New Sunderland boss, David Moyes admits that Jack Rodwell was wrong to leave Everton for Manchester City.
As reported by the Sunderland Echo, Moyes believes that Rodwell’s career took a turn for the worse following his move to the Etihad at the age of just 21, back when he was seen as one of the most promising young English midfielders.
Rodwell struggled to break into the first-team squad at Manchester City and would go on to leave for Sunderland without making any real impact.
Moyes, who was then manager of Everton had this to say on the midfielder’s struggles.
He has probably never really found a level of consistency. He had great potential as a boy, athleticism and was a very comfortable football player who could do a bit of everything. Injuries haven’t helped him, but I also think that maybe going to Man City wasn’t the right move.
The former Manchester United boss would go on to say that Rodwell could be at a make or break point of his career.
He made that move though, and I hoped that coming to Sunderland would maybe kick-start him. Again, he has been held back by injuries, but he needs to show what he can do now. We can give them all clever words, but it is about the here and now. There needs to be a driven desire to become a better player and that he will to step on to overcome difficult situations.
Rodwell now finds himself under the management of Moyes once again after the Scotsman was tasked with the job of keeping Sunderland in the Premier League after Sam Allardyce’s appointment as England boss.
