The arrival of Wayne Rooney in Birmingham City It was far from successful. Since he signed for the club, the Birmingham has gone from being fifth to championship (English second division) to be nineteenth and have relegation as a real option.
The dismissal of John Eustace At the beginning of October, due to disagreements in the board, this was discussed at length. Not in vain, Eustacehad the team in playoff promotion positions and last season, in addition to saving the ‘Blues’, achieved the highest collection of points since 2016.
Rooneywith competition experience after management in Derby County, group that descends on League One with a 21 point penalty for financial problems, comes from MLS to maintain the upward line of Eustacebut its two and a half months leaves a lot to be desired.
From their first meeting, with a defeat against Middlesbroughhe Birmingham He lost eight of the thirteen games he coached, finishing third and winning only two. The victories came before the Sheffield Wednesday, rejection team, and the City of Cardiff, middle of the table. They added nine points out of a possible 39, while included Eustace They made 18 of 33.
In addition, they averaged more than two goals against per game and only kept a clean sheet twice, against Cardiff and the Rotherham, the lowest player, out of thirteen possible. They scored fifteen goals and received 27 since he became Rooney.
The ‘Blues’ are nineteenth, with 27 points, seven above Queen’s Park Rangerswhich marks the relegation positions.
After falling against Stoke Citywho have not won since October 28, Rooney criticized the performance of his players.
“It’s frustrating, it’s hard to understand, because we have great players there, so now it’s hard to explain,” he said. Rooney.
“The goals we conceded were very difficult. It was something we worked hard to correct. Some of those aspects were basic. I take responsibility for the defeat, but I talk to my players, we have to -improve. We lost because I didn’t do the basics well. What I expect from my players is that they do the basics well,” he added.
In the three and a half years of the contract, the uncertainty is whether the board of Birmingham can keep up with the trend of the legend of Manchester United and the English team longer.
Source: La Verdad
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