England football’s’Legend striker’ Wayne Rooney (36), who quit his career during the season and went to the official command tower, was defeated in his first match.
Derby County, led by Rooney, went 0-1 in the home game of the 2020-2021 English Football League (EFL) Championship (2nd Division) round 24 against Rotherham United held at the Pride Park Stadium in Derby, England on the 17th (Korean time). lost.
This match was Rooney’s debut as the official coach.
Rooney, who has scored 53 goals in 120 matches for England, has been the new coach of Derby County ahead of this match.
After joining Derby County in August 2019 and working as a’playing coach’, he acted as manager after coach Philip Coquee was stubborn in November of last year, recording 3 wins, 4 draws and 2 losses in 9 regular league games. With confidence, he removed the agency label.
Along with his appointment as manager, Rooney ended his 18-year career from Everton to Manchester United, DC United and Derby County in August 2002.
Derby County, who threw manager Rooney’s odds to avoid relegation, did not get the desired result in the first game.
After scoring the final goal to Jamie Lindsey in the 41st minute of the second half, Rooney’s first victory as the official command tower was postponed to the next opportunity, losing 0-1 without making up.
Derby County, who recently ended up losing their second straight league title, ranked 23rd out of 24 teams with 19 points (-11 goals).
Rotherham who won that day (19 points, score -9 goals) tied the points and took the lead in goal points, ranking 22nd in the relegation zone.
Rooney said, “Our performance and concentration did not meet our expectations.
To be honest, we haven’t been able to win anything in this game,” he expressed regret.
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