Tom Brady has taken aim at former Birmingham manager Wayne Rooney after his disastrous time managing the Blues.
Brady, who won seven Super Bowl titles during his NFL career, is co-owner of the Blues and has been for the past two seasons.
Former Manchester United star Rooney managed at the club for all of eight months after a shocking period with the team, winning just two of his 15 Championship matches in charge.
Under Rooney’s management, the team plummeted from sixth in the table down to 20th before he was eventually removed and replaced with Chris Davies.
Tom Brady did not hold back against his former manager
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In a new documentary, set to release on Friday, Brady takes aim at Rooney for his management style and approach.
He tells his business manager, Ben Rawitz: “I’m a little worried about our head coach’s work ethic.”
Rawitz replies: “Comes across as lackadaisical.”
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Under the management of the former England player, the team fell down to League One after the disappointing results.
The relationship between the two appeared to be awkward throughout their time together, with Rooney at one point offering to school one of the greatest NFL players in history on the rules of football.
Brady claps back, telling Rooney, “What’s the difference between football (American) and soccer? Nothing. I treated practice like it was the Super Bowl. Put pressure on them, make them run for everything.”
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Wayne Rooney struggled in his time as manager
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The series goes on to show how the Blues go on under Davies to break the EFL points total in their 111-point League One winning season.
While removing Rooney from his position appeared to be the right move for the Blues, Brady concedes he could have given the England legend more time to work things out.
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“I had good advice, ‘Don’t go in there and make sweeping changes. You guys have time. But we made sweeping changes that put us in decline. That was our doing," he said.
Brady did highlight, however, that Rooney was not the only problem within the squad, with the players also to blame for their dire form.
Wayne Rooney now looks set for a carrer in punditry
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“We were trying to make Birmingham a world-class team - but it’s been a s**t year. They were lazy and entitled, which doesn’t give you much chance to succeed," he said.
Rooney went on to manage Plymouth after his sacking from the Blues, but struggled once again. He is now set to move to punditry after securing a lucrative deal with Match Of The Day for the new Premier League season.