Atlanta United players admitted that Wednesday night’s last-minute loss against FC Dallas stung in the locker room. It was the kind of loss that can deflate a team, and with another tough road match just days later –– against a team who didn’t play midweek –– it would take serious mental strength to get back in the win column. But that’s just what they got on Saturday, with a convincing 2-0 win over the Philadelphia Union.
“I was worried,” Martino admitted through a translator after the match. “First, because of the amount of effort that the guys put forth in the game against Dallas so I didn’t know if we had enough energy to finish the game tonight.