Wayne Rooney Vs. Robin van Persie

One is the key player for Manchester United, the No. 1 placed team in England and No. 2 ranked team in Europe (officially), the other is the key player for Arsenal, the No. 4 placed team in England who have been eliminated from Europe thanks to van Persie trying to chip the goalkeeper from about 4 yards. Prick.

One is a 4 time Premier League Champion, former European Champion and World Champion, having scored in Champions League and Club World Cup Finals, the other's greatest achievement is being carried to the World Cup Final by Sneijder and Robben, where the most significant thing he did was receive a yellow card (I had to look it up to see if he even played). He's won a UEFA Cup and FA Cup as well about 10 years ago.

One man allegedly slept with prostitutes, the other allegedly raped someone. On the pitch, their temperaments have been criticised, with Rooney sometimes lashing out at players, invariably in small games over the past 5 years, and van Persie doing the same as a young player. More recently both players were involved in massive games against Barcelona where their sides were completely dominated, Rooney reacted by scoring a goal and trying to help his team win, van Persie petulantly kicked the ball away because he disagreed with the referee and got sent off for an utterly stupid yellow card.

In terms of personal achievements, Rooney has been named PFA Player of the Year, Barclays Player of the Year, Man Utd, England and PFA Young Player of the Year twice each, and has been selected in the World XI. Van Persie won the Bronze Boot at Euro 2008, being the joint 6th highest scorer alongside 12 other players.

So who's a better footballer at the moment?


For me it's Rooney. Even this season, the best season of van Persie's life, both players have very similar goal ratios, despite Rooney playing in a deeper position than van Persie and being cut down by injuries and allegations about his and his family's private life. Rooney also delivers in the biggest of games, while van Persie does childish outbursts even at the age of 28 because he can't handle the pressure.

I agree. Can't wait till we sell van Persie for an inflated fee this summer.

Poll please


And Rooney

The choice of images

Lol.

There's a mistake, RvP was carried to the World Cup final, not the European Cup

Cam wrote:There's a mistake, RvP was carried to the World Cup final, not the European Cup

Thank you for pointing that out.

Im a Manchester United fan and i think Robin van Persie is the better forward

Rooney anyway, RVP's bound to get injured soon.

Jord wrote:

Sexy Jay Jay wrote:Im a Manchester United fan and i think Robin van Persie is the better forward

So who's a better footballer at the moment?

All round footballer it would have to be Rooney but if you need a goal it would have to be RvP

I'm a very open person and honestly I think Van Persie is the better footballer. I wish him the best of luck at his new club in the future and hopefully he can achieve something of significance once again in his career. Rooney is still an exceptional player.

Glen Damon wrote:The choice of images

Do you have any idea how hard it is to find a suitable picture of van Persie lifting a trophy?

Robin van Persie

Wayne Rooney.

rooney, he has proven himself more then 6 months

ViVaRooney wrote:rooney, he has proven himself more then 6 months

Selective memory.

Sexy Jay Jay wrote:

Jord wrote:
So who's a better footballer at the moment?

All round footballer it would have to be Rooney but if you need a goal it would have to be RvP

Arsenal needed a goal against Milan, ball came to van Persie right in front of goal, one on one with the keeper and he fucked it up. They needed a goal against Barcelona in 2011, the ball came through to their main striker and he missed, where was van Persie? In the dressing room because he'd been sent off for petulance.

Gegilworld93 wrote:Robin van Persie

Why?

ViVaRooney wrote:rooney, he has proven himself more then 6 months

Splashy wrote:

ResurrectionRooney wrote:

Do you have any idea how hard it is to find a suitable picture of van Persie lifting a trophy?

Not suitable, has a big fuck off logo in front of it. Besides, is that even him? It was so long ago I'm not sure I can recognise him. If I'd put the Amsterdam cup up there people would have said I was being biased.

ViVaRooney wrote:rooney, he has proven himself more then 6 months

This, we are in July 2011.

Double Post

NVM, I FAILED

I dont understand how you can blame Van Persie for Arsenal not winning anything?

ResurrectionRooney wrote:

Glen Damon wrote:The choice of images

Do you have any idea how hard it is to find a suitable picture of van Persie lifting a trophy?

You could have had one with him giving that smug grin he always does after he rapes/destroys someone/something.

Sean wrote:I dont understand how you can blame Van Persie for Arsenal not winning anything?

Sean, it's RR, he can find a way of making a argument of anything.

Here's one.

Sean wrote:I dont understand how you can blame Van Persie for Arsenal not winning anything?

Maybe if he performed in the biggest games Arsenal or the Netherlands would have won something. He's only scoring in big games this season against Premier League defences that are either as watertight as sieves or from the penalty spot in Europe.

Barton wrote:

Here's one.

Well done, I think the current one is suitable though, I'm still not sure that's actually van Persie. The one in the OP has his name on it.