Atlanta United opened their 2019 season with a 3-1 first leg loss to Herediano in the Concacaf Champions League on Thursday night. The first official match in the Frank de Boer era didn’t go quite as planned as the Costa Rican side took it to the Five Stripes and came away with a deserved two-goal advantage. With the first 90 minutes of a new look team under our belts, it’s time for some knee-jerk reactions. Here are a few thoughts on the match:
Okay, so, here’s the thing. Adopting a new 3-4-3 possession based style of play was always going to be difficult.