Cristiano Ronaldo vs Croatia HD 720p [25-06-2016]
The England star has had a number of world-class partners up top at the Theatre of Dreams including the likes of Cristiano Ronaldo, Michael Owen, Carlos Tevez and Dimitar Berbatov.
And the former Everton striker has given an insight as to what it is like to play with those deadly forwards.
He told Four Four Two: "What is it like playing with different types of striker partners? I have to change my style.
Carlos was a lovely fella
Wayne Rooney"Berba likes to drop in and get touches on the ball so I tend to stay as high as I can and leave the space for him to get on the ball.
"A player like Michael likes to try to get in behind so I have to drop in.
"Luckily, playing in our team you get a lot of possession and a lot of touches so its not too much of a culture shock.
"For two or three seasons I had to play a lot out wide and Ronaldo played through the middle, so that changed straight away.
"For the team, when Ronaldo was out wide, you knew he would come inside and shoot, do a few tricks.
"Now with [Antonio] Valencia, youve got to be on your toes more in the box because he will move in and cross it more than Ronaldo did.
"Carlos was a lovely fella, an honest player who ran for 90 minutes every week and you cant ask for any more from a team-mate.
"I think he realised early on that Im quite an unselfish player, that if he was in a better position I would give him the ball and that if he stayed up I would drop back to cover.
"Wed work for each other and because we lived round the corner from one another, wed drive each other to training, drive to the airport together for away games.
"It was a bit easier to communicate with him on the pitch his English wasnt too good and sometimes wed have these long car journeys in silence!"
Source: http://www.dailystar.co.uk/sport/football/525830/Wayne-Rooney-Cristiano-Ronaldo-Carlos-Tevez-Dimitar-Berbatov
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