Wayne Rooney reveals first impression of Birmingham City players in honest admission

Rooney has already spotted an improvement that his side can make after taking training.

•  Wayne Rooney believes some Birmingham City players are playing within themselves and he aims to release their tension and get them playing to their full potential.
•  Despite Birmingham City’s recent success under previous boss John Eustace, the club’s board wants to see a braver style of play implemented.
•  The decision to make a managerial switch was a surprise due to the club’s success – and it may take time for Rooney’s style to fully function.

Wayne Rooney believes some of Birmingham City’s players are currently playing within themselves and that’s something he wants to improve, speaking to Birmingham Live.

Wayne Rooney believes some of Birmingham City’s players are currently playing within themselves and that’s something he wants to improve, speaking to Birmingham Live.

What did Wayne Rooney say about Birmingham City’s players following his arrival?

Rooney will want to keep his players onside and praise them wherever possible, to boost their morale, provide them with more motivation and with that, produce better results.

He managed to keep the morale high during such a difficult time at Derby and the 37-year-old should be able to do the same at Birmingham without any problems.

But the Manchester United legend did make an honest admission about how some of the squad are playing at the moment – and has revealed that he will be working on this issue.

He said: “They have got more. They are in sixth place and there’s more in them.

“It’s for me to release that tension which some players have.

“In the last 48 hours I have watched the games and I do feel players are playing within themselves. I want to give them more and get them playing to a way I feel they can do.”