Atlanta United FC defender Franco Ibarra. Mandatory Credit: Joe Nicholson-USA TODAY Sports
There was a duality from Atlanta United on Sunday at the Seattle Sounders, the type of grit and bite mixed with their trademark build-up and possession that harkens back to the organization’s 2018 MLS Cup winning side.
The micro takeaway from Atlanta United at the Seattle Sounders, a 1-1 result, was impressive. How Atlanta United achieved this result, sometimes having to play ugly, is perhaps the biggest storyline from Sunday.
All too often over the past two years, Atlanta United has been the one playing pretty soccer but folding like a cheap suit once a match becomes a scrap.