Well CFC fan you make very good points. Shay Given is actually an excellent Gk, he was one of the main reason s of Man City s thrashing of CFC.
All I can say about Valencia that he has been in top form. Valencia has been turning heads since his spell at Wigan. I have to tell you that occupying CR s old position did not do him good justice, he is really unbelievable. He plays with an attacking attractive style that makes anyone watching on the edge of their seats waiting to see him do a cross to Rooney. He is at the moment what Man Utd need as a winger no more and certainly no less. With CR you would see an attackjing winger scoring goals and what not. With Valencia you are seeing more crosses thus more wing play by Man Utd which is the main reason of Rooney s recent headed goals.
Kaka vs. Rooney, well with his current position in the formation Kaka is seen confused too much wether to hold back or drive forward, especially with CR9 and Benzema alongside him. As I said before too many stars on the field is a very bad thing for a team GALACTICOS just do not work! Real Madrid FC really need a specific talisman as Man utd has Rooney, at the moment there is too much confusion wether its CR9 or Kaka. Also, being a midfielder does not always give you more potential than a striker. As we have witnessed, Rooney is perfectly capable of playing a playmaking role (which he does a lot with the england national team since he has Defoe as another striker) If you really observe, You will see him all over the place playing in midfield most of the time, a little bit on the wings, and making a speedy dash to the 6 yard box, and sometimes even defending (which Kaka and CR9 rarley do). From a technical POV, Rooney really is the most versatile worldclass player you could find right now. I remember once back when CR was still with Man Utd, there was a serious proposal that Rooney actually plays as a supporting attacking midfielder/ playmaker (when Scholes was injured and Fletcher was not yet developed).
In my honest opinion, Rooney is the most versatile, aggressive, and physically strong player noticed out there. The only difference is that Rooney is a typicall English Striker, unlike Cristiano who has the typical Latin Flair. But by no means should the flair be better than the English style. However, flair is unfortunately overrated and more recognized in the world of football, leaving great players like Rooney with the short end of the stick.
