Wayne Rooney’s biggest problem as a manager has been revealed by his former player

VaselineJune 9, 2024

0 2 minutes read

Wayne Rooney’s biggest problem as a manager has been revealed by his former player

Wayne Rooney was recently appointed Plymouth Argyle boss as he returned to management after a difficult spell at Birmingham City where he lasted just 15 games in the dugout.

Wayne Rooney looks on ahead of the match between Birmingham City and Ipswich Town(Graham Chadwick)

Wayne Rooney struggles to appreciate that he is a better player than those he coaches, according to Birmingham City goalkeeper John Ruddy.

The former Manchester United and Everton striker recently started his fourth job in management after spells with Derby, DC United and Birmingham. Rooney, now in charge of Plymouth Argyle, lasted just three months at St. Andrew’s, after controversially replacing John Eustace with the Blues in the play-off places.

Rooney was in charge for just 15 games before being relieved of his duties without overseeing a transfer window. And Ruddy believes his former manager’s footballing brain was beyond the players at his disposal.

“You forget what a good player he was,” he said on Ben Foster’s Fozcast. “We’re on the training pitch and he’s like, ‘No guys, I want you to do this.’

“And he took a touch and picked this ball over the top, inch perfect. You will say, “Yes, this is the level you are used to. We’re not quite there.”

“His football brain is so advanced because of the way he was as a player. You try to get that dynamic, when you’re someone like Wayne Rooney, you’re not dealing with a team of Wayne Rooneys.”

Rooney left a positive impression on Ruddy though. The former Norwich player noted that the ex-England captain intends to manage from a distance but likes to be on the fringes of the sessions.

Wayne Rooney has won just two games in charge of Birmingham City(Getty Images)

Ruddy said: “Wayne came in and tried to implement a style of play that was more possession based, more built from the back with the same players. He was always on the ground – he was more of a supervisor.

VaselineJune 9, 2024

0 2 minutes read

Vaseline

Related Articles

The five most popular pubs in the country according to our survey

Biden to deploy 1,000 troops to help North Carolina after Helene

The $5 Subway is now the $15. Customers want their old business back.

FINAL OFFER: Wigan sign Brentford midfielder Michael Olakigbe