Wayne Rooney
Wayne Rooney
Wayne Mark Rooneyis an English professional footballer who plays for and captains both Manchester United and the England national team. He has played much of his career as a forward, but he has also been used in various midfield roles...
NationalityEnglish
ProfessionSoccer Player
Date of Birth24 October 1985
CityCroxteth, England
field happens stays
What happens on the field stays on the field. It was just handbags.
inspirational joining fields
I've matured since joining United, on and off the field.
bit happens pitch stays
What happens on the pitch stays on the pitch, it was a bit of handbags, that's all.
chance last sir
We've a better chance than last season, said Sir Alex.
argentina game won
We are all confident, especially after the Argentina game when we won that.
answer performance today
Look at my performance out there today and you can answer that yourself.
determined few goals missing nice sitting stands win
I was really disappointed sitting in the stands (against Austria). It's not nice missing any game, that's why I'm determined to win and get a few goals on Wednesday.
air difficult gamble knew lucky paid saw took
I saw it in the air and I knew it was going to be a difficult bounce. So I just took a gamble and I'm lucky enough it paid off.
decides england flexible losing system team winning
Winning and losing is about more than the system. If the system is flexible as it is in the England team I don't think it is the system that decides the game.
bigger chances happy margin taken won
We could have scored more - we should have. We should have taken a lot more of our chances and won by a bigger margin but I'm happy to get the two goals.
We could have scored more we should have.
certain
Sometimes you have to rest in certain games, but I want to play in every game.
games happen older
As you get older you play in more important games and that is when you start thinking about what will happen if you win or lose.
awareness great honor improved player row team twice win
To win it twice in a row is a great honor for me. I think as the team has progressed, my awareness has improved and I'm a better player for it.