‘I do not take it personally’

Wayne Rooney insists he doesn’t take criticism personally amid rising frustration from Plymouth Argyle followers over the crew’s poor current run of outcomes.

Stress has been mounting on Rooney with the previous England captain’s aspect presently backside of the Championship desk following a 2-0 defeat to Oxford United on Sunday.

Argyle have misplaced six and drawn three of their final 9 video games, resulting in a piece of the followers chanting for Rooney to be sacked in the course of the recreation with Oxford.

Rooney’s response to immediately’s defeat.

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Nevertheless, the 39-year-old says the criticism doesn’t have an effect on him and he believes he can flip the crew’s fortunes round.

“Once you’re shedding video games as we’re shedding them, that frustration is there so I get it and I don’t take it personally,” Rooney instructed the BBC.

“I feel the criticism is regular with the outcomes we’re going via.

“It’s important to really feel which you can flip it round. I’m going to return, watch the sport again, consider the sport and put together for Bristol [City].

“I perceive [the fans’ reaction], I’ve been there myself once I was younger and I’ve been there as a fan if you need to see your crew win.”

Rooney was appointed Plymouth head coach again in Could, following the dismissal of Ian Foster, however the ex-Manchester United participant has endured a tough time in England’s second tier this time period.

The Pilgrims have received simply 4 Championship video games all season, drawing six, shedding 13 and conceding 51 league objectives within the course of.

Requested if he felt secure in his job was secure, Rooney stated: “That’s a query for the board. I perceive how soccer works so all I can do is preserve attempting to work as onerous as I can.

“For all of us, we’re attempting to do the proper issues and assist us win video games — sadly that hasn’t been the case over the previous few weeks.”