'Ronaldo Doesn't Care About Anything Else, Whereas Messi...': Wayne Rooney Shares His Take On Messi vs Ronaldo

The days roll on, but the heated debate will forever be the same: Messi or Ronaldo, who’s the best?

In the midst of it all enters Eden Hazard, who claimed that he was a better ‘pure footballer’ than the likes of both Cristiano Ronaldo and Lionel Messi.

This left the footballing world in shambles with many slandering and agreeing with the Belgian ace. And now, a footballing legend in the form of former Manchester United striker Wayne Rooney took his turn to state his pick.

In a recent interview with BRFootball, when Rooney was questioned about former Real Madrid and Chelsea winger Eden Hazard’s comments, he came to the Belgian’s aid, stating that Ronaldo is purely a goalscorer, whilst his rival Messi is a more complete player as he involves himself in more areas across the pitch.

“So for instance, Cristiano Ronaldo, his mindset is goals. He doesn’t care about anything else, it’s goals, that’s all he wants,” stated Rooney.

“Whereas you look at Messi, he wants to play a bit more. I suppose that’s what Hazard is saying, he liked to play – exactly like myself.”

Rooney also stated that he could relate with Hazard’s beliefs, stating that they both view the game in the same way.

The ex-United man also believed that had he been more ‘selfish’ and not wanted to ‘enjoy the game’, he might have been more clinical as a goalscorer.

“I saw something that Gary Neville said recently, that Alex Ferguson always used to have a go at me for coming too deep, but it was because I wanted to play football. And I could have been a bit more selfish and stayed up top, and maybe scored a few more goals, but I wanted to play,” exclaimed Rooney.

“I wanted to enjoy the game and I imagine that’s what Hazard means.”