Meeting for the first time all year tonight, D.C. United and Atlanta United will both be looking for any positives they can muster. It’s been that kind of year for the two Uniteds in the East, with both clubs being shut out six different times and struggling badly to give their fans any excitement. Despite the generous allotment of playoff spots this year, both teams currently sit below the red line, adding an element of importance to this clash between two desperate teams.
How could it not be? With how much Gressel meant to Atlanta, how both of these teams are struggling, and how his move to D.