ROONEY poised to become Manchester United's new captain

• zocoss

  8 Jan 10, 12:27

  

  ROONEY is poised to become Manchester United's new captain

   

   

   

  WAYNE ROONEY is poised to become Manchester United's new captain next season.

  SunSport revealed yesterday how Gary Neville, 34, will retire this summer. And boss Alex Ferguson believes Rooney, 24, is ready to take over the armband.

  Fergie sees the striker as one of United's most vocal players and somebody the others look to for inspiration.

  He has said of Rooney in the past: "Wayne is determined, hungry and has a desire to do well. He always tries no matter how the team is playing.

  "These are wonderful qualities for a captain."

   

• CKeer

  11 Jan 10, 15:35

  I believe he can be a good captain - if he keeps his cool.

• FailureOfTheNation

  11 Jan 10, 16:36

  he have toned down tremendously liao, as compared to his earlier years at united. really hot-headed and protest everything

  i think he will make a very good captain, he can potentially captain utd for the next 10 years!

• Rock^Star

  11 Jan 10, 16:52

  he seems to explode better when he's hot headed lol

• Poignant

  11 Jan 10, 16:53

  but nowadays i see evra wearing the band more regularly.

• CKeer

  11 Jan 10, 17:11

  Originally posted by Poignant:

  but nowadays i see evra wearing the band more regularly.

  Yup, and notice that United didn't play well when Evra is the captain? Except against Wigan?

• Gackt247

  11 Jan 10, 19:16

  I kinda doubt leh.  Man U don't have a leader with so much influence and "sey" since Schumacher and Keane. Seeing Schumacher cursing and swearing at his teammates really got sey.

• FailureOfTheNation

  12 Jan 10, 09:14

  Originally posted by CKeer:

  Yup, and notice that United didn't play well when Evra is the captain? Except against Wigan?

  yeh, maybe fergie is 'testing water' see evra can make it onot

• FailureOfTheNation

  12 Jan 10, 09:15

  Originally posted by Gackt247:

  I kinda doubt leh.  Man U don't have a leader with so much influence and "sey" since Schumacher and Keane. Seeing Schumacher cursing and swearing at his teammates really got sey.

  err schumacher..?? haha hes with mercedes GP now! betray ferrari!!

• Rooney9

  12 Jan 10, 13:39

  Originally posted by Gackt247:

  I kinda doubt leh.  Man U don't have a leader with so much influence and "sey" since Schumacher and Keane. Seeing Schumacher cursing and swearing at his teammates really got sey.

  peter schmeichel lar lol. not schumacher the german legend in F1. I read somewhere in dunno which bio that keane and schmeichel once fought, but keane won haha.