{"id":431777,"date":"2011-05-28T14:01:00","date_gmt":"2011-05-28T14:01:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.ghanamma.net\/2011\/05\/28\/%e2%80%98wayne-rooney-can-show-he-has-put-his-troubles-well-behind-him%e2%80%99-les-ferdinand-analyses-the-manchester-united-barcelona-strikers\/"},"modified":"2011-05-28T14:01:00","modified_gmt":"2011-05-28T14:01:00","slug":"wayne-rooney-can-show-he-has-put-his-troubles-well-behind-him-les-ferdinand-analyses-the-manchester-united-barcelona-strikers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2011\/05\/28\/wayne-rooney-can-show-he-has-put-his-troubles-well-behind-him-les-ferdinand-analyses-the-manchester-united-barcelona-strikers\/","title":{"rendered":"\u2018Wayne Rooney can show he has put his troubles well behind him\u2019 &#8211; Les Ferdinand analyses the Manchester United &#038; Barcelona strikers"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\n<h4>28 May 2011 15:01:00<\/h4>\n<\/p>\n<div readability=\"80.1174191375\">\n<div>\n<h4>Related Links<\/h4>\n<h4>Teams<\/h4>\n<h4>Players<\/h4>\n<\/div>\n<p><span readability=\"61.4721485411\"><strong>EXCLUSIVE<\/strong><br \/>By <a href=\"http:\/\/www.goal.com\/en-gb\/news\/2784\/amar-singh\/archive\/1\">Amar Singh<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Former England striker Les Ferdinand believes <a href=\"http:\/\/www.goal.com\/en-gb\/people\/england\/1681\/wayne-rooney\">Wayne Rooney<\/a> has the perfect chance to show the world he has put his troubles behind him in the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.goal.com\/en-gb\/news\/2914\/champions-league\">Champions League<\/a> final between <a href=\"http:\/\/www.goal.com\/en-gb\/teams\/spain\/125\/barcelona\">Barcelona<\/a> and <a href=\"http:\/\/www.goal.com\/en-gb\/teams\/england\/97\/manchester-united\">Manchester United<\/a> on Saturday.<\/p>\n<p>Rooney looked set to leave Old Trafford earlier this season after stating his intentions to quit the club, before later signing a new contract and producing some of the best form of his career.<\/p>\n<p>Now an attacking coach with Tottenham, Ferdinand expects Rooney to be utilised in a way that best suits Sir Alex Ferguson&#8217;s side tactically against the Spanish champions.<\/p>\n<p>The former Spurs, Newcastle and QPR striker analyses all the key strikers on show at Wembley Stadium on Saturday evening with <strong>Goal.com UK<\/strong>, eagerly anticipating a touch of magic from a certain Argentinian forward.<\/p>\n<p><span><strong>Ferdinand on&#8230; David Villa<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"c5\" src=\"http:\/\/u.goal.com\/130100\/130149_thumb.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"100\" height=\"80\" \/>&#8220;He couldn&#8217;t have had a better start to his season at Barca, but in the second half of the season he has fallen off the pace a little.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Because Barca don&#8217;t really play with an out and out frontman, Villa comes in from the left and is perhaps less effective than he was for Valencia, but Villa is used to the big stage and I don&#8217;t expect him to go missing.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p><strong><span>On&#8230; Lionel Messi<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"c6\" src=\"http:\/\/u.goal.com\/132800\/132800_thumb.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/>&#8220;Just an extraordinary player who has had an extraordinary season. He got pipped to the Pichichi by Ronaldo but I think he is much more of a team player than Ronaldo.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;How do Manchester United cope with him is the million dollar question. We will see some brilliance from Messi tonight, without a doubt.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p><span><strong>On&#8230; Chicharito<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p>&#8220;The surprise package of the season, he&#8217;s proved his worth for the team and will be a danger man for Man United tonight.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p><span><strong>On&#8230; Wayne Rooney<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"c6\" src=\"http:\/\/u.goal.com\/131500\/131572_thumb.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"100\" height=\"80\" \/>&#8220;He&#8217;s been the Rooney of old since he signed this contract, and is such an intelligent player.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;He will play wherever it is advantageous for Man United tonight. Maybe he will drop deep, or maybe he will be more advanced, the fact is that he can do a job and tonight is the perfect chance for him to show that he has put his troubles well behind him.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p><span><strong>On&#8230; Dimitar Berbatov<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"c6\" src=\"http:\/\/u.goal.com\/128300\/128304_thumb.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"100\" height=\"80\" \/>&#8220;He must think: &#8216;What more can I do?&#8217; He had a great first half to the season and as a former striker I can understand his frustrations at not getting in the team.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Chicharito has done so well that you wouldn&#8217;t begrudge him his starting place.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p><span><strong>On&#8230; Michael Owen<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"c6\" src=\"http:\/\/u.goal.com\/129500\/129540_thumb.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"100\" height=\"80\" \/>&#8220;He&#8217;s a superstar goal scorer. If Man United need a goal I can see Sir Alex turning to Owen as opposed to Berbatov.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;He is still a threat and has those striking instincts even if he&#8217;s not as quick as he used to be.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p><em>Les Ferdinand was speaking as a guest of Heineken at the Champions League final between Barcelona and Manchester United.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>Here is the original post:<br \/>\n<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.goal.com\/en-gb\/news\/2914\/champions-league\/2011\/05\/28\/2507307\/wayne-rooney-can-show-he-has-put-his-troubles-well-behind\" title=\"\u2018Wayne Rooney can show he has put his troubles well behind him\u2019 - Les Ferdinand analyses the Manchester United &amp; Barcelona strikers\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">\u2018Wayne Rooney can show he has put his troubles well behind him\u2019 &#8211; Les Ferdinand analyses the Manchester United &amp; Barcelona strikers<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p> 28 May 2011 15:01:00 Related Links Teams Players EXCLUSIVE By Amar Singh Former England striker Les Ferdinand believes Wayne Rooney has the perfect chance to show the world he has put his troubles behind him in the Champions League final between Barcelona and Manchester United on Saturday. Rooney looked set to leave Old Trafford earlier this season after stating his intentions to quit the club, before later signing a new contract and producing some of the best form of his career. Now an attacking coach with Tottenham, Ferdinand expects Rooney to be utilised in a way that best suits Sir Alex Ferguson&#8217;s side tactically against the Spanish champions<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":0,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[6],"tags":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-431777","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","6":"category-local-news"},"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.0 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>\u2018Wayne Rooney can show he has put his troubles well behind him\u2019 - Les Ferdinand analyses the Manchester United &amp; Barcelona strikers - Ghanamma.com<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2011\/05\/28\/wayne-rooney-can-show-he-has-put-his-troubles-well-behind-him-les-ferdinand-analyses-the-manchester-united-barcelona-strikers\/\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:title\" content=\"\u2018Wayne Rooney can show he has put his troubles well behind him\u2019 - Les Ferdinand analyses the Manchester United &amp; Barcelona strikers - Ghanamma.com\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:description\" content=\"28 May 2011 15:01:00 Related Links Teams Players EXCLUSIVE By Amar Singh Former England striker Les Ferdinand believes Wayne Rooney has the perfect chance to show the world he has put his troubles behind him in the Champions League final between Barcelona and Manchester United on Saturday. 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