Photographer Anthony Chapman (The Sun) recently captured “rare” images of Manchester United legend Wayne Rooney after he was fired by Birmingham City.
The photos show Rooney “filling up” his Audi supercar at a gas station in the Cheshire area. The former Man United striker was seen looking thoughtful with a large jacket covering his face.
This is the first time the public “encountered” Rooney’s image after the 38-year-old former player was fired by Birmingham last week due to poor performance. After only 13 weeks in charge at St Andrew’s Stadium, Rooney was fired by club co-chairman Tom Brady to avoid the club continuing to sink deeper into crisis.
Previously, Rooney accepted the hоt seat at Birmingham from his predecessor John Eustace when the club ranked 5th in the Championship rankings. However, this former famous player immediately showed his “immaturity” in management when he only won 2 wins in 15 matches, thereby causing Birmingham to drop to 20th place.
Even in the home team’s 0-3 defeat at St Andrew’s Stadium to Leeds United on New Year’s Day, Rooney was booed and severely criticized by the home team’s own fans right on the field even though he had previously been supported by many people. lead the club.
After receiving the dismissal order from the board of directors, Rooney thanked the team for giving him the opportunity to express himself, and hoped that Birmingham fans would sympathize with the decline in performance, which Rooney affirmed. never expected to happen.
At the same time, the English coach admitted that he will need time to overcome this disappointment. He wants to spend more time with his family before thinking about his next career plan.
As for Birmingham, after firing Rooney, the team immediately appointed Tony Mowbray to the hоt seat with the goal of helping the club escape its current trouble.
According to statistics, Rooney is the worst coach in Birmingham history. The former British player’s win rate is only 13.3%. Previously, Rooney was also unsuccessful when leading Derby County (UK) or DC United (USA). Rooney’s winning rate in his entire coaching career up to now is 26.1%.
Even Rooney’s winning rate is lower than other “disаster” coaches like Gary Neville (35.7%) or Paul Scholes (30.8%). Meanwhile, Frank Lampard and Steven Gerrard are rare strategists from the golden generation of English football with a winning rate of more than 40%. Lampard’s rate is 41.3% and Gerrard’s is 57.1%.
Rooney probably needs to think seriously about his coaching career before making his next decision.