Rooney: Don’t think Tom Brady football understood so well when he came in; Criticism was unfair

Wayne Rooney returned to Tom Brady after the NFL Great had questioned his work ethics during his short management spell in the second English club Birmingham City, and said that the criticism was «very unfair».

Former New England Patriots Quarterback Brady, minority owner of Birmingham, had built in an Amazon Prime documentary series entitled ‘in Birmingham: Brady & The Blues’ said he was a bit worried about Rooney’s working ethics.

Ex-Manchester United and England Vooruit Rooney, 39, was rejected in January last year as manager of Birmingham after less than three months in the role, after a Windless Run, which hung the club above the relegation zone.

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«I think Tom came in once, which was the day for a match where the days are a bit lighter anyway, and I don’t think he understood football so well,» said Rooney on the Wayne Rooney Show podcast.

«But what he understands is, he is a hard worker, we know that.»

«Football is not NFL – NFL works three months a year. Players also need rest, so I think he is very unfair, the way he came out and that has shown that.»

Seven times Super Bowl champion Brady became a minority owner in Birmingham in August 2023.

«Listen, I respect Tom Brady enormously,» said Rooney.

«He is one of the best, if not the best athletes of all time and Birmingham looks like they get it now, what is good, and I think what they have done, the players have done out they needed to get out.»