""I can say only positive things [about Rooney], but I feel like that comment is just I would say a bit of a lazy criticism. "That's my personal opinion. It's easy to blame all the players but he knows obviously as well as everyone else we do it together, trying to help each and every one of us trying to get out of this.""
""I'm sure he'll come out and tell you, he probably hasn't been at his best this season, if he's honest with himself. And as captain, your job as captain if things aren't going wrong, is to speak to your team-mates, call meetings with your team-mates, and that's really what I was saying. You know, as a captain, as a leader, I'm sure he will have been doing t"
Wayne Rooney reiterated criticism that Virgil van Dijk and Mohamed Salah have displayed poor body language and a lack of leadership this season. Rooney said van Dijk has been one of the best defenders in recent years but probably has not been at his best this campaign. Rooney said a captain should speak to teammates and call meetings when things go wrong. Virgil van Dijk responded by calling the criticism "a bit of a lazy criticism" and stressed collective responsibility, saying players are working together to help each other improve. Rooney said he retains full respect for van Dijk.
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