Wayne Rooney: Ex-England captain says former players struggle with Three Lions' success
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Some former England internationals "can't come to terms" with the current team doing well, says Wayne Rooney.
The Three Lions reached the World Cup semi-finals this summer before beating Spain in the Nations League in October.
But Rooney, who earned his 120th and final cap in Thursday's 3-0 win over the United States, suggested some ex-players are jealous.
"That is wrong. I'm not like that," said the 33-year-old ex-captain. "I'm a fan now. I want England to do well."
Speaking to several national newspapers, he added: "I'm happy with what I've contributed to the national team and I look forward now to the next few years and watching this team progress."
DC United striker Rooney - England's record goalscorer - retired from international football in 2017 but returned to Gareth Southgate's set-up for a final farewell at Wembley on Thursday.
During his time as an England international, the team never progressed beyond the quarter-finals of a major tournament - last reaching the last eight at Euro 2012.
"I know some ex-players I've spoken to can't come to terms with England doing well," said Rooney, who played for Manchester United and Everton in the Premier League.
"I wouldn't say I regret never winning a trophy with England.
"I have given everything when playing for England and I've tried to make us successful. Sometimes everything just isn't enough.
"I've had my time and it didn't quite work out in terms of trophies."
England play Croatia in the Nations League at Wembley on Sunday (14:00 GMT kick-off) and a victory will mean they qualify for next summer's finals in Portugal.
And, having been immersed with the squad over the previous week, Rooney says the potential for success is "huge".
"They called the team I played in the 'golden generation' but this team has also got superstars like Harry Kane, Raheem Sterling and John Stones," he said.
"This is a great young squad with other players who can come in if there are injuries.
"To win any trophy would be great for England - and hopefully this team can be the ones to bring that home."
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It shows what a great job Southgate is doing. Exciting times now with our youth teams starting to mature - COME ON ENGLAND!
The "golden generation" failed to deliver on so many levels - it's funny how this happened at precisely the same time that the mega millions poured in to the game. Those pampered so called "world class" players who never actually achieved anything - perhaps they are jealous of not earning as much our new bunch of "world beaters".
They haven’t won anything!
More a case of performing to an acceptable standard in a tournament rather than the crippling, sole-destroying underachievments of the 'Golden generation'.
Comparative success perhaps, all things considered.
Instead we had 15 years of Gerrard and Lampard debate. Both great players but neither fit to lace Paul Scholes boots in the final analysis. Scholes was robbed of his England career playing 2nd fiddle to those 2 egos. No wonder he is an angry pundit!!
What have you guys been up to recently?
Top goal scorer and none when it mattered. Not fit to lace boots of a Lineker or Shearer who came to party for England when it mattered.
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Both who won nothing ... 'when it mattered'
You were here less than an hour ago saying England will lose this game and laughing about it. Obviously you were wrong, yet you're still here spouting off regardless of being proven to know nothing about football within the last 60 minutes alone. Not sure why you think anything you say carries any weight at all now... seems like delusional commentary