Last Sunday showed a side of Atlanta United that hadn’t seen the light of day until that cool May afternoon in Yankee Stadium: a bad side. The much touted seeds of versatility that were planted in the offseason failed to bear fruit as Julian Gressel was unable, most troublingly once again, to handle his role as a center attacking midfielder while Miguel Almiron was starved for service on the left wing. While Middlesbrough has been relegated so hard that Brad Guzan is being sent to MLS after getting nutmegged three times, keeper Alec Kann had a difficult game with questionable positioning and poor distribution out of the back.
Atlanta United at Portland Timbers: What to watch for
