LOS ANGELES — For a man who made a lucrative living scoring goals — he’s the best in Manchester United and English national team history — Wayne Rooney is not accustomed to empty performances. Over a 19-year career, through power and incisiveness, the soccer ball would usually find its way into the net.
His playing days, though, are behind him now. He has grown out a graying beard and poured his efforts into coaching. Others must score the goals; he can only instruct and inspire. Five matches into his D.C. United tenure, his patience is being tested.