Five Takes On The Five Stripes

1: It feels like Atlanta United has beef with a lot of teams. We have history with Toronto, losing to them in our race win the shield in ‘18 and they beat us in the conference final in ‘19 and now took valuable points from us tonight. We have beef with Orlando because, well it’s OFYO. We got beef with Red Bull, obviously. We have a little bad blood with DC and it feels like something is starting u...

1: Overall, really really poor for the first 70 minutes from just about everyone on the pitch save for Miles who was excellent. Touches were sloppy, passes were lazy or over hit.  We just looked tired and devoid of ideas.   2: MOTM is a tie between Damm and Miles. This looked like the Miles pre 2019 injury. Jurgen came on and injected some energy and life, rescued a point and “Damm” near stole a w...

1: It felt like in the first half we were giving Red Bull a little taste of their own medicine. We pressed. We created turnovers and errant passes. We seemed to finally have the reply required for the Red Bull press. As the match progressed they played deeper and deeper. Not something we typically see from Red Bull.  2: Hyndman must have been listening to the podcast because he looked much better...

OFYO   1: Jahn is tall but he’s not that tall lol. I’m loving the service that Jahn is getting in the box even if they are well over his head. We know his strengths and we’re playing to them. It looks like we’re finally figuring out how to be dangerous with what we have. Better late then never.    2: I thought the back line looked really good in the first half. They held their line and played Orla...

1: We flipped the script tonight. DC played and looked the way we have to be honest. We got on the front foot early. We were aggressive and got stuck in with hard tackles. We frustrated and annoyed DC through the first half. We took advantage of their defensive mistakes.    2: Gallagher and Brooks Lennon made a hard push for dual MOTM. Terrific performances from both of them. The 18 yard box was a...

1: Early goals are a constant theme, and they completely change the dynamic of the game. Atlanta United has never been good at chasing the game. The really frustrating part is that the goals we give away are not from the build up in the run of play. They’re from bad mistakes and lackadaisical defending.   2: How in the world is that not a goal from Adam Jahn in the 18th?! And then again in the 57t...

1: It was a very strong start from Gallagher. For his first MLS start he appeared confident right away and had no problem getting himself involved in the attack. He was good on and off the ball. He was threatening throughout the first half. I'll happily take another dangerous player in the attack, especially right now.    2: The first goal from Miami was not unexpected. We have to play a higher li...

1: Guzan is not on his game. His distribution was not great, and he made some rudimentary errors. He just does not look confident or comfortable. I’m not sure what’s going on. He seems to be organizing the back line well enough but with his own performance, I think he’s struggling. 2: Cubo Torres has now had two golden opportunities to score. Tonight’s chance was an even more clear chance than his...

1: The whole match was very similar to the match against Orlando. We looked very hesitant in the final third. We weren’t quick enough on the ball. We’re missing a leader, a driving force that holds everyone accountable and can at times, put the team on his back. Just someone who puts in the work and makes everyone else work that much harder.   2: Brooks Lennon was MOTM for me with an honorable men...

FTOTFS  8/29 OFYO Recording the pod later tonight.  1: We were on the front foot at the start. An incredible save kept it at 0-0 but Remedi had a great follow up effort. Eric has really stepped up his game and his role in this club since Nagbe’s departure. The middle of the park was not the issue for us tonight.  2:. We had loads of defensive problems in the final third in the first half. We just...

1: The Kenosha police deputized the people calling themselves the Kenosha Guard the moment they said "Appreciate y'all being out here" What they should have said was "GO HOME. We don't want you to get hurt and we don't want you to hurt anyone." They didn't and people are hurt and people are dead.   2: I don't know how we move forward in any meaningful way. I know that real progress is only going t...

touches were sloppy. We had our pocket picked a few times. Eric Remedi was vital early on, breaking up Nashville opportunities and winning back possession. 2: For all of Nashville’s talk about how they’re not just a team that sits back and plays for the counter, that’s kinda exactly what they did for most of the match. It really wasn’t until around the 25th minute that we began to find a way throu...

1: I don’t think Frank was a crap coach. I don’t think he ever really gelled and connected with the players. He never struck me as someone who inspires his players to run through a wall for him. 2: Yes FDB’s results are on par with Tata’s in terms of win %. Yes we did win 2 trophies last year and made it to the conference final. There was a rough start to the season and then there was that big pla...

1: We continue to have problems defensively on the left. Shoot, we continue to have problems defensively all around. The back three are constantly pulled out of position.    2: Pity is not showing his quality. He attempted a number of difficult passes and they’re not coming off. It’s like he sets his sights on the harder options but isn’t up to the task. Pity just keeps trying to do too much. He n...

1: Fatigue and frustration was the theme of the day. This was just sluggish ugly football from both sides with a moment of brilliance from Amaya. Clearly the heat and match time played a role. I’m not using either of those factors as an excuse but they are factors. I’m not a fan of these 9am games. I don’t think the conditions lend themselves to entertaining football. There is no clearer example t...

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