Last week in this column, I gushed about Atlanta United’s performance in a well-won road point against NYCFC. It was a great result built on an even more promising performance.
I have no idea how people feel about this 2-2 draw a week later in Toronto, but I remain more on the positive side. In truth, it wasn’t the team’s best performance of the season — in fact it might rank closer to the bottom than the top in that respect. But considering it was a game played without Thiago Almada and with Giorgos Giakoumakis forced off early due to a hamstring injury, the team put in a shift that kept them competitive and obviously with a great chance to win.