As Atlanta United prepares for the two biggest games in its two-year history, Tata Martino’s place within the pantheon of MLS managers is yet to be decided. The Eastern Conference Final between the Atlanta and New York Red Bulls, the two undisputed best teams in the league, will go a long way in deciding how we’ll look back on the departing Argentine’s MLS tenure a decade from now.
Normally, any manager who takes over an expansion franchise and leads them to two straight playoff appearances and within two points of a Supporters’ Shield would be held up with the legendary managers who’ve come through MLS.