17 examples of the difference between what footballers tweet and what they actually mean

When you're in the public eye, you can't always just come out and say what you're feeling.

The life of a professional footballer is pretty alright we'd imagine but club contracts, endorsements and a little thing called sensitive fans mean they're pretty censored on social media. If you do want to say something real, you'd better make damn sure it's subtle but Manchester United goalkeeper, David De Gea, has managed to master the trick with the art of sarcasm. Here's a list of what some modern day footballers - and Willy Caballero - are saying on their Twitter accounts and what we think they really mean. David De Gea https://twitter.com/D_DeGea/status/588784658919329792 What he actually means: "Many thanks to all my team mates for being so shit and making it possible for me to shine." Joey Barton https://twitter.com/Joey7Barton/status/586968757097996290 What he actually means: "And I tried, but I hurt my hand on the television." Christian Benteke https://twitter.com/bentekechris20/status/585574702497845248 What he actually means: "Mixed feelings. Disappointed I'm still f**king here but delighted I got the goals to attract bidders." Eden Hazard https://twitter.com/hazardeden10/status/586900302856609792 What he actually means: "They make me play with Drogba when Costa is injured." Raheem Sterling https://twitter.com/sterling31/status/569672524411379712 What he actually means: "Up. Up some more. Higher. Keep going. Keep going. Nah, not enough, sorry." Alexis Sanchez https://twitter.com/Alexis_Sanchez/status/556904478679785473 What he actually means: "We did it! We f**king did it! We beat a fourth-placed team." Wayne Rooney https://twitter.com/WayneRooney/status/546708771628908545 What he actually means: "That's football." Willy Caballero https://twitter.com/willy_caballero/status/587246862903705600 What he actually means: Emmanuel Frimpong https://twitter.com/IAMFRIMPONG26/status/589410590977826816 What he actually means: "Remember me?" Cristiano Ronaldo https://twitter.com/Cristiano/status/586193449059254272 What he actually means: "I'm being serious, too." Morgan Schneiderlin https://twitter.com/SchneiderlinMo4/status/577156367527587840 What he actually means: "Sixth? Sixth? I could've been up in bloody fifth if they had let me join Liverpool." Andros Townsend https://twitter.com/andros_townsend/status/583014786746724352 What he actually means: "Yep, it really doesn't get any better than this." Andy Carroll https://twitter.com/AndyTCarroll/status/588365946093469696 What he actually means: "I used to play football. I tried it. It wasn't for me." Stephen Ireland https://twitter.com/StephenIreland/status/43776549756997632 What he actually means: "I won't be coming back to Ireland." Yannick Bolaise https://twitter.com/YannickBolasie/status/587698441565896704 What he actually means: O'Shea :'D Aaron Lennon https://twitter.com/Aaron7Lennon/status/562632155055259649 What he actually means: Is that it? Is that everything you told me to write? Freddy Adu https://twitter.com/FreddyAdu/status/582656043186065408 What he actually means: Goal is to get the talent in my game and enjoy the game like I used to at pee wee soccer. Have missed those days when I was bigger and faster than everyone. Thanks for the support. Yours truly, the next Pele.