Another rating which makes that afforded to Nemanja Vidic seem all the more laughable is the decision to hand his teammate Wayne Rooney an 87. Unless we're expected to believe they're both as good as each other. In actuality, neither of them deserve such a lofty evaluation in FIFA 14, for both have been off the boil for quite some time now. Rooney especially, after the England international endured such a miserable campaign last season that he almost walked out on the club for domestic rivals Chelsea. "Wazza" was forced to play in midfield with now-retired manager Sir Alex Ferguson preferring Robin van Persie up front, while he was also dumped to the bench for a key Champions League game. There are many who believe we've already seen the best from the 27-year-old - Not EA, apparently, who rate him just as good as Juan Mata, Gareth Bale, Mesut Ozil and Edinson Cavani.
Joseph is an accredited football journalist and has interviewed nearly all of the current 20 Barclay's Premier League managers. He is also a correspondent for Bleacher Report and has written for Caught Offside and Give Me Football.
