Former English international Wayne Rooney, current manager of Derby (English 2nd division), admitted in an interview with the Sunday Mail on Sunday that during his career as a footballer he had problems managing the pressure and got drunk alone as an escape.
Revealed at 16 with Everton and propelled to English soccer star at the age of 18 after a great Euro 2004 with his team, the former Manchester United star was personally affected by this sudden public exposure.
“I made a lot of mistakes when I was young, some came out in the press and others did not,” he said in an interview given before the premiere of the documentary “Rooney” on the Amazon Prime platform.
“Managing that, managing everything that was in the press, managing my relationship with the manager (Alex Ferguson) at the time, manage my family, it was very difficult“, he added.
“In my early years at Manchester United, probably until I had my first child, Kai (in 2009), I totally isolated myself. I never went out“, remember.
“There were times when I had several days off and I locked myself up just to drink and forget all that. Locking myself up only made me forget some problems I had. He drank excessively,” he added.
As a player, he won five English leagues and one Champions League. European with Manchester United.
He is currently 36 years old and he has found a new path in his career, as manager of Derby, a club that is going through financial problems that threaten the near future of the entity.
Former English international Wayne Rooney, current manager of Derby (English 2nd division), admitted in an interview with the Sunday Mail on Sunday that during his career as a footballer he had problems managing the pressure and got drunk alone as an escape.
Revealed at 16 with Everton and propelled to English soccer star at the age of 18 after a great Euro 2004 with his team, the former Manchester United star was personally affected by this sudden public exposure.
“I made a lot of mistakes when I was young, some came out in the press and others did not,” he said in an interview given before the premiere of the documentary “Rooney” on the Amazon Prime platform.
“Managing that, managing everything that was in the press, managing my relationship with the manager (Alex Ferguson) at the time, manage my family, it was very difficult“, he added.
“In my early years at Manchester United, probably until I had my first child, Kai (in 2009), I totally isolated myself. I never went out“, remember.
“There were times when I had several days off and I locked myself up just to drink and forget all that. Locking myself up only made me forget some problems I had. He drank excessively,” he added.
As a player, he won five English leagues and one Champions League. European with Manchester United.
He is currently 36 years old and he has found a new path in his career, as manager of Derby, a club that is going through financial problems that threaten the near future of the entity.
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