No Plan B, 39-year-old Manchester United legend branded a failed leader like this? But I heard you have one thing
Jan 01, 2025
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Wayne Rooney, who continued the Manchester United goalkeeping lineage, is in a rough position as a leader. Plymouth Argyle, a member of the English League 2 (fourth division), announced the termination of Rooney's contract on the club's website on the 31st (Korea time). Head coach Michael Phelan and coach Sian Ireland are also leaving the team.
Rooney took the helm of Plymouth in May last year. This season, he won just four games (6 draws and 13 losses) in 23 league games. The team is the lowest among the 24 teams in the National League (fifth division) relegation zone. In the last nine games, he only had three draws and six losses. Finally, Plymouth chose to part ways.
Rooney made his debut for Manchester United in 2004 and scored 253 goals in 559 games in 13 seasons. He played 120 A matches in England's uniform and scored 53 goals. He became a representative player of English football by writing a brilliant record during his active career.
However, the leadership was a series of thorns. Rooney, who joined Derby County as a playing coach and took over as an official coach in January 2021, led him to remain in the Championship (second division), but was evaluated as lacking tactical knowledge. Ahead of the 2021-2022 season, Derby County was under court receivership due to financial problems, and even though they were given a 21-point cut, they did not leave the team, but in the end, they failed to prevent relegation from League 1 (third division).
Rooney then moved to the United States and took the helm of D.C. United. However, as he failed to go to the playoffs for two consecutive years, he ended up terminating the mutual contract. The day after he left the United States, he took the helm of the Birmingham City Championship, but was humiliated by his poor performance just three months after his inauguration. I dreamed of making a comeback in Plymouth, but the failure was repeated.
The BBC described Rooney's Plymouth days as "a progressive football based on a rear build-up, but failed frequently to overcome opposition pressure.""Other teams had already seen through his tactics and responded, but there was no Plan B.", he commented.
In response, the Daily Mail's Oliver Holt wrote in a column 'Rooney should take on another team'Rooney is not even 40 years old yet. There's still a lot to show for."He's got talent. Time spent at Pride Park (Derby County home stadium) proved. Rooney can succeed again.' "If you have a career like Rooney, you will probably be able to sit in a warm studio of Sky Sports and the BBC and walk a comfortable path," he said. "But I respect him for taking the difficult path and not avoiding it," he added. He said "I was never happy at Plymouth, but he brought the players together and has had great support"What he needs is not money, but soccer."
This article was translated by Naver AI translator.
