'He's really terrible at this, go out as a legend.' 38 runs in 18 games → Third division relegation crisis...a call for the dismissal of anger

Dec 01, 2024

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Won't Wayne Rooney have any talent as a coach.

Plymouth, led by Rooney, suffered a 0-4 disaster in the 18th round of the English Championship (second division) of the 2024-2025 season at Ashton Gate Stadium in Bristol, England, at 0:00 a.m. on the 1st (Korea time). The defeat kept Plymouth at 17 points, keeping the gap with the relegation zone at two points.

Ahead of this season, the Plymouth leadership will make a surprising decision. It's because he already brought Rooney, who looks like the end of the year as a manager. Runage, who boasts a great career as a player, has not been evaluated successfully as a coach.

Rooney took the helm as a player and interim manager in the 2020-2021 season. He became an official coach by dramatically rescuing a team on the verge of relegation. The next season saw Derby County suffer an unprecedented 21-point cut due to financial problems. Rooney tried to prevent the team's relegation, but it was a difficult gap to overcome.

Rooney then headed to the U.S. Major League (MLS) and took the helm of DC United. He started with a sense of purpose to lead DC United to the playoffs, but the reality was at the bottom of the league. Despite the fans' anger, the club supported Rooney, but he left the club under mutual agreement after failing to advance to the playoffs for two consecutive seasons.

It was Birmingham in the 2023-2024 season that he reached out again to Rooney, who was also unsuccessful at DC United. Rooney was appointed after John Justus, who was leading Birmingham successfully, was abruptly replaced. It was the worst choice in Birmingham club history. Birmingham, which had been looking to be promoted to the English Premier League (EPL) under Justus, fell to the relegation zone with the worst performance under Rooney.

Rooney was dismissed after only 15 games, and Birmingham were relegated after failing to overcome the crisis caused by Rooney and the leadership. Of course, Plymouth fans could not look at it with a good eye when they brought in a manager who was not good enough in the big league and in the lower league.

As expected, it was me. Rooney was devastated 0-4 from the opening game of the season and won his first league victory in five games. Plymouth, who narrowly avoided relegation last season, did not feel the effect of replacing Rooney at all. It seemed to be lifting the ranking by building up wins since mid-September, but it has been falling again since mid-October.

There has been only one win in the last nine games. His performance in the remaining eight games is the worst with three draws and five losses. Rooney's ambition to show aggressive football is in the opposite direction. It is the lowest level of offense in the league with 18 points in 18 games, and the number of runs is 38 points, which is overwhelmingly the lowest in the league.

As a result, Plymouth fans are pressing the leadership to replace Rooney. England's Mirror said on the 1st that "Rooney was called upon by fans of his team to resign after a 0-4 defeat by Bristol. Rooney is still winless on the road this season."

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