Source: TheGuardian
How will Derby and Phillip Cocu manage the world of Wayne Rooney?
He is an upgrade on David Nugent but Wayne Rooney will have to cope with being a trophy scalp for Championship hard men and take care with the extra-curricular activitiesRemember the name? Wayne Rooney, the all-time leading goalscorer for England and Manchester United, is coming home from the US. It was always going to happen – that fair skin could not stay in the Washington heat for ever – but after 18 months Rooney will return from DC United to England in the new year and get stuck into the next stage of his career, as a coach. In fact he will do more than that. He will still be a player.In announcing the January move Derby’s manager, Phillip Cocu, spoke about the “positive contribution” he felt Rooney could make across the club. As for the player-coach himself, he talked about making a “big contribution”. Note the small difference in language there. It is a good illustration of how, while there are a few aspects to this move that make obvious sense, there are others that set off all the alarms one might have rigged up in case of an outbreak of Modern Football. Related: Wayne Rooney wants one final chapter of football glory with Derby County Related: Nottingham Forest issue suspension over 'racist' posts aimed at Derby's Duane Holmes Continue reading......read full article
