Who Would You Pick: Wayne Rooney or Fernando Torres?

In order to be a good team and win trophies, you need many things.

A rock-solid defence, which ensures not even air can break through to the keeper. A talented midfield, who can supply the right passes and crosses, and most of all you need one hell of a good striker.

Wayne Rooney and Fernando Torres are one of the main reasons their teams, club and international, are so dominant and competitive. Both have an eagle eye for goal, tremendous speed and power, and immense skill.

Both are easily one of the best strikers in the world and both strike fear into defences and keepers.

But whom would you pick?

Wayne Mark Rooney 

Began playing professionally at the tender age of 16 for his childhood club Everton FC and he immediately made his mark scoring against Arsenal just before his 17th birthday and from then on everybody in the footballing world knew this boy was special.

Wayne Rooney was solid for Everton playing 67 games and scoring a handy 15 goals, but a player with his talent should be looking for bigger and better things and at the end of 2003-04 Everton failed to make the Champions League.

Wayne Rooney needed a better club and it came when he was signed for a whooping £31 million by giants Manchester United.

Wayne Rooney was now playing for one of the biggest clubs in the world and he immediately showed his worth with a stunning hat-trick against Fenerbahce. Rooney has now turned the Manchester attack into an even bigger threat as his amazing pace off and on the ball, his powerful shot, and phenomenal strength plus his aggression causes so much havoc in defences and his footballing brain makes Manchester easily the most threatening team in the world.

Since moving to Manchester Rooney has won a stack for awards including the Champions League, Premier League, and the League Cup. Rooney has also greatly contributed greatly to England scoring many stunning goals and making them one of the most dominant footballing countries.

He is the second youngster player to represent England after Theo Walcott. Rooney recently scored his 100th career goal, which is only the start of how far the amazing 23-year-old youngster can go.

But it is not all good with the feisty Englishman, his aggression can lift or break his team. Rooney's aggression can easily get the better of him as can his attitude, on many occasions Rooney has used dissent towards referees and used unsporting behaviour like elbowing towards other players.

The last thing you want as a manager is your star striker suspended.

Rooney is easily one of the strongest players on the planet and his shot selection is of the highest class, his ability with ball is one of the biggest threats of his game as is his amazing speed.

A manager's dream.

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