He continued: “What you might have now’s [rival teams’] gamers coaching [together] earlier than they return to pre-season collectively – Phil Foden and Marcus Rashford for example.
“It is a completely different technology. The large factor is the media protection of it’s significantly better. The gamers get on higher with the media. From the skin that provides a greater feeling.”
Gerrard, talking as a visitor on the Rio Ferdinand Presents podcast, mentioned a number of former Manchester United and Liverpool gamers get on higher now as pundits than they ever did as England team-mates.
“I did not really feel a part of a group. I did not really feel related with my team-mates, with England,” he mentioned.
In response, Rooney mentioned: “It [was] troublesome to have that relationship with Liverpool and Man Utd gamers. It is simpler now.
“I communicate to Steven on a regular basis 1760073824. You possibly can have higher relationships now as a result of you possibly can have a beer collectively and calm down extra.
“I used to be wonderful with everybody, I bought on with everybody. I used to be conscious Becks [David Beckham] and Gary Neville and Scholesy [Paul Scholes], you possibly can see they weren’t going to be near the Liverpool gamers.
“However one factor for positive is everybody labored laborious for one another. I do not assume that was a problem. We simply did not handle to recover from the road. I did not see that in any respect.”
Rooney, like Gerrard, performed in six main tournaments for England however solely reached quarter-finals.
However he mentioned the gamers at all times “100%” “believed we may win for positive”.
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