Josef Martinez's hat trick paced the latest home romp, which helped the club reclaim a place as a league powerhouse
If last week's 3-1 win against D.C. United served to ease concerns about Atlanta United's status as one of Major League Soccer's best teams, then Saturday's 4-1 thrashing of the Vancouver Whitecaps helped to completely restore the lofty preseason expectations the second-year team began the season with.
The season-opening loss to the Houston Dynamo is a distant memory now after Josef Martinez's hat trick helped Atlanta dismantle a Whitecaps side that came into the match with a 2-0 record.