FERDINAND RUBBISHES ROONEY EUROPEAN CRITICISM

Last updated : 08 April 2007 By Editor

More from Rio's column in the Sun:

"Everyone's been going on about him not scoring in Europe a lot.

"When you have a player with Wayne's ability, people will be asking questions if he hasn't scored for a couple of games.

"I was just happy he got a goal and now he can continue to do what he's doing

"It makes me laugh because we go away with England and everyone is showering him with comments and saying he's this, he's that, he's brilliant.

"Then we come back from England and he's on a downer and got no confidence. I don't understand it.

"People sometimes need to take a step back from the situation and have a look at it.

"He's been doing well for us. People say he has been hot and cold. When? You tell me.

"If he was playing rubbish and not scoring goals, it would be a problem. But he's not been playing rubbish."

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