Wayne Rooney ‘disappointed, frustrated, embarrassed’ as DC United are thrashed by Philadelphia
- Seb Sternik
- 21 August 2022
DC United manager Wayne Rooney slammed his team’s performance after they were handed a 6-0 thrashing by top-of-the-table Philadelphia Union.
The result leaves Rooney's men bottom of the Eastern Conference and an unassailable 12 points adrift of the play-off places.
Mikael Uhre, Daniel Gazdag and Cory Burke all chipped in with goals, while Julian Carranza produced a second-half hat-trick.
This was the worst home defeat in 27 MLS regular seasons, and was just one goal short of the club-record loss against the same opponent six weeks ago.
A total of 17,941 fans were in attendance as they watched the thrashing unfold.
After the match, Rooney told reporters: "I thought we started the game really well, a little bit unfortunate to go in two goals down, a silly penalty we gave away. Second half was not acceptable.
"We lost every second ball. We've given the ball away very cheaply, completely unrecognisable from a team which I manage.
In their last 165 minutes vs the Philadelphia Union, DC United have been outscored 12-0
— MLS Buzz (@MLS_Buzz) August 21, 2022
July 8th | 7-0
Tonight | 5-0 (so far)
Wayne has some work to do. pic.twitter.com/7r5jk8LAsI
"It hurts, we're disappointed, frustrated, embarrassed by the second-half. I hope it hurts them players because I don't ever want to see that again."
Midfielder Victor Palsson, who wore the captain's armband after replacing Steven Birnbaum in defence, added: "We need to look at ourselves in the mirror. Every single one of us and take f*****g responsibility.
"That's just how it is. It's not acceptable. I'm ashamed to be captain today."
