it turns into another fiasco for Wayne Rooney

With Wayne Rooney, we have the feeling of experiencing the same things 1000 times since the start of his coaching career. After three experiences with the same hints of unfinished business, first at Derby County, then at DC United in the United States, and finally at Birmingham, his most furtive stint (15 matches), the English legend took the month of May the reins of the Championship club Plymouth. And suffice to say that the supporters of Pilgrim held their breath well under his orders, with a clinched hold for a story of one point.

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This season, it was therefore necessary to get back to work for Rooney, reinforced at the head of the club in the south of England. But for the moment, the Englishman still harbors more doubts than certainties about his ability to become a great coach. 20th in the Championship, Plymouth has in fact won only one match in its last 8 matches, and incidentally has the worst defense in the championship, with 34 pawns conceded in 17 matches (that's 6 more than Portsmouth, second worst defense). What is also criticized against Rooney across the Channel is his blindness and his psychorigid side in the face of headwinds, as he has since the start of his coaching career.

A new correction that does not pass

At the heart of this lean period, the former Manchester United player still had a new opportunity to redeem himself yesterday, with a trip to Norwich, not the most dangerous of the season. But his team was shattered, and in more than alarming proportions. Beaten 6-1, his men conceded their biggest defeat of the season, having already lost 5-0 against Cardiff in October. A new departure which provoked the ire of Rooney, his face reddened in front of the press, and furious with his players.

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“I probably could have put the under-18 team on the pitch and they wouldn't have conceded six goals, so I'm very disappointed, angry, frustrated and the next 24 to 48 hours are not going to be very enjoyable for players, but we need to understand why this is happening”he railed, refusing to rely on the absences of Joe Edwards, goalkeeper Connor Hazard, the player on loan from Toulouse, Ibrahim Cissoko, or even Morgan Whittaker and Muhamed Tijani. His absence would certainly not be experienced as heartbreaking by Plymouth supporters today either…