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Wayne Rooney: How TV’s First Dates helped Plymouth boss get first win

Wayne Rooney said watching the television programme First Dates – where hopeful singletons find love over dinner in a smart restaurant – helped him wind down after an awful start to his time in charge at Plymouth Argyle.

The former England captain says he watched it after his side’s 4-0 thumping by Sheffield Wednesday to give him time away from football.

Rooney revealed his enjoyment of the Channel Four show after guiding his side to a 3-0 win over League Two side Cheltenham Town in the Carabao Cup – his first victory since taking over at Home Park.

“There’s always pressure, of course there is, that’s part of the game,” Rooney told BBC Sport.

“After the game on Sunday I turned my phone off and I watched an episode of First Dates.

“It’s important you can switch off, you can get away from it and then I revisited it early Monday morning and watched the game back.

“You can have a bad game, that happens, it’s important that they are able to switch off because sometimes then you can think too much about it and that does affect you mentally.”


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