Wayne Rooney defended his management after he was booed by Birmingham fans at the end of his second game in charge, insisting changes will take time at St Andrew's.
Frustrated Blues fans made their feelings known after watching their club lose back-to-back games following Rooney's appointment. He took over in controversial circumstances earlier this month from former boss John Eustace - who was sacked with the club sixth in the table. In an exclusive interview with Sky Sports, the former Man Utd and England striker defended his methods and said the style of play the club needs to win promotion from the Championship will be a gradual process.
He said: 'This is an opportunity for me to prove myself as a coach to get Birmingham out of the Championship, and there will be times where you look and question what the game plan is, and at times the players won't understand it as quickly as you'd like. But it's my job to make sure that keeps improving. 'My goal is Birmingham City, doing the best I can here to try to be successful. Thinking ahead is nothing beyond that.
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