Atlanta United is teetering on the precipice of being eliminated from the playoffs after a 2-1 loss to the Portland Timbers Sunday evening. Mathematically the Five Stripes still have a chance, but at this point Atlanta needs to put another foot forward and try something totally different. They’re rapidly running out of time, though, as only five games are left in the season.
Unfortunately, Atlanta’s play against Portland didn’t inspire much confidence going forward. Moments of dominant performance didn’t really exist in this match; in fact, Atlanta had trouble really unlocking any sort of attack.