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D.C. United has been a team in turmoil this season. After moving on from manager Hernan Losada only six games into the season, Chad Ashton was appointed as the interim coach for the remainder of the season. But after 12 matches in charge of the club, things couldn’t be going much worse for D.C. United.
Ashton’s tenure has seen the team go 3-6-2, picking up only 11 points. After a 7-0 loss to the Philadephia Union — who had only scored seven goals in their previous eight matches — maybe it’s time for a rethink in the nation’s capital.
Without a coach who can set up their system, the constant chopping and changing of players doesn’t give anyone time to gain chemistry and even Taxiarchis Fountas hasn’t been able to bail out D.C. United. Since his arrival, Fountas has scored nine goals and assisted on three more in only 11 games but D.C. still hasn’t put it to good use. With the disappointment so far, whispers are beginning to swirl about who the next coach could be with a familiar name entering the fray.
According to the Washington Post, D.C. United has been in contact with Wayne Rooney for their open head coaching position. Rooney played two seasons in Washington from 2018 to 2019 scoring 23 goals and assisting on 15 more.
It was confirmed Sunday that Rooney will indeed become the newest manager of the team following his resignation at Derby County. Pablo Maurer confirms that the club and Rooney have agreed to terms for him to lead the team forward. He won’t be able to officially coach until his visa is sorted out. In late June, Rooney stepped down as the first team manager of Derby County leading to speculation about his future. The decision was met with disappointment from the joint administrators.
“The joint administrators are very disappointed that Wayne has taken the difficult decision to leave the club and we have spent some time today trying to persuade him to stay but…
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