Wayne Rooney, the supervisor of struggling Championship membership Plymouth Argyle, has as soon as once more criticized his gamers’ efficiency and character following their newest heavy defeat.
Plymouth have been thrashed 4-0 by Bristol Metropolis on Saturday, simply days after a 6-1 loss to Norwich Metropolis. The Greens have now conceded 14 objectives of their final 4 away video games, leaving them fourth-bottom within the Championship and dealing with a relegation battle.
Rooney, the previous Manchester United and England star, didn’t maintain again in his evaluation of his gamers’ show.
“From there [in the second half], the players collapsed,” he mentioned. “Once more, this isn’t one thing I haven’t informed the gamers. They utterly collapsed. It was the identical at Norwich away, it was the identical at Leeds away.
The 37-year-old supervisor questioned the gamers’ want and character, saying they should “dig deep” and present extra combat.
If you need to have a profession in soccer that you must dig deep at instances, and dig deep inside your self. It’s one thing I’ve achieved many instances as a participant, and I really feel the gamers confirmed an actual lack of character and lack of combat after we conceded the primary aim, and that’s very disappointing.”
Rooney acknowledged the workforce’s damage points however insisted that was not an excuse for the most recent defeat. He mentioned he has tried completely different ways and approaches to get one of the best out of his gamers, however “up to now, away from home, nothing is getting through to them.”
The previous England captain took accountability for the consequence, however known as on his gamers to step up and present extra pleasure, respect, and keenness for the membership.
“We have got a duty to this football club to show a pride, a respect, a passion, a fight for this club and the last two games I feel that hasn’t been there.”
Plymouth’s subsequent two video games might be essential for his or her season, with a house match in opposition to fellow strugglers Oxford United adopted by a house sport in opposition to Swansea Metropolis.
The membership presently sits simply two factors above the relegation zone, with the worst aim distinction within the league at -20.
