He Must Accept the Truth / Rooney: Ronaldo, You Were Wrong, and I Feel Sorry for You!

Wayne Rooney harshly criticized Cristiano Ronaldo over the controversies surrounding Portugal and called his former Manchester United teammate's behavior 'completely wrong.'

According to "Sports Three", Wayne Rooney described the controversy of Cristiano Ronaldo, his former teammate in the camp of the Portuguese national team, as "completely wrong".

The legend of Real Madrid left the national team camp during the Fifa holidays, after being completely benched in the match against Norway in the League of Nations. He then issued a detailed statement to explain the situation, revealing that he had given head coach Georges Jesus a list of things to say at a press conference to calm the situation.

Rooney could not hide his surprise at this unusual behavior in the program Stick to United. He explained: "The first thought that came to my mind about Ronaldo was why?"

He added: "Chris is a very big player, and I think when you see him leave the Portugal camp like that on the same day that Messi was saying goodbye to the Argentina national team, and then make a statement like that, it's wrong in every way."

Rooney continued: "Weakening the position of the head coach, weakening the teammates, this action was completely wrong. Likewise, the weakening of the Portuguese Football Federation. Everything was wrong in this story; "From a footballing point of view, both as a teammate and as a coach, it was really unpleasant to watch that happen."

Rooney attributed at least part of the 41-year-old star's outburst to his challenge to adapt to a new phase of his career.

He is no longer the energetic and unstoppable striker of his time in Real Madrid or Juventus, and compared to stars like Vitinia and Bruno Fernandez, who are at the peak of their careers, he is no longer the most important player in Portugal.

Rooney added: "You know what's unfortunate? This happens to every single player. You should one day end your career in national football and one day give up football completely. "Unfortunately, he has not come to terms with this fact and it is becoming unpleasant to watch."

40-year-old Rooney was especially surprised by Ronaldo's requests from the head coach; The demands included a list of eight clauses that Ronaldo expected the coach to express in front of the media.

He clarified: "You cannot dictate to the head coach what to say in the press conference. This behavior is beyond anything I have ever seen. Of course, this is also part of his strength; "I don't think he listens to anyone and does exactly what he has in mind."