FILE – Birmingham Metropolis supervisor Wayne Rooney gestures on the touchline in the course of the English Soccer League Championship soccer match between Leeds United and Birmingham Metropolis, at Elland Street, in Leeds, England, Monday, Jan. 1, 2024. England nice Wayne Rooney was fired because the supervisor of second-tier membership Birmingham after 15 video games on Tuesday, Jan. 2, 2024. Rooney earned solely two wins since his controversial appointment in October. Birmingham was sixth within the Championship when he began, and has fallen to twentieth. (Danny Lawson/PA by way of AP, File)
Birmingham Metropolis determined to half methods with the 38-year-old former Manchester United and England star following a 3-0 loss towards Leeds. Rooney managed simply 2 wins in 15 video games for the Blues.
Wayne Rooney mentioned it might “take a while to recover from this setback” after he was sacked as supervisor of Championship facet Birmingham Metropolis on Tuesday following a disastrous spell in cost.
The 38-year-old former Manchester United and England star was appointed in October however oversaw simply two wins in 15 matches with Monday’s 3-0 thumping by Leeds, their ninth defeat underneath him, proving the ultimate straw.
Birmingham — who’ve NFL legend Tom Brady as a minority shareholder — are embroiled in a battle towards relegation, slumping to twentieth from sixth since Rooney took over.
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“Regardless of their greatest efforts, outcomes haven’t met the expectations that have been made clear on the outset,” learn a press release from the membership.
“Due to this fact, the board feels {that a} change in administration is in the very best pursuits of the soccer membership.”
Rooney changed John Eustace, who was sacked simply after he had guided Birmingham to 2 successive wins which propelled them into the play-off locations.
“Soccer is a outcomes enterprise -– and I recognise they haven’t been on the degree I wished them to be,” mentioned Rooney.
“Nonetheless, time is essentially the most valuable commodity a supervisor requires and I don’t imagine 13 weeks was enough to supervise the modifications that have been wanted.
“Personally, it’ll take me a while to recover from this setback.
“I’ve been concerned in skilled soccer, as both a participant or supervisor, since I used to be 16.
“Now, I plan to take a while with my household as I put together for the following alternative in my journey as a supervisor.”
Rooney’s chequered managerial profession is in stark distinction to his stellar enjoying days.
He was credited with doing a good job at Derby in tough circumstances.
He saved them from relegation in 2021 — by some extent — after 4 months within the function.
Nonetheless, his first full season in cost (2021/22) the membership was penalised 21 factors for being in administration and English Soccer League breaches, whereas they have been barred from dealing within the switch market.
Though they made a good combat of it they have been relegated to the third tier League One and Rooney left in June 2022 with the membership nonetheless in administration.
His subsequent vacation spot was the MLS membership DC United in July 2022.
They completed backside of the Japanese Convention, however they improved within the 2023 marketing campaign, ending twelfth.
His general document, although, as a supervisor is unimpressive with simply 41 victories and 73 defeats in 152 matches.
(This story has not been edited by News18 workers and is printed from a syndicated information company feed – AFP)