It is a cliche, but if you took that edge away from Wayne he wouldn't be the same player. I'd rather have the Wayne Rooney we have now than any other.
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No matter how much money you have or what kind of cocoon you live in, the reality is that you have lost a game of football and let England's fans down. We are bothered.Rio Ferdinand
There is a hangover from a defeat like Denmark - ask any player about when they've had a bad game, it's still in there somewhere in the back of your mind.
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I had a chat with the manager to get a clear picture about stories in the papers about being dropped,
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Nobody wants to be associated with failing to qualify for the World Cup finals. I cannot imagine the shame of it,
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Most professional players are their own biggest critics. Some of the things you read in the papers that strike you as bang out of order will already have been thought by the players themselves.
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I feel the longer he stays at United the better it is for the club. He's done so much for United you can't imagine him not being here.
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