He'd be vastly better off dropping back down to the Championship or League 1 if he wants to keep going. IMO, Gerrard was on the right path in Scotland, but took the wrong branch. He screwed up and took a high profile gig instead of one that required some grunt work. Lampard was doing the grunt work at Derby when Abramovich decided to elevate him beyond his level of preparation. You want to coach or manage? Go do the hours like everybody else. Viera didn't know what he was doing when he started, but he was in MLS. That's a great place for Rooney to learn his trade as well.