” has reappeared. This year, though, Rooney is firing on all cylinders and has rejuvanted not only Manchester United but English football as a whole. Nine goals in his last seven matches means that Rooney is enjoying the form of his life, and it seems as if no one can stop him at the moment.
With that said, though, it remains to be seen whether or not Rooney can maintain this rich vein of form that he is in. Wayne has always been the type of player that’s been on the verge of greatness, but has never crossed that line. He’s had to witness his cohort Cristiano Ronaldo take his game to the next step and assert himself as the world’s greatest player. Now – at this stage in Rooney’s career – he has a decision to make. He can go down the path of Gazza and waste all of the natural talent that’s been handed to him or he can go on to become a name that everyone remembers. Come on, Wazza, be the White Pele that England wants and needs.
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Wazza has what it takes to solidify himself as a world class player. Wazza is no Gazza! Wazza is the White Pele!!