It was a frustrating match for Atlanta United last weekend against the Seattle Sounders. Officiating aside, the Five Stripes struggled to break down a Seattle team that was perfectly content on sitting behind the ball and defending for the majority of the match. Tata Martino expressed during his post-match press conference the difficulties of trying to attack against teams like that and how he plans to adapt against other predominantly defensive sides they’ll face in the future.
“It’s difficult to play against a defense that sits so far back and just plays very defensively,” said Martino.