Wayne Rooney is the best young player in the World...Messi and them int prove themselves in a big competition...Rooney prove himself in Euro and he is a boss....Wayne Rooney on a different level
that says nothing
Wayne Rooney is just that little older then Messi.
Messi proved himself in WC under 21 here in Holland.
Messi is the biggest talent out and therefor he gets double points.
Really he is still only a talent but it is all very exiting since we didn't have such a huge talent since Diego Marradona ( I think)
Messi is from 1987 june 24, Rooney from 1985 oct 24
What important is is that MEssi & Fabregas are needed in Barca or Arsenal every week.
When they are not playing both teams suffer.
First and foremost I'm an Inter fan, so I think Martins should be on the list. Robinho should also be there
That aside, I've watched almost every Barca game this season - Messi is fantastic, but he plays alongside Ronaldinho and Etoo who have a far greater impact than he does. He didn't look the same player yesterday when Ronaldinho was rested, no doubt because its alot easier for Messi to find space when defenders have Ronnie to deal with.
I live in London and my premiership club is Chelsea, but I'll admit that Rooney for £30m was much better value than essien or swp for £23m+ . Rooney's influence on Man U is far more significant that Messi's current impact at Barcelona. Frank Rijarkd is a crowd pleaser, and will keep starting Messi as long as the fans keep calling for him, regardless of how well Guily is playing. Rooney is playing under a manager who likes to keep his young stars under wraps as long as possible. Rooney plays virtually every game now, and Man U without him are woeful.
For some reason youth is always associated with potential greatness. I can't think of a single player who was "spotted" at age 17/18 and whose talent has increased significantly since. Not that players like Owen and Ronaldo aren't excellent, but they probably aren't much better than they were when they first burst onto the world stage. No doubt Messi is man of the moment, and I agree, he probably will be the next Maradona (like Forlan, Riquelme, Aimar and all the rest...) Rooney doesn't need to get much better. he's already great.
