Player Review
90 - Flashback SBC
This review might sound a bit strange to most of you, but before I took this SBC, I wish someone would have pointed out what am about to write here even though this is way too soon to judge him. I really hope this do get published on time before the SBC runs out!
First thing that popped into my head when I saw Rooney was Flashback Ibra/Sturridge link. Second thing was, with these work rates and aggression, could he excel in the CM position or not?
I have only tried Rooney about 12 games or so throughout FUT19 sections, played him as a CM, CAM, & a ST, so here we go...
CM: He was amazing, fast, strong, agile, decent short passes, amazing through passes and vision, chasing the ball like a dog with an unmatched aggressiveness which was along with his work rates, fitted the CM/CDM position perfectly. Good standing tackle/sliding tackle even without the chem boost.
Unfortunately, he finished all his juice in the first half!! LOL! Like really as if I was playing with only 10 players! For CM I recommend he could be just another super-sub.
ST: with instructions to stay up front and a balanced game Rooney survived the whole 90 mins as I expected, and even though his strength helped out in holding the ball, and his aerial abilities were really surprising, it seemed like he weren't meant to be in that position. He seemed lost all the time, and it looked as if I gave him instructions to play as a false nine!
CAM: seems like the perfect position for him if you are playing with 2 strikers up front, his tracking back and ball chasing makes him a match made in heaven for the 41212 formation. When you have the ball, you have more attacking options in your squad to squeeze your opponent in his half, and on the counter, it feels as if the formation shifts automatically into 4222 or 442 ONLY because you have WAYNE ROONEY! In the counters he will just blaaaazzeee back to get the ball as if his life depended on it.
Unfortunately, his stamina also gets in the way!!!!
Conclusion: Its really confusing because this is a pre-mature review, but if I had read some of the points I have just pointed out, I frankly wouldn't have done that SBC!! He is an amazing player, and if he had better work rates or stamina he would have been really like THE old Wayne Rooney, but unfortunately, he is not!!
For the CDM/CM/CAM positions, he'll be just another expensive untradable super-sub, for ST position he could work just fine, we will see!
Dribbling...forgot to point out that he is a really good dribbler, he feels so easy and smooth having the ball with him
Aggressiveness
Strength
Speed
Long shots
Through passes
Jumping
Heading
Stamina
Work rates
Short passes...for a midfielder, for a ST its ok