Atlanta United head coach Gerardo Martino
On 4-2-3-1 formation:
“We decided to play in this formation because of the style that Kansas City plays. They are a team that likes to build out the back. We knew that if we played in our 4-2-3-1 system that we had to pressure those guys one-on-one all the way up the field, and if we had stuck with our five at the back system we would have let them play out of the back without any pressure and that would have opened up all of their passing lanes that they like to create.