Fernando River and Wayne Rooney They were two of manchester unitedpillars during a glorious era for the British club. They enjoyed many years of success together at Old Trafford, winning numerous titles, from the Premier League to the Champions League.
They played together between 2004 and 2014, and that period will be remembered as one of the club's best. Mr Alex Ferguson. Since then, the level of the 'Red Devils' has dropped significantly.
However, the former center back has now revealed in a podcast that rooney He was “the worst teammate” he played with during his playing career. Fernando He explained how he used to argue with him now. Birmingham City coach repeatedly on the field during games.
In the latest episode of the BBC podcast, hosted by Rugby League legend Rob Burrowwho lives with motor neurone disease and asks guests seven questions using his eyeball machine, Ferdinand explained how rooneyThe desire to be a better player fueled the discussions.
“Worst teammate I probably had the most arguments with Wayne Rooney to be honest with you. “It never came to blows, it was on the field,” Ferdinand said.
“We never actually argued in training, it was only on match day, we probably argued once every two or three games, fucking and blinding, shouting at each other because I wanted more from him.
“I knew what I was good at and I knew I could do more. I wish I was more effective or something like that.
“The most important thing for me with Wayne is that I wanted to play 30 or 40 yard passes like Paul Scholes, and he could do it, he was very good. I wanted him to score 30 or 40 goals a season, because he could.
“We played one season and he scored about 30 goals and he was not happy because he did not get involved in the game or dictate it, he had to play high and I couldn't understand it. That's the greatest striker, I want you to be it because I know you can be it “.
“But he loved soccer so much that he wanted to play soccer like he was playing in the park, and we used to argue, and I would tell him to shoot and he would yell at me. But they were good arguments.”