Rooney: England s poor performance was related to the tense relationship between the giants. Carrick should get more opportunities

October 11th Rooney recently talked about England's golden generation in his podcast. He said that Carrick should have been given more opportunities, and said that the tense relationship between England's giant clubs was one of the reasons why the Three Lions did not succeed.

In a recent interview, Gerrard said that England of his generation was far from reaching the heights it should have been, and said that England team was composed of a group of arrogant losers. When talking about Gerrard's remarks, Rooney said: "Obviously we failed to win any honors! I don't completely agree with his statement, but I understand what he means, because there are indeed many important players in the locker room and the team."

"We have to put all of us into the lineup...the core Of course Lampard, Scholes and Gerrard. You also have to include Carrick, who is undoubtedly a very good player and probably doesn't play as much as he should for England."

"I saw what Gerrard said about being alone in a hotel room for seven hours, that kind of thing. It's a really tough time, all you can do is lie in bed, watch TV, eat, and then sleep. A lot of players spend their time like this, but I try to keep myself busy, always in the massage room or physiotherapy room in the hotel, trying to keep myself occupied. "

"But listen, we've talked so much about that generation of players. When you look back and look at the players we had, could we have done better? I thought it was possible, but ultimately failed to do so. "

Similar to Gerrard, Rooney admitted that his relationship with many England internationals of the same period is far more harmonious now than when he was a teammate: " It was really difficult for Liverpool players to have a close relationship with Manchester United players. It's much easier now and I think the players have done that. "

"When I was playing for the national team, I kept in communication with Gerrard. After all, we are both from Liverpool, but now our relationship is indeed closer than before. I think the relationship has improved now because we can go have a beer together and be more relaxed with each other rather than always being restricted to the serious atmosphere of football. ”

Despite some tensions within the England squad at the time, Rooney stressed that the players would always work hard and run for each other. : "I get along well with everyone without any conflicts. I noticed that Beckham, Gary Neville and Scholes obviously will not get too close to the Liverpool players."

"But one thing is for sure, everyone will try their best for each other and run for each other, so I don't think that's the problem. It's more about clubs like Liverpool and Manchester United, or Liverpool and Chelsea, or Manchester United and Arsenal. "We just haven't been able to break through the bottleneck, but I have never noticed that there is any tension in the team."