Former England manager Roy Hodgson has told The Times that Wayne Rooney should have received more support from the Football Association and his teammates after being pictured drinking at a wedding reception while on international duty.
Hodgson, who left his post after four years following England's Euro 2016 exit to Iceland, also questioned the role played by the media in criticising Rooney's behaviour.
"In this particular instance there should have been more joint responsibility," Hodgson said. "Wayne understood it was a bad moment in time and, in an ideal world, something he shouldn't do. But if anyone was caught we would expect all of us to come out and say, 'Yeah, look you're right.'
"I wouldn't have said it is awful, I would be saying things like: 'They had the night off, yes we imposed upon them the message not to do this but they are human beings. We'd just had a good result. Have you never gone out and had a drink? Have you never let your hair down, have you never done something you shouldn't do? Is there nothing in your life where you look back and you're ashamed of it?'
"I would also have expected all those other guys to say, 'Hold on, don't just blame him, I was there too.' I'm not going as far as to blame the FA, I'm just saying I'm disappointed in the group. It doesn't matter that it was Phil Jagielka with Rooney and not, say, Joe Hart. It was another Premier League player and I'm disappointed in Phil a little."
Hodgson also backed Rooney to continue with England but wasn't sure if that was as a squad member or a regular starter.
"The question these days for the coach is: is his role as one of the squad with his experience, knowledge, the fact he's a good guy and gets on with everybody, or is his role as one of the XI? That is up to the coach to decide," Hodgson added.
"I don't know that you become a bad leader, a bad captain, because you get caught having a drink, because someone snapped you."