Manchester United legend Wayne Rooney shared his opinions on the never-ending goat discussion involving Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo.
Rooney, following Chelsea legend Eden Hazard’s controversial statement asserting that he is a better football player in terms of pure talent than Ronaldo, placing only Messi above himself, sheds some light on the situation.
Rooney on playing like Messi
Surprisingly, the ex-England International aligns with Hazard’s viewpoint during an interview with YouTubers Lyes and CultureCams.
Rooney said:
“So for instance, Cristiano Ronaldo, his mindset is goals.
“He doesn’t care about anything else, it’s goals, that’s all he wants. Whereas you look at Messi, he wants to play a bit more.
“I suppose that’s what Hazard is saying, he liked to play – exactly like myself”
Rooney on being selfless
The Manchester United all-time highest goal scorer indicated that his desire to play football and help the team somewhat affected his goal tally, suggesting he probably could have scored more if he had been selfish.
“I saw something that Gary Neville said recently, that Alex Ferguson always used to have a go at me for coming too deep, but it was because I wanted to play football. And I could have been a bit more selfish and stayed up top, and maybe scored a few more goals, but I wanted to play,” he added, as reported by One Football
Rooney was a teammate of Ronaldo at Manchester United from 2004–2009, before the Portuguese went on to sign for Spanish giants Real Madrid.
