In their inaugural 2017 season, it was pretty easy to describe Atlanta United. Without the ball they pressed high hoping to force their opponents into mistakes in the most dangerous of areas (and then create shots in transition). In possession, they spread out and worked the ball patiently (and fairly indirectly) to invite pressure from their opponents and to pass through them to create above average final third chances. You could back up this description with stats as well. Atlanta had elite pressing figures (close behind the dogmatic pressing New York teams) and had some of the highest possession numbers in the league.
How Atlanta United’s playing style evolved in 2018
