We Lost
Despite being heavily favored for Thursday morning’s fixture against FC Cincinnati, Atlanta United did everything in their power to lose the match. The Five Stripes started poorly before going down a man early after a horrendous defensive error, lost the possession battle to a team showing no desire to attack, conceded a goal thanks to a couple of individual mistakes, and got next to nothing from their high priced attackers.
In other words - it sucked.
A Slow Start
Atlanta came out in a similarly aggressive shape to the 3-4-3 we saw against New York Red Bulls.