talkSPORT’s Tony Cascarino has admitted he never envisaged seeing Wayne Rooney venture into coaching – and believes the Manchester United legend has developed into a football purist.
Rooney, who is currently a player-coach at Championship side Derby County, has expressed his desire to enter into management in the near future.
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Wayne Rooney has become a football purist, according to Tony Cascarino
And that is something that Cascarino did not foresee happening when Rooney broke on to the scene as a fresh-faced teenager at Everton, hailing the development the former England captain has made over the years.
“Thinking of a young Wayne we’d have all gone there’s absolutely no chance of that happening [him becoming a manager]. No chance at all,” he told Weekend Sports Breakfast.
“But we look at Wayne now and he’s obviously a lot more experience and well travelled.
“You can see from his articles [Times columns] and the way he’s talking and what’s being said is that he’s grown to love and embrace the game.”
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Rooney is currently player-coach at Championship side Derby County
Several of Rooney’s former England team-mates, such as Frank Lampard and Steven Gerrard, have already begun their management careers and Cascarino believes rubbing shoulders with those personnel has inspired Rooney.
He added: “He’s become a bit of a purist on football and that has really intrigued me.
“The raw talent of what Wayne was as a 17-year-old was incredible for us all to see, and it’s clear that the people he’s brushed shoulders with has made a mark on him.
“You can really see he does want to go down this road, so good luck to him.”
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