Bologna, 28 March 2022 – Wayne Rooney gave an interesting interview to the British tabloid “The Sun”, in which he talked about his past since player at Manchester United and some of his notorious teammates. Amidst laughter and a few lightly veiled digs, the former England striker made several comments on Cristiano Ronaldo, Rio Ferdinand e Carlos Tevez.
Rooney: “Ronaldo good but annoying”
The first to be mentioned by Rooney And CR7described as “absolutely good but just as annoying”. “Maybe he’s less good now, but always very annoying “ the current Derby County manager added amid laughter, who revealed an episode that took place back in 2006: “We were playing against, me with England and he with Portugal. He loved diving and in the locker room tunnel I warned him that I would have no problem if he had me expelled. I had spent the entire first half asking the referee for him to be cautioned for simulation. After the game, we were friends as before. “
Ferdinandon the other hand, was of another kind: “A really fantastic player, but very arrogant. At the United I was paid to score, then I asked him to do his job, give the ball to me e Ronaldo and let us score. Rio is a big one, but every now and then he forgot he was a defender“.
Finally, Rooney described the splendid relationship with Tevez: “I loved playing with him, we were very close. We used to drive together when there was a trip or a plane ride. He was always muttering, sometimes I didn’t understand what he said. I once talked to him for half an hour without understanding a word of what he was saying. “
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