{"id":299026,"date":"2023-12-03T08:15:40","date_gmt":"2023-12-03T08:15:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sports-life-news.com\/?p=299026"},"modified":"2023-12-03T08:15:40","modified_gmt":"2023-12-03T08:15:40","slug":"birmingham-city-0-0-rotherham-wayne-rooneys-struggles-continue","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sports-life-news.com\/soccer\/birmingham-city-0-0-rotherham-wayne-rooneys-struggles-continue\/","title":{"rendered":"Birmingham City 0-0 Rotherham: Wayne Rooney&apos;s struggles continue"},"content":{"rendered":"<h1> Birmingham City 0-0 Rotherham: Wayne Rooney&#8217;s struggles continue as Blues play out goalless draw with Championship strugglers<\/h1>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Birmingham continued to stutter with a 0-0 draw against struggling Rotherham<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>The Blues have picked up just five points in eight games under Wayne Rooney\u00a0<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Manchester United in a mess &#8211; they have a collapse in them &#8211; It&#8217;s All Kicking Off<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Birmingham City played out a drab 0-0 draw with Rotherham on Saturday afternoon at St Andrew&#8217;s to heap the pressure on Wayne Rooney.<\/p>\n<p>On a freezing afternoon in the West Midlands, chances were few and far between as the Blues continued to struggle under the Manchester United icon.<\/p>\n<p>They have picked up just five points from eight games since he took charge and sit 15th after the draw.<\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile, manager-less Rotherham &#8211; who were led by caretaker boss Wayne Carlisle for the third game in a row &#8211; stay 23rd.<\/p>\n<p>MORE TO FOLLOW\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/12\/02\/16\/78504081-0-image-a-57_1701535532969.jpg\" height=\"416\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Birmingham City played out a drab 0-0 draw with Rotherham on Saturday at St Andrew&#8217;s<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/12\/02\/16\/78504079-0-image-a-58_1701535548429.jpg\" height=\"411\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Chances were few and far between on a freezing afternoon in the West Midlands<\/p>\n<h3>MATCH FACTS<\/h3>\n<p><span>Birmingham (4-2-3-1):<\/span>\u00a0Ruddy; Laird (Drameh 26), Aiwu, Sanderson, Buchanan; Bielik, Bacuna (James 59); Miyoshi, Stansfield, Dembele; Burke (Jutkiewicz 59)\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><span>Substitutes not used:<\/span>\u00a0Etheridge, Donovan, Gardner, Hogan, Roberts, Sunjic\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><span>Manager:<\/span>\u00a0Wayne Rooney<\/p>\n<p><span>Scorer:<\/span>\u00a0None<\/p>\n<p><span>Booked:<\/span>\u00a0James\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><span>Rotherham (3-4-1-2):<\/span>\u00a0Johansson; Ayala, Peltier (Hugill 72), Bramall; Rathbone, Tiehi, Odoffin, Revan; Lindsay (Morrison 71); Nombe, Appiah (Lembikisa 58)\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><span>Substitutes not used:<\/span>\u00a0Philips, McGuckin, Kelly, Hall, Eaves\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><span>Manager:<\/span>\u00a0Wayne Carlisle\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><span>Scorer:<\/span>\u00a0None<\/p>\n<p><span>Booked:<\/span>\u00a0Lindsay, Peltier, Bramall<\/p>\n<p><span>Referee<\/span>: A Davies<\/p>\n<p>Your browser does not support iframes.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/12\/02\/16\/78504085-0-image-a-60_1701535657519.jpg\" height=\"385\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Birmingham have picked up just five points in eight games since Wayne Rooney took charge<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/12\/02\/17\/78505111-12817885-image-a-74_1701538512540.jpg\" height=\"418\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Birmingham winger Siriki Dembele is challenged by Rotherham midfielder Jamie Lindsay<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/12\/02\/16\/78504083-0-image-a-59_1701535592919.jpg\" height=\"401\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Rotherham caretaker boss Wayne Carlisle oversaw his third game after Matt Taylor&#8217;s sacking<\/p>\n<h3>IT&#8217;S ALL KICKING OFF!\u00a0<\/h3>\n<p><span><span>It&#8217;s All Kicking Off is an exciting new podcast from Mail Sport that promises a different take on Premier League football.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span><span>It is available on MailOnline, Mail+, YouTube, Apple Music and Spotify.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p>Your browser does not support iframes.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/i\/pix\/2017\/08\/02\/636x90_facebook_ad_sport.png\" width=\"636\" height=\"90\"><br \/>\nSource: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailymail.co.uk\/sport\/football\/article-12817885\/Birmingham-City-0-0-Rotherham-Championship-2023-24-Result.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read Full 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