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If it was up to D.C. United, we would be on the verge of flipping the calendar to January, and the year 2022 could be nothing more than a memory. That’s how bad it has gotten in the nation’s capital.
Maybe we should’ve seen it coming. After all, trading a locker-room leader and the face of the team in Paul Arriola doesn’t suggest that the club’s front office expected this team to contend this season.
Few could’ve predicted how poorly Hernan Losada’s tenure would end, though. Fewer still would’ve expected it to conclude just six games into the Major League Soccer season. The manager reportedly had a strained relationship with the club’s hierarchy, and an even more fractious bond with his players.
D.C. is 3W-2D-6L in the 11 matches since Losada’s firing. The nadir came on Friday, when United lost by a touchdown and an extra point to the Philadelphia Union — 7-0. In the wake of such an embarrassment, the club has lined up a replacement for Chad Ashton, the interim boss who was expected to see out the rest of the season when he was installed in April, with sources telling ESPN’s Jeff Carlisle that Wayne Rooney will be the club’s next manager.
There’s nowhere for him to go but up, right?
With Week 19 in the books, Austin Lindberg looks at the results, breaks down where all 28 teams stand after a wild weekend of action and brings you the latest edition of the MLS Power Rankings.
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Previous ranking: 1
Next MLS match: July 17 at Nashville SC, 8:30 p.m. ET, ESPN+
The Galaxy knocked LAFC out of the U.S. Open Cup in May, so consider this a little bit of payback for the Supporters’ Shield leaders, but the 3-2 El Trafico win on Friday night was a little bit closer than the Black and Gold would’ve liked against their Los Angeles rivals who sit a whopping 12 points behind in the ultra-tight Western Conference.
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