"He knew how to get a reaction from me" - Wayne Rooney on Sir Alex Ferguson's man management

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[@vishnumahesh9935]

So underrated it’s strange how no one includes him in an all time premier league XI

[@damage1136]

Underrated? I don't see how. He is well known and admired player. And NO ONE includes him?

[@bigwalla]

@@damage1136 when you said no one i dont know if you were questioning him choosing to say “no one” or if you were agreeing, but if you were questioning him he obviously didnt mean it literally

[@ryanpinder9053]

It's because Rooney isn't one of the top few strikers in the PL or one of the top few attacking midfielders, he's a mixture. Is anyone really going to pick Rooney in the striker position over Drogba, Henry, C R7, Suarez, Salah, Shearer, etc. or Rooney over De Bruyne, Lampard, Gerrard, Scholes, Fabregas, etc. in midfield?

[@Hhammer]

I think he suffers from being so versatile. Last 4-5 years he was sitting deep a lot and not just up front. If he stayed there he probably would have a few dozen more goals I’d say. I agree to a degree, as most would choose Henry, Shearer and Aguero over Rooney as strikers.

[@saz19s8]

@@ryanpinder9053 it’s crazy coz Shearer is the only one to have more PL goals than Rooney

[@MrDingLing22]

Wayne Rooney was, without doubt, one of the most ferocious, most dedicated and deeply gifted footballers to ever grace top league football. Good luck Wazza. As a United fan, you made the matches you played in an art form to be beheld.

[@red_dog_5]

Wazzas career was perfection I always wanted Gazza to have that kind of career but it wasn't to be

[@michaelc8756]

@@red_dog_5 because Rooney was 10 times better

[@stonecold6521]

If Sir Alex wasn't a football manager, he'd be a world class psychiatrist. Pretty amazing that he always knew how to get the best out of everyone. He just knows humans.

[@satadhi]

Just see the last team he had which won the pl. It will be mad to get a top 10 finish with that team now.

[@stonecold6521]

@@satadhi Completely agree. A team with Cleverly, Rafael, Fletcher, Park Ji Sung, Old man Giggs, Jones, Smalling, Wellbeck and Javier Hernandez all playing in the first team regularly... ...man's a genius.

[@accountuser5588]

@@stonecold6521 Don’t forget old man Scholes. Looking at some of those players now like Cleverley, Welbeck, Rafael, Jones, Evans and how they all turned out, it was genius how Fergie managed to win the league with them. Of course that 2013 bunch still had quality in the likes of Vidic, Ferdinand, Rooney, old men Giggs and Scholes, Van Persie, Evra and even Carrick was quality so yeah it kind of makes a little sense.

[@fishyfish6510]

He was also a very sly teaser. Constantly playing mind games like the ones against Kevin Keegan and Rafa Benitez. Imagine if he did it with Klopp😂

[@sivakumarthangaraju3830]

He made Wes brown play like prime maldini

[@lankywang9543]

man management is so often overlooked in football. One of the reasons why its so annoying seeing constant streams of comments about how 'Roy Keane would have a field day if he was their manager' in regards to players like Pogba. Do you think sir alex just screamed at every player and thats why they performed? do you think that ripping appart teenage ronaldo is what he did? sir alex noticed how differant players reacted differently to criticism's and he acted in line with that when addressing them.

[@mrmeeseeks2534]

So true

[@thereckon3592]

Spot on!

[@donaldobama7204]

*criticism

[@bigboydownstairs9651]

Exactly. I hope Mourinho's taking notes! He's compared himself to Fergie in the past 🙄 lol but as a spurs fan I can safely say Jose must be dreaming! Fergie Fathered & Nurtured his boys. Jose on the other hand doesn't care for ANY of that... He's so ego-driven, too childish, too stubborn to even be half the man Fergie was, on or off the pitch. I mean Jose will even publicly start drama with his own player out of nowhere and then hold grudges against them -_- 🤦‍♂️ its embarassing. Look at how Jose was with Ronaldo at Madrid, and then Pogba at united, Dele here at spurs.. it's pathetic really. Jose looks and acts like a complete mental midget when you compare him to Fergie

[@mrmeeseeks2534]

@@bigboydownstairs9651 this guy is salty even tho mourinihio took u to the top of the league

[@glenopoku9764]

This man was one of the few reasons why I started loving football thank you wazza ❤️

[@4879daniel]

This man was the reason my Nana was so happy, thank you Wazza

[@NAFRI16]

Same

[@i.m1029]

Same and not even a United fan

[@sagecoder8767]

Same honestly

[@sempereadem54eadem64]

Your easily pleased

[@walterwhite3143]

06/07 - 11/12, Absolutely world class, stats and trophies speak for themselves.

[@miniguccibeard3021]

Overrated got carried by Cristiano Ronaldo snd berbatov

[@ljg7911]

@@miniguccibeard3021 shut up man ahaha Berbatov was class but very frustrating, Rooney definitely bought the best out of him.

[@walterwhite3143]

@@miniguccibeard3021 Clueless. Rooney Ronaldo and Tevez were class. But Wazza made them that good. He was unselfish and could of got a lot more goals.

[@miniguccibeard3021]

@@walterwhite3143 who is wazza stop bringing up irrelevant players

[@lk3034]

@@miniguccibeard3021 stop craving attention

[@sambekhtyari3372]

Rooneys accent accelerated 10 fold when carra asked the question

[@rushchax]

Brilliant observation

[@hemantakaushik4635]

So true

[@brendandempsey2528]

😆

[@Icgamers4321]

You're a good man Wayne. Best of luck at Derby

[@sempereadem54eadem64]

Good good for what

[@TheOutsider840]

Have a look at his Wiki page, under section "Personal Life". Absolutely incredible you think those indiscretions befit a "good man". Frankly nothing you say is credible

[@mickeymouse5192]

@@sempereadem54eadem64 ladies management

[@basmatiChawal24-7]

Fergie’s man management is so good that he sold us Tom Cleverly as the new Scholes lol

[@zealousrider6612]

Lmao exactly.. He's made us believe for a moment cleverley is a second coming of scholes 🤣💀💀💀

[@zealousrider6612]

Literally bruh saf winning the league with o'shea, barthez, anderson, fletcher, alan smith, butt & many more.. he made them all look better

[@davionissac8855]

He even almost convinced us Moyes was the next Fergie 😂😂😂🤣🤣😂🤣😂🤣😂🤣😂😂😂😂😂

[@bertsonder]

Now we knew the squad were almost all shites shites , won the title only by the grace of van persie rooney and de gea

[@boostit7652]

@@davionissac8855 David Moyes had an unreal amount of pressure though. Every manager in the world would find it hard to take over SAF

[@skylarutd]

More than a footballer. Scouser born United Legend. Thanks for the memories wazza 💯🙏

[@thfcjoe9118]

I edited this comment so none of the comments make sense.

[@roykeane5688]

It's not about luck it's hunger and desire

[@itsmeprasad1987]

@@roykeane5688 you are right mr keane

[@samprizeman4509]

Roy Keane had all the hunger and desire in the world, still needed luck from time to time

[@IndeedeeGraphics]

Hope he comes back to United, coaching some day - true legend!

[@jaketaylor7627]

They’re 22nd mate don’t think your luck will change things

[@syncmaster320]

He's the only reason I started watching football religiously.

[@eyobalamerew1180]

I feel like this is what Solskjaer is basically doing in terms of attacking freedom. Bruno himself said that when he came in, Ole told him to just do what he did at Sporting. As a United fan, it's nice to finally have a manager with the same principles as the United of old. If Ole manages to achieve even a tenth of the success that Sir Alex had, it would be a great story.

[@aries666dc]

Ole has a problem with defence. I think thats about it, but, i feel like unfortunately he's still trying too much to bring in football from 3 decades ago. The players today are not the same as then and i hope he becomes more ruthless

[@Richiebxrry]

I think Bruno has an old school winning mentality this is brilliant in raising everyone game. The only player I see with a similar or even better mentality IMO is Grealish. I wish ole would give Pogba that similar freedom and license to go forward as I feel he is better in Bruno’s position.

[@MaurickSh]

@@aries666dc I personally think he’s starting to shore that. United actually have looked pretty consistently good at the back recently bar the mistake that almost any club is prone to.

[@aries666dc]

@@MaurickSh to be fair its just the players at this point. Lindelof maguire and bailly are really good defenders but not on level with world class defenders. To be considered champions, you need the best or get the best of what you have. Maguire and lindelof have made quite a number of mistakes that led to goals.

[@mjnrjiji9104]

you are really trying to compare sir alex with ole you have got to be kidding me

[@brexitsam8089]

2:22 Speaks volumes about the trust Fergie had in his teams and their intelligence.

[@leongichini1251]

Reason I became a ManUtd fan, best ever player to ever wear that jersey for me

[@shubhdeepak6414]

A legend. A hero. A role model. One of the best ever on a football pitch. #ThankYouRooney

[@nimascolari1508]

Simplicity is key! Football is a simple game. Fergie used that

[@mensahmbro7384]

He is the real legend, one of the best soccer players to have ever played and witness play as well...thank you for all the great memories, wishing you all the best in management

[@huyle5011]

Thank you for all the memories you created Wayne, I will never forget the bicycle kick vs Man City.

[@samkomolafe923]

Rooney got me into football

[@icessoup]

Beckham for me, Rooney definetly impacted me greatly too.

[@sempereadem54eadem64]

Got me to hate it

[@lothburke2243]

Maradona me . RIP. Slightly older than you lol

[@mickeymouse5192]

Dude hw is life @inter Milan

[@wasalawyer.6771]

Top 3 greatest striker in Pl history along with Henry and shearer And also top 5 greatestman united player of all time

[@csokopsglazersout7447]

agreed

[@huey8448]

Owen too

[@wasalawyer.6771]

@@huey8448 Owen is a traitor for me cuz he left my club

[@wasalawyer.6771]

@@csokopsglazersout7447 prime rooney over prime Torres any day even tho I am a Lfc fan

[@overthewebb]

So why did he go two years in two periods to not score for England? A total of 4 years

[@mohammedshanid9993]

Sir alex Ferguson 🔥🔥🔥

[@lavutarisssandor1300]

Man remember him in FIFA 7 and 8 he is a machine ♥️one of the best England player ever

[@aidangilleece6879]

This man absolutely made my childhood. What a legend

[@ashiknk7117]

He is the reason why I started watching football...💯

[@joolz8383]

He's a reason why I was starting loving united and especially football. Just for me one of the greatest players and I always goosebumps when I see his outstanding highlights in his long career. Wish you the best of luck and I hope we see you soon wazza 😉

[@bruceybog-trotter5583]

This is the best I’ve heard Wayne talk, Crocky legend, remember the name....

[@CASHCART1]

The Timing is always 👌

[@CASHCART1]

@@molto1531 I don't understand how he finds these, must do some hard research

[@harinath9066]

Tnq sir for all the beautiful memories. Miss you a lot💔💔💔💔

[@kolhapure]

Absolutely love Wayne Rooney. The most joyous moments watching football were thanks to his brilliance on the field. Proper legend. Have a happy retirement and good luck with Derby County.

[@hakim6158]

Why did we think for so many years that he's thick? Was the image of him being a talented idiot media fabricated? I never thought he'd even be able to get his coaching badges now he's a manager in the championship.

[@talhahhussain5603]

Say this part quietly, but contrast the media coverage of Lampard (a posh Londoner) with that of Rooney (a working-class northerner).

[@hakim6158]

@@talhahhussain5603 I'm not from the UK some I'm not familiar with the class and geography clashes there. But maybe you have a point.

[@charlieparkeris]

@@talhahhussain5603 Well to be fair Lampard has an IQ of 150+ (pretty much legitimate genius level), and I would guess Rooney has a normal IQ of about 100.

[@bymafia2606]

Charlie Parker Lampard doesn’t have a 150 IQ lol and if he does it shows that IQ is an irrelevant measure of someone’s intelligence. Intelligence is multi-dimensional, IQ is one dimensional.

[@charlesxav6817]

@@charlieparkeris as a Chelsea fan I welcome him to take his genius IQ elsewhere.

[@asddsa27]

LEGEND !!

[@jordanclayton5585]

This has to be a reason Ole is doing so well atm. Man management over everything with players👍

[@thrumusictotruemusic2085]

Best of Luck, Wayne! You Are A Legend for UNITED, no doubt!

[@draggedkevlar6645]

Thank you for Everything Wazza... Hope One day you'll be back in Old Trafford as a Manager. Till then Good Luck.

[@titusbramble7403]

The first game I ever went to was Rooney’s debut against Fernerbahce where he scored a hat trick. Feels like quite a big moment for me his retirement, would love to see him be a success at Derby

[@IITianProudIndian]

Mate I hated your defending.

[@shamanthegod144]

One of the best footbalelrs, yet so underrated

[@sylvester9959]

Wayne, your bicycle 🚲 kick goal against Manchester City is your legendary trademark ™️ of Rooney's Legacy. I can watch over and over and over again, i never get bored. The Manchester City manager Roberto Mancini was stunned with your amazing skill and technique eventually he said he didn't saw the goal.

[@mannydosu2657]

Definition of a living legend for United and England 🤝

[@icessoup]

Rooney is one of my all time favorites. Ferguson and Beckham got me into football and Rooney became my favorite as soon as he arrived.

[@Kooljiro]

Wazzaaaa, one of my favorite man utd players of all time

[@JC-tv2xg]

Legend of the game

[@trinity72gp]

Ahhh the good old days 😌👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾

[@eslamzakariatornado]

I miss hearing that lovely scouse accent 🌺 I would be watching England match tomorow in euros at the hotel with my lovely livapoool fans ❤ Come back plz 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Big love from sharm Elsheikh 🇪🇬

[@jonnyc2739]

Ya can see it in his reaction how much he respects sir Alex

[@Toonarmy-wp6zt]

One of the best all round footballers in premier he could do it all don’t know why ppl slag him the kid was world class wish he had played for the toon

[@morganhagerupsen2197]

Legend wazza💪

[@jannfietearp4439]

I'm a City fan but despite everything, I have all the respect for Wayne Rooney

[@Totalavulsion]

2:05 just gob it out Jamie, you’re good at that

[@wilykath5233]

He was the hulk of football so much of frustration always gets angry on small things thats why we say never mess with rooney really kudos to sir alex on how he handle this hulk attitude

[@baggiieplays8723]

For me he is the best english player, he has done eveything as a football player, i always loved to watch a Man UTD matches becoz of him and Sir alex...

[@Roar_T.acticool]

Legend 💪🏻😎👍🏻

[@leonsolace7]

my hero #thankswazza

[@steadyc5554]

He is definitely one of my favorite players ever. Attractive player .

[@drbaldichannel3177]

Hes a united legend.. No doubt about it

[@sausagedogstreet801]

Legend 😎

[@Eriu-88-88-]

Funny how time flys- seems like yesterday we all saw Wayne ripping nets in the Premier league. Even as a Liverpool fan i respect his career. On ya Rooney

[@theerkenbrand1358]

Happy retirement from sport to this football legend. Scorer, passer, magician ... A rich and constant career. Cheers from France.

[@kabarleuwibatu4270]

Legend ❤️ @wayneroney

[@hugomartin6715]

Most underrated player of all time

[@cardo8724]

Wayne Rooney is why I love Football

[@mdanplay]

bro its Wayne Rooney :( 3 years only!! 463k views!! im in shock! underrated indeed

[@willywilz]

Wayne Rooney is one of the greatest English footballers ever to lace on his boots .. judged for his footballing skills and fierce dedication to the game he’s unique and should be saluted for that and not criticised for his silly off pitch juvenile antics .. as a footballer … right up there WITH THE VERY BEST … “ Way to go Wazza !” 😊

[@Ziyad_TV_Channel]

I miss you wayne rooney. . #GGMU

[@coachtfd]

"At the end of the day, he's the manager." To all the United players, current and incoming, take notes from an actual United legend.

[@bamideleakinrodemi2059]

This clip might be 3mins long, but it actually explains a lot

[@jedsithor]

The way Fergie would leave player out would be (and I'm just using Rooney as an example here because he's in this video) to say something like: "Wayne I think the game tomorrow isn't right for you but we're playing West Ham in 10 days and that's the one for you, you're going to dominate that game, I need you ready for that." Now, there might be 2 more games between the one he's being dropped for and the West Ham game in the example that logically he's also been dropped for but the player isn't thinking about being dropped for 3 games, he's thinking about that West Ham (or whoever the opponent is) game and being ready and up for it so instead of being disappointed at being dropped, he's happy that the manager is thinking of how best to use him. Fergie was the master at that kind of psychology. It wasn't just about keeping players who didn't play as often as they'd like happy, it was about ensuring that when they did play they gave absolutely everything.

[@marlon1be]

Admin’s timing is spot on

[@asasas5340]

the One n only Wayne

[@mattalan5252]

Saya pecinta wayne rooney

[@royredfern5810]

Sir Alex Ferguson Jamie !!!

[@ackimphiri8199]

He was a Gem

[@realdadz_tv]

Wayne Rooney the Great. 💯

[@mtlaw007]

Rooney's reactions are so underrated

[@johnnystorm5457]

Envy of the Premier League. Deep down we all wished we had a Wayne Rooney for our club.

[@nigelb7474]

Well said Johnny 👏👏👏

[@Me-ji2pn]

You should always put the date the clip is from

[@nopalpernambucano3456]

Class

[@Onslaught17]

“He’s tell ME to stop dribbling… aiming it at Nani” lmao

[@djcol7742]

Best English player I've seen, and I watched Gaza's best years. Gaza was great but I think Rooney was better.

[@mrabdul1621]

wazza the best of the best. all time man utd topscorer and England top scorer👌❤️

[@tomsav19_25]

Rooney on FIFA 09 & 10 was deadly

[@deanmcdonnell7477]

Legend talking about a legend, and there’s Carriger 🤦🏼‍♂️😂🤣

[@icessoup]

Yeah thats actually funny, only thing Carragher is legendary for is how ridiculous he's with people in traffic

[@mjnrjiji9104]

i think Wayne Rooney should come and coach man united i think it's an amazing idea

[@Zhask-ex5yp]

The last of his kind...a pure footballer.

[@MarkBriers369]

There's almost an embarrassing humility to Wayne that just warms you to him and I just can't help liking the bloke. Especially when you've read all those media headlines over the years that were designed to basically sell newspapers. Sure he got into some trouble, but who wouldn't when you're thrust under the world microscope at 16 from a pretty tough and impoverished environment, to begin with. I wish him well and good on Sir Alex for helping the Kid to be able to rationalise today in a very grounded and balanced way. It says a lot for both men, the respect is evident and shows a maturity that I suspect will surprise a lot of people who've bought into the Rooney narrative over the years.

[@amitbhat285]

Although I only started properly following footy 2 yrs ago, Wazza was the first footballer that I remember seeing from time to time and WOW, what a player I remember, like his bici against city. I’ve always loved Rooney as a United fan, and to see him retire now is sad for me as he is the first footballer I’ve ever known or saw

[@amirulanuar6987]

i like football because of wazza thank you 🤗🤗

[@dartfordgadgets6776]

Big up ROONEY

[@mohammedislam6608]

Good luck Wazza at derby 🤞🏾💯 🐐 🔴

[@sunritroykarmakar4406]

fantastic career..started supporting man utd because of him

[@aritrosan7698]

Rooooneeeyyy

[@AM2K2]

Best striker to ever play for United...true scouser.

[@achos5415]

If SAF was there , He would still have been to Manchester United with 120 + more goal with more trophies in his cabinet. Good wishes wayne for your new journey as a manager in derby county. Wazza legend 🏆❤️

[@Discoretrox]

Original broadcast date man!!

[@nobody9009]

The only time i saw man utd being played out of the park in a brutal way when sir alex was manager was when pep and barca's la masians taught them what spanish football was... What a day that was... Ofc I was sad that we couldn't win the ucl... They were simply sensational...so good they were

[@frankwabwire6634]

WE ARE TALKING ABOUT ROONEY SUCCESS AS APLAYER.. LOOK AT YOUR LIFE NOW..

[@asmeromawetmehari5812]

happy retires you are my favorite player forever

[@EmptyGlass99]

It's actually good to hear him speak these days. Interviews with him when he was a young player were always fairly tedious but he's matured now and I think he'll make a good manager.

[@pawanupadhayay381]

His English is improving!!!

[@xi5972]

Hes the best english player ive ever seen...

[@marktaylor865]

You know what i love the most. He was honest. Bodes well for his managerial career. Get stuck in wazza.