Rooney did more than sink $ity
Rooney’s wonder -goal was the perfect way to win a Manchester Derby. In fact, it was the perfect way to win any game of football at any level.
Wayne’s goal took the reds another step towards their 19th league title and their 12th in the Premier league era. However for me and a lot of people I have spoken to since Saturday lunch time it did so much more. Rooney’s overhead was a moment of sporting genius.
It was a moment that could rival any piece of art or song. A moment you felt honoured to have seen live. It reminded fans of every team young and old, in a time when the punters have become wearied and disillusioned by the modern game why they first succumbed to football’s allure. In a time when footballers have turned into mercenaries(Torres) and players who have spent longer in the jacks than in the league (Carroll) cost up to £35million, it was nice to forget the bullshit of the modern day game and just say “What a hit son” ( to quote a former Sky employee).
Like Bergkamp’s goal at St James Park against Newcastle and Rivaldo’s bicycle kick against Valencia, Rooney’s goal on Saturday will forever be a “Jaysus course I remember that” kind of goal. Quite right too.
