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Plymouth Argyle owner Simon Hallett has explained why they did not look “too hard” at Wayne Rooney’s data during his disastrous spell at Birmingham City ahead of their decision to appoint him as manager. Rooney was confirmed as Ian Foster’s successor last week as the former Manchester United striker returned to the dugout after being sacked by Birmingham City in January. The former England international endured a torrid time at St Andrew’s, where he lost nine out of 15 games. His tenure set the trend for Blues, who tumbled out of the top six and into a relegation fight which they ultimately lost. When Rooney departed, many believed it would be a while before he would back in management. READ: Plymouth chief explains why Rooney
Plymouth Argyle owner Simon Hallett has explained why they did not look “too hard” at Wayne Rooney’s data during his disastrous spell at Birmingham City ahead of their decision to appoint him as manager. Rooney was confirmed as Ian Foster’s successor last week as the former Manchester United striker returned to the dugout after being sacked by Birmingham City in January. The former England international endured a torrid time at St Andrew’s, where he lost nine out of 15 games. His tenure set the trend for Blues, who tumbled out of the top six and into a relegation fight which they ultimately lost. When Rooney departed, many believed it would be a while before he would back in management. READ: Plymouth chief explains why Rooney
“Results have been poor – we know his win/loss ratio is not particularly attractive – but actual results are not a terribly good way at looking at how much of an impact a manager has had on a team. Looking at the underlying data, we can see at DC United he improved attack and defence, and when it came to chance creation, they were almost top of the league. “At Derby, he improved the defence, and at Birmingham, the situation is kind of unclear. He went in for 15 games at a time when they were sixth in the Championship, but only a couple of points off 13th/14th, and the results, clearly, were very, very poor and it’s actually hard to see very much in the underlying
“Results have been poor – we know his win/loss ratio is not particularly attractive – but actual results are not a terribly good way at looking at how much of an impact a manager has had on a team. Looking at the underlying data, we can see at DC United he improved attack and defence, and when it came to chance creation, they were almost top of the league. “At Derby, he improved the defence, and at Birmingham, the situation is kind of unclear. He went in for 15 games at a time when they were sixth in the Championship, but only a couple of points off 13th/14th, and the results, clearly, were very, very poor and it’s actually hard to see very much in the underlying
