da cassino online： Wayne Rooney criticised his Birmingham side for "naivety" in their defeat to Leicester in the Championship on Monday.

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Birmingham lost 3-2 to Leicester Rooney frustrated with 'naive' Birmingham Has just two wins in 11 matches WHAT HAPPENED?

The Foxes ran away with the three points at St. Andrew's on Monday evening courtesy of a brace from Stephy Mavididi and Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall's goal. Although the Wales international Jordan James equalised twice for the Blues it was not enough to stop the Championship leaders from winning their fourth consecutive match.

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“I’m very disappointed to lose the game,” said Rooney. “I thought for 30 minutes we were really good and had good control of the game. We pressed really well and created chances, then something we spoke about (happened).

“Leicester are very good on transition. Sometimes you have to take a yellow card. Bit naivety in that. Then for the last 10 minutes of the first half, for some reason, we didn’t sit back but we stopped getting pressure on the ball and allowed them to have control.
“That carried on into the second half and we were a little bit sloppy. I said to the lads at half-time, ‘If we don’t secure the ball in the middle of the pitch, they will punish us.’ And that’s exactly what happened for the third goal," he added.

“We kept pushing. I brought attacking lads on with energy. Ultimately, it ended up with every attacking player I’ve got on the pitch, but we fell a bit short. The character of the players was really good. Let’s not forget, there’s a reason Leicester are top of the league. We competed and at times showed real quality as well.”

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Leicester fans did not miss the opportunity to taunt Rooney and even went into the stadium wearing Jamie Vardy masks, given their personal history following the court case involving their wives. As their team took the lead, they came up with a cheeky rendition of a chant that went "Rooney, Rooney what's the score" and "Jamie Vardy, he's won more than you" after taking the lead.

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The West Midlands-based outfit is struggling to bring out their best under Rooney. Since he joined Birmingham in early October, the club has won just twice in 11 matches and find themselves 17th in the Championship, only six points clear of the relegation zone. They will be back in action against Plymouth Argyle on Saturday in their next fixture.