Birmingham Citypatience with Wayne Rooney is over, since he was fired as coach, the second player sacrificed on the bench during the Tom Brady was.
With one victory in their last nine games, and close to relegation from the Championship, the blues decided to fire the first manchester united forward after just over two months.
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rooney He arrived in October after the departure of Juan Eustaquiowhich was a very unpopular move among fans at the time.
“Despite their best efforts, results have not met the expectations that were made clear from the beginning. Therefore, the board believes that a change in leadership is in the best interest of the club,” Birmingham said in a statement. .
“We are committed to doing everything necessary to make St Andrew's a success. Unfortunately, Wayne Rooney“The time spent with us did not go as planned and we have decided to go in a different direction,” added chief executive Garry Cook.
For the moment it will be Steve Spoonerhead of training of the quarry, who will provisionally assume responsibility for the affairs of the first team.
Tom Brady and his foray into Birmingham
In doing so, Wayne Rooney He became the second coach to be fired since the legendary NFL quarterback's arrival.
It was last summer when Birmingham confirmed Tom Brady as one of its minority shareholders in a bid to secure promotion to the Premier League.
In partnership with Knighthead Capital Management, the quarterback who played for the New England Patriots and Tampa Bay Buccaneersstarted a new venture, football, who will share his leadership experience and knowledge with the sports science department to advise on health, nutrition and recovery programs.
But Tom Brady's philosophy had no effect on Wayne Rooney, who left Birmingham after 15 games and only two wins (13.3%), four draws and nine defeats.
Wayne Rooney's coaching career
It all started in November 2020 when, at the age of 35, he hung up his boots in Derby County to assume the position of manager.
He made an encouraging start and managed to keep the Rams in the Championship; However, financial problems caused a 21-point penalty the following season (2021-22) and, despite accumulating great results, they were relegated to League One (Third Division).
Finally, Wayne Rooney He began his time outside England with the MLS D.C. United (July 2022 and October 2023), although he won only 26.4 percent of the 53 games he managed in the United States.
It was then that he returned to England to help Birmingham City return to the Premier League, a competition they have not participated in since being relegated in the 2010-11 season.
However, things did not go well for the 38-year-old player, who has been fired after leaving the 'bleus' closer to relegation than promotion, 20th out of 24 with 28 points and six points from relegation.
