Phillip Cocu is a dead man walking at Derby County, with Wayne Rooney set to replace him as manager, according to the Daily Mail.
Derby currently sit 22nd in the Championship. If the Rams are unable to turn their fortunes around, they could face relegation into League One, which would be disastrous considering they have been on the promotion push in recent seasons.
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It come as no surprise that, as the Daily Mail report, manager Phillip Cocu is set to be given his marching orders. What is surprising, though, is who the report claims Derby are interested in replacing him with.
Oftentimes Championship clubs opt for managers with pedigree. It’s an incredibly difficult division to navigate, with promotion to the Premier League the ultimate prize but the toughest of tasks.
Nonetheless, the Daily Mail believe that England legend Wayne Rooney, who is currently a player-coach at Pride Park, is in line to replace Cocu – whose time at Derby could come to an end tonight if they lose to Nottingham Forest.
As the report notes, Rooney has not even completed is UEFA coaching badges yet, but he could be thrown into the deep end by being given the Derby hot seat before long.
If that is to be the case, it’ll be a ‘sink or swim’ situation for the former Manchester United striker.
Total rubbish , Cocu is the future and the resent run of results can easily be explained due to injuries carried over from last season and signings not yet ready to start.
Judge him in a month when players will be back and the new signings will have had time to understand his way of playing after another month in the Under 23s
We have over 50% academy players out there at the moment and that’s the future and it will take a little time.
Rooney isn’t a manager he maybe an attacking coach but he is No Frank Lampard that’s for sure so big mistake of Mel did decide enough was enough
I would I think then ask for my £540 season ticket money back as I back Cocu not Rooney and I have not even seen a game this season but am willing for my money to go to new talent not a hire and fire mentality that always fails.