Wayne Rooney is finally in charge of a club going places at Birmingham City and now is the time to prove he is a great coach and not just a big name
The legendary striker is finally in charge of a club going places and now is the time to prove he is a great coach and not just a big name
Some of the best coaches, both from the past and present, were brilliant footballers in their day. Take Johan Cruyff, Pep Guardiola, Diego Simeone, Didier Deschamps, Carlo Ancelotti or Zinedine Zidane. Yet from Diego Maradona and John Barnes through to Thierry Henry, Steven Gerrard,Owners and directors, however, continue to trust former greats with masterminding their teams despite having scarce or unconvincing track records in the dugout.
Rooney's predecessor, John Eustace, had made a strong start to the season and taken the Blues to sixth position in the Championship, with realistic hopes of qualifying for the play-offs. In his last two outings as manager, he had overseen big wins over Huddersfield Town and local rivals West Brom.Eustace's reward was to be booted out of his job and replaced by Rooney, whose D.C. United had just finished ninth in their MLS Eastern Conference and failed to make the play-offs.
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