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Feb 05
2010

Cristiano Ronaldo vs Wayne Rooney

Posted by: Maggels in Sports

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Maggels

a little something for my Mancky Manchester united fans with all the facts and figures courtesy of everyone's favorite PlayStation commentator Martin Tyler .

 

 

I  came across a very interesting column of martin Tyler's in which was asked numerous question regarding Wayne Rooney and Cristiano Ronaldo and the success they have achieved at United. its interestinf, also for a chelsea fan like me and anyone other united enemies because if you thought it was over cause ronaldo was gone... think again! Ronney really is packing the heat, but at least its not both of them!

Martin starts.....

I was at the Emirates Stadium on Sunday where Wayne Rooney scored his landmark 100th Premier League goal. But the strike was also notable because it took him past Cristiano Ronaldo in Manchester United's all-time goalscoring charts. Rooney now has 119 United goals in all competitions, compared to Ronaldo's 118. What's more, Rooney did it in 24 fewer games (he has played 268 compared to Ronaldo's 292). Rooney has also overtaken Ronaldo's Premier League record for the club. He now has 85 goals in 180 league games for United, overtaking the 84 scored by Ronaldo in his 196 appearances.
Looking at Rooney's Premier League century (including his 15 for Everton), I can tell you only four of Rooney's 100 goals came from penalties with a further 87 coming from inside the area and nine coming from outside. Out of interest, 80 were scored with his right foot, 15 with his left and five were headers - although as he has scored with his head in his last two games at old Trafford that is clearly an area of his game which is getting better!

One writer then asked if it was true that Wayne Rooney had the best away goals ratio in Premier league history. Martin continues...

Wayne Rooney does have an excellent record of scoring away from home. He has scored 49 of his 100 goals away from home. However, this is not the best record of the Premier League's 18 centurions. Rooney's Manchester United team-mate Ryan Giggs scored 56 of his 100 Premier League goals on the road. The only other Premier League centurion to have scored more away goals is Frank Lampard, who scored 52 of his first 100 league goals in away games.
Rooney is the ninth quickest player to 100 goals in Premier League history. He has a better away goals record than the eight men who were quicker than him

 And then the Mother of all questions... where United atill at their formiddable goalscoring best in the absences of Ronaldo. while rooney is doing great, is the side still scoring as much? Does Rooney's form compare to Ronaldo in his Prime seasons at United? 'Go Martin Go'...

United's goalscoring record this season does not appear to have been damaged by Ronaldo's departure. To date they have managed 56 goals in their first 24 Premier League games, which is significantly higher than the same stage in the previous three seasons.

Goals scored by Manchester United in first 24 Premier League games:

2009/10: 56 goals

2008/09: 41 goals

2007/08: 48 goals

2006/07: 53 goals

As for the comparison between Rooney and Ronaldo, the Englishman has managed 20 goals in the 23 Premier League games he has played this season. That's an impressive average of 0.87 goals per game - and it is better than Ronaldo's record at the same point last year. Remarkably, Ronaldo had a better record at the same stage in 2007/08 with 21 goals - one more than Rooney has this term. That season, the Portuguese international went on to score 31 league goals.

Ronaldo's record after 23 Premier League games:

2008/09: 12 goals

2007/08: 21 goals 

2006/07: 14 goals


 

 

 
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Jamie Robb said:

Jamie Robb
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Also read that article, rooney rooney rooney rooney. He is the greatest ever... Wonder if we'll catch him and JT in Mavericks this winter?
 
February 05, 2010 - Votes: +0

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