Rooney, the playmaker

We all love Wayne Rooney (and we all do, you just don’t know it yet)? Not merely because he plays for Manchester United. No, because he is an ordinary bloke who can play amazing football. The magic thing about an ordinary person who can do special stuff, is it fills us all with hope. And that’s why Rooney bulldozing through defences was considered a sight of beauty and amazing grace. Then, he stopped scoring. He still created chances and set-up goals, but he just didn’t bang them in like we expected him to. Is Wayne Rooney actually a playmaker?