D.C. United Coach Wayne Rooney has been within the professional sport for 20 years, however after a 6-0 defeat to the Philadelphia Union on Saturday, he mentioned he had “by no means felt that as a participant or a coach. I don’t need to really feel that once more.”
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After signs of hope, D.C. United regresses in dismal defeat to Union
Rooney mentioned he was “upset, annoyed and embarrassed by the second-half efficiency” through which the Jap Convention-leading Union scored 4 instances — and will have had a number of extra.
“Each participant in that second half was a whole stranger to what I’ve seen in coaching, what I’ve seen in earlier video games,” Rooney mentioned. “You possibly can lose video games, however there’s a fashion in how that occurs.”
After an encouraging show at Western Convention-leading Los Angeles FC on Tuesday and a promising begin Saturday, United fell behind by two targets earlier than intermission and crumbled throughout a second half that turned extra hideous by the minute earlier than 17,941 patrons.
United (6-16-4) was shut out for the fifth consecutive match and twelfth time, however even by snapping out of its scoring rut, United wouldn’t have come near compensating for a cartoonish efficiency.
D.C. is in a 1-7-2 skid, with the one victory approaching two stoppage-time targets in opposition to Orlando Metropolis in Rooney’s debut July 31. That’s additionally the final time the membership scored.
Julián Carranza recorded a hat trick over 27 minutes of the second half, Mikael Uhre and Daniel Gazdag scored earlier than halftime and substitute Cory Burke added a late purpose as Philadelphia (14-4-9) improved to 11-1-1 in its previous 13 conferences with United.
“I knew the difficulties we might have and the place this season was” when he took the job, Rooney mentioned.
With the playoffs out of attain, he added, “the necessary factor is to construct a squad and compete. After all we’d like extra gamers. I do know that. The homeowners know that. We have now to maintain attempting to construct. I’ve to maintain attempting to push these gamers from now till the top of the season to ensure we enhance. I’ve to push the homeowners in January to get gamers in who can compete on this league.”
United had conceded two targets within the earlier three matches, however with captain Steven Birnbaum serving a red-card suspension, the protection was no match for the high-powered guests.
“We have to take a look at ourselves within the mirror. Each single one in all us and take f—ing duty,” mentioned midfielder Victor Palsson, who wore the captain’s armband and changed Birnbaum on the again line. “That’s simply how it’s. It’s not acceptable. I’m ashamed to be captain immediately.”
United confirmed no preliminary aftereffects from the primary assembly, taking the initiative and creating hazard. The lack to attain, although, continued to hang-out the hosts.
The Union went forward within the thirty seventh minute.
Gazdag took the ball from Martín Rodríguez at midfield. Carranza crossed to Uhre within the field. The Danish ahead settled the ball along with his chest, warded off Palsson and drove a low 10-yarder into the far nook for his ninth purpose of the 12 months.
United has conceded the primary purpose in eight of its previous 9 matches. The one sport through which that didn’t happen was a 0-0 draw with the New York Purple Bulls.
United’s issues deepened on the final act of the half. After video assessment, Ted Unkel awarded a penalty kick to Philadelphia for Tony Alfaro’s problem on Uhre. Gazdag transformed for his thirteenth purpose.
Lower than two minutes into the second half, Carranza completed off United with a curling 18-yarder into the far facet netting for his tenth purpose.
Carranza slipped a shot underneath Romo within the seventieth minute, then within the 73rd he took benefit of a miscommunication between Romo and Alfaro. The supporters’ teams behind the purpose chanted: “Invoice Hamid! Invoice, Invoice Hamid!” — a reference to the injured veteran keeper.
Within the 79th, Burke whipped a shot previous Romo.
After the ultimate whistle, lots of of visiting followers celebrated because the Union approached their part. On the different finish, United gamers made their customary stroll to their supporters’ teams. Most have been passed by then.
“We truly had an excellent speaking on the half,” Palsson mentioned. “We have been constructive. After which third, fourth, fifth, sixth particular person errors — we simply utterly collapsed.”
Right here’s what else to find out about United’s defeat:
Regardless of David Ochoa’s sharp efficiency in his D.C. debut in opposition to LAFC, Rooney turned again to Romo in web. Getting into the stretch of three matches over seven days, Rooney had set a rotation and caught with the plan for the final sport Saturday.
Going ahead, Ochoa appears to have the sting. One other wrinkle, although, is the return of Hamid, who has resumed coaching after present process hand surgical procedure in late June. On the damage checklist, the crew upgraded him to questionable Friday.
Benteke’s visa nonetheless pending
There isn’t a predicting when a piece visa will clear bureaucratic channels. Two to a few weeks is commonplace, however Rodríguez, a winger from Chile, waited a month. Rooney wanted about three weeks.
United officers have been optimistic Belgian striker Christian Benteke, the membership’s marquee summer season signing, could be eligible Saturday, simply over two weeks after the perimeters reached settlement. It didn’t occur. The goal now could be to have him in uniform Aug. 28 in Atlanta.
Pete Shuttleworth, who served on Rooney’s employees at English membership Derby County, obtained his visa this previous week and joined the opposite assistants on the sideline Saturday.