Wayne Rooney wants no star treatment at Debry
Written by News on 13/12/2019
Wayne Rooney hopes his Derby team-mates will cast aside any preconceptions they may have and treat him like any other member of the squad.
The former Manchester United and Everton striker, who agreed a deal to join Derby as a player-coach on an 18-month contract back in August, arrives at Pride Park having won 16 major trophies.
But Rooney hopes his previous success will not change the way he is viewed in the dressing room.
“I’m another person, I’ve played at the top level which maybe a lot of them haven’t,” said Rooney, England and United’s all-time record scorer.
“But I think once they get to know me, and they get to see me as part of the team, then everything they might have thought about me goes out of the window and they see me for what I am – a normal guy and just one of the team-mates.”
Rooney has spent the last three games in the dugout with his new club following his arrival from MLS club DC United.
But he is unable to feature for the Rams until the New Year with the visit of Barnsley to Pride Park on January 2 the first game he will be eligible to play in.
“It’s obviously frustrating training throughout the week and not being able to play,” said the 34-year-old.
“Training the day before a game is the worst day as the players don’t do too much so it’s been one-on-one with the fitness coach today.
“It’s frustrating because I am ready to play. I’ve just really been topping up my fitness and ticking things over since (leaving America) and if the game was tomorrow I would be able to play.”
(c) Sky Sports 2019: Wayne Rooney wants no star treatment at Debry
