The Atlanta United team that played Saturday night isn’t the same team that hit the pitch a week prior, much less the same as the one from 2022, and that should garner some excitement going forward.
The result wasn’t ideal, nor deserved (should’ve been 2-1 Atlanta), and by no means was it perfect, but the improvements are visible in only a week of work. The quotes will provide more context, but Derrick Etienne spoke about how the team really focused on taking less shots from outside the box and providing more service to inside the 18, and that was blatantly obvious Saturday.