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Tom Brady, who is widely regarded as the greatest player of all time in NFL history, became a minority owner of the EFL Championship club Birmingham City FC in the year 2023. Two months after Tom Brady arrived as the minority owner, their manager during that time John Eustace was replaced by the England & Manchester United legend Wayne Rooney. The club were sixth in the league table when Rooney arrived, however the club later slipped to the 20th place and Wayne Rooney’s chapter as Birmingham manager lasted for just 13 weeks.
In the latest Amazon documentary ‘Built in Birmingham', which aired on this Friday, August 1, there were interactions between the owner Tom Brady and manager Wayne Rooney which appeared to be ‘awkward’ while teh NFL legend raised concerns about the work ethic of the ex-Birmingham manager. The minority owner stated, "I'm a little worried about our head coach's work ethic. I mean, I don't know, I don't have great instincts on that.”
Brady disappointed with ‘lazy’ and ‘entitled’ attitude of players following relegation in 2023-24 season
In the clip, Tom Brady was seen attending the meeting of the squad which was led by Wayne Rooney. As soon as the NFL legend entered the room, manager Wayne Rooney wittily asked him if he wanted to lead the meeting. Further in the documentary Wayne Rooney was also seen explaining the problems present at the club stating, "Why they're playing in the Championship and not the Premier League is because... we've all passed a ball, kicked the ball and run, but it's a focus, concentrated for 90 minutes."
In the documentary, Brady was also seen watching a training session of the club and admitted that the club had a long way to go to reach at the top level. Tom Brady also suggested that the club got relegated in the 2023-24 campaign due to the ‘lazy’ and ‘entitled’ attitude of the players.
