Tottenham Hotspur boss Harry Redknapp: Wayne Rooney is a ‘silly boy’ for swearing into a camera

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Tottenham Hotspur manager Harry Redknapp has slammed Wayne Rooney for his foul-mouthed rant that has landed the England striker with an FA charge.

The FA announced on Friday that Rooney had been charged with ‘use of offensive, insulting and/or abusive language’ after swearing into a television camera following his third goal against West Ham.

But Redknapp has condemned the actions of the 25-year-old, saying that he deserved to be charged.

“I haven’t heard what he said as I was driving back from Wigan but I’ve read what’s been reported in the papers,” Redknapp said at his press conference ahead of Spurs’ Champions League clash with Real Madrid.

“I don’t know why he did that. I don’t remember Bobby Charlton doing that when he used to smack goals into the top corner from 35 yards.

“Why do these young players have to be so angry with the world? I don’t know why. They are getting hundreds of thousands of pounds a week.

“I respect him as a player but he is a silly boy for what he did and he shouldn’t have done it.”