Wayne Rooney is lucky his elbow missed Abdoulaye Faye
Saturday, December 27th, 2008
More by luck than judgment.
Wayne Rooney’s aggressive reputation gained further traction on Boxing Day, with the United striker fortunate not to be red-carded after throwing an elbow in the direction of Abdoulaye Faye.
Luckily for Rooney his swung elbow missed his opponent which, had it connected, would have likely earned the number 10 a three-match ban before Faye hit the turf. As described by the Independent’s Sam Wallace, “It was one of those wince-inducing moments of Rooney madness that can strike at any time and he was very lucky that he is less accurate with his elbows than his feet.”
The incident can be seen here.
Rooney’s rap-sheet is growing on almost a week-to-week basis. Just over a week ago at the Club World Cup Rooney found himself in a scrap with Michihiro Yasuda for a loose ball before the United forwrad kicked-out in a reckless fashion at his opponent, as his rage appeared to take hold. (Rooney’s kick-out can be seen 5.50 minutes into this video.)
And just a few weeks previous Rooney faced accusations of kicking out against a serious of Aalborg players in the Champions League.
Maybe an anger-management course is in order.
7 Responses to “Wayne Rooney is lucky his elbow missed Abdoulaye Faye”
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December 27th, 2008 at 12:49 pm
why have you highlighted two incidents both by United players? Seems very biased. I dont see any mention of Ballack’s girlish slapping anywhere. Not very impartial this week are we?
December 27th, 2008 at 3:36 pm
I was very happy to see a compilation of wayne rooney’s dirty fouls finally come up on here. he’s a disgrace to the game with all those ridiculous attempts at injuring opponents. by skill alone, he’s a great asset for the premier league, but its about time referees and the FA starts handing out bans for these incidents, although i doubt even that would stop him
December 27th, 2008 at 5:03 pm
Well bod, that’s because all Man U players are cunts.
December 27th, 2008 at 5:34 pm
Even IF he hit him, he wouldn’t have received any disciplinary actions after the game.
Didn’t you forget that Ferguson blows the FA???
December 27th, 2008 at 9:22 pm
Both Rooney and Ronaldo know that they can get away with a lot…why shouldnt they keep on elbowing and or kicking opponents week in week out? Fuck the FA!
December 28th, 2008 at 12:07 am
Poor Manchester Utd, so hard done by
December 28th, 2008 at 4:42 am
How the fuck did the linesman not see that?