Rooney On His New TV Show

Wayne Rooney has been filming for his new TV show, Rooney has travelled the country to find a new footie star and he has spoken exclusivly to The Sun.

Here is the interview:

“It’s very exciting to be part of something like this — helping find good, young players.
“It’s amazing to see how talented the kids out there actually are.
“But it’s horrible when I have to tell someone they’ve not made it to the next round.
“Just seeing the disappointment on their face is awful.
“They have a good idea themselves if they’ve not done too well.
“But it’s really difficult to actually tell them. I’ve never done anything like that before.
“When they’re walking over, I know if I’m going to put them through or not.
“Then you’re just trying to comfort them, trying to soften the blow a bit — but it’s very hard.
“You can see the disappointment in their faces when you tell them the bad news.
“It’s probably one of the worst things I’ve ever had to do.
“Then of course you get the ones who are really nervous while they wait for your decision — and the joy they get from it is brilliant.
“It’s a judging thing, with kids leaving the competition throughout.
“In that way I suppose it is like an X Factor-style show but we’re after footballers here, trying to find the latest young talent.”

“When I was a kid we’d be shooting against a wall, aiming at road signs, with jackets down for goals, stuff like that.
“It was great for things like accuracy and helping control because on different surfaces you obviously get weird bounces.
“If you’re playing on a road it’s much more difficult to get your touch right.
“So when you come to a proper game, it seems easier to play.
“I’m not saying I wouldn’t have been a professional if I hadn’t played street football — but it certainly helped me and I get benefits from it even now.
“Hopefully the lads and girls who don’t make it will be back next year to show what they can do because it’s all about how you react to disappointments.”

Rooney admitted: “After that game (FA Cup against Portsmouth), the dressing room was a horrible place to be. No words were said and club-wise it’s the worst I’ve ever been in.
“We realised that, with the other teams who were left in the competition, we would have had a great chance to win the FA Cup. It was really disappointing.
“The important thing was to keep that feeling at the back of your mind and make sure we went on to win the Premier League and Champions League.
“But there’s no doubt it was a major disappointment.”

“Since I came to United they’ve always been the team everyone wants to beat, so we’re all used to that. And winning the Double was a great achievement — but we’re not satisfied with that.
“It’s something we all spoke about when we came back in pre-season — we want more trophies.
“We don’t want to be known as a team which won the Double and that was it. We want to make history.
“Hopefully in the next few years we will, too. I think we can do great things because we’ve got experienced players and young lads who can only get better.
“Hopefully we will all keep learning, keep playing well and keep winning trophies.
“In five or six years I hope people are saying what a great team we became.”


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