"Of course, it's normal that people are interested, but in England you are killing the national team with the level of intrusion," he said in The Times.
"You are doing this to the team. Everyone wants England to become world champions, but you are destroying them at the same time.
"Give it a few more weeks and they will put a camera in a footballer's pants in order to get a story. I think you should leave your stars alone and give them the freedom to be human."
Values
The diminutive playmaker also says that while footballers have a responsibility as role models to youngsters, that they are also entitled to live the way they see fit.
He added: "All through my career I have heard people say, 'You must set an example. Don't smoke, don't drink, don't swear, otherwise the children will copy you.'
"They want you to be like a monk. But this is impossible. Everybody has a right to live in the way they want to. That is what it is to be human.
"Of course, I understand we have responsibilities. But it is no good doing something because you are scared of what people will say.
"You should do it because that is what you want to do.
"The problem is not fame and money, because if you have a good education and good parents, these things will not corrupt you. It is about having the right values."