Atlanta United’s three-week excursion away from MLS play is over, and the Five Stripes enter the second half-ish of the season in a less than ideal place. Despite not playing a game, results around the league mean Atlanta has slipped to 10th place, three points and four teams below the red line. 2022 is still far from a lost cause, as Atlanta has a number of games in hand on the teams above it, and most importantly, this is MLS; a good run of form can flip a season on its head. First and foremost, however, Atlanta has to start picking up wins one game at a time and a home clash against Inter Miami is the perfect place to start.