‘Ronaldo Doesn’t Care About Anything Else, Whereas Messi…’: Wayne Rooney Shares His Take On Messi vs Ronaldo – News18

The days roll on, however the heated debate will eternally be the identical: Messi or Ronaldo, who’s the most effective?

In the midst of all of it enters Eden Hazard, who claimed that he was a greater ‘pure footballer’ than the likes of each Cristiano Ronaldo and Lionel Messi.

This left the footballing world in shambles with many slandering and agreeing with the Belgian ace. And now, a footballing legend within the type of former Manchester United striker Wayne Rooney took his flip to state his decide.

In a latest interview with BRFootball, when Rooney was questioned about former Real Madrid and Chelsea winger Eden Hazard’s feedback, he got here to the Belgian’s help, stating that Ronaldo is solely a goalscorer, while his rival Messi is a extra full participant as he entails himself in additional areas throughout the pitch.

“So for instance, Cristiano Ronaldo, his mindset is goals. He doesn’t care about anything else, it’s goals, that’s all he wants,” said Rooney.

“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 additionally said that he might relate with Hazard’s beliefs, stating that they each view the sport in the identical manner.

The ex-United man additionally believed that had he been extra ‘selfish’ and never needed to ‘enjoy the game’, he may need been extra medical as a goalscorer.

“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,” exclaimed Rooney.

“I wanted to enjoy the game and I imagine that’s what Hazard means.”