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With Wayne Rooney back in the spotlight for returning to the England national team, he decided to clear out some confusing rumors about him demanding to play any position he likes to all his managers. This is something that Sam Allardyce talked about during his short time as the England boss, something that Rooney did not appreciate and completely dismissed. Wayne is a team player and will always do as he is told by the manager.
Talking to national news outlets, Rooney said: "Sam came out and said I play where I want. I played exactly to instructions, and what was asked of me. I'll play wherever the manager wants me. I don't pick myself, I haven't ever picked myself. I didn't come in and say, 'I want to play here or there'. I played where I was asked to play. That was a big misunderstanding and I seemed to get slaughtered for it. I suffered from that. I got battered in many different ways when I felt it was actually a decent performance.
"It was over the top. I played in deep midfield and I thought, being honest, I actually did quite well, especially in the second half. I helped control the game. I turn up like every other player, ready to play and, if selected, I will play hopefully how the manager wants me to play, and that's it. Everyone else can say what they think, or what they think they know, but me, the manager and the players know what is required to do well. I played the role I was asked to play, played to instructions and that was it really. But it has all blown up."
Rooney also revealed Big Sam apologized to him for saying that: "That's part of being involved at this level. He knew he made a mistake. He said that to me on the plane home. He understood that quite early and unfortunately he doesn't have the chance to rectify that now. I have heard a lot of people talking about transition – well, let me do it. I feel I am not being given a chance if that is the way I want to go in my career to expand it. I am not being given that chance to go from there to there [attack to midfield]. It is all right talking about your career, saying you can extend it by doing this and that, but you need to be given the chance to do it."
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