WAYNE ROONEY had the worst possible start as Plymouth boss – summed up in a comical own goal.
The Manchester United legend took over at Argyle after being released by Birmingham in January.
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Rooney had to win over his fans after his attitude was sharply criticized by some supporters.
But now he has more work to do after suffering a 4-0 defeat at Sheffield Wednesday in his first Championship game of the season.
Striker Jamal Lowe put the team ahead in the 35th minute before things got even worse after the break.
In the 52nd minute, Lowe headed the ball into the face of Plymouth defender Brendan Galloway and the ball bounced into the net.
The ridiculous own goal was the quintessence of Rooney’s opening game, in which Josh Windass and Michael Smith also scored.
Rooney said after the game: “The result was deserved.
“The really disappointing thing from my point of view was the fundamentals of the game, winning tackles and preventing crosses.
“We conceded four goals from four crosses. The basic structure of the game was not right.”
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“What really disappoints me is that we as a team have not played with the confidence that we have shown in recent weeks.
“We didn’t receive the ball well enough and didn’t get the crowd under control early enough.
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“We allowed them to get a foothold in the game, let it run out and conceded two more goals.”
“I am disappointed and angry because this is not the performance I wanted to see. We talked about their danger in crosses.
“We talked about Barry Bannan and let him dictate the game and didn’t get close enough to him. That was not acceptable.”
“Players have to earn the right to play. You can lose football games, that happens, but you want to see your players running, working and tackling in a certain way.
“Many of our fans had travelled a long way, but our performance was not good enough.
“We have to make sure this doesn’t happen again.”
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