r/AtlantaUnited

Yes, the team is terrible and has been over the past several years, but what do you expect? MLS is not the Eredevise, it’s not the SPL, it’s not Bundesliga where 1 or 2 clubs dominate. Everyone knows LAG has the most cup wins, 6 in the last 30 years. Who has the 2nd most? DC United, a team that last appeared in the playoffs 7 seasons ago. The Crew have 3 cups and needed to be saved from relocation. Houston, SKC, and San Jose each have 2 cups and have not been very good in recent years with the exception of SJ this season. MLS is the toughest league in the world to establish a dynasty and that’s a feature, not a bug! Imagine living in Scotland! If you don’t support Celtic or Rangers then you’re not rooting for a winning team. If you’re a German that doesn’t support Munich then you’re not supporting the winning team, 20 in the last 26 seasons. Every Fan of MLS has a near equal chance of getting a taste of victory. That means that clubs go through long periods of mediocrity, and some periods of absolute shit, but that’s because the league is hard. This dynamic makes MLS superior to other leagues, maybe not in the quality of play on the pitch, but in the experience for the fans. If you can’t get down with that then you should support Bayern Munich and just win soccer forever.

Finally he gave in and played a 3(5)-5(3)-2 but did so playing 2 traditional wing backs on either of Stian as CBs while playing nobody over the age of 23 in the midfield and no one to take charge... He played wingbacks that both are super uncomfortable with the ball at their feet in attacking situations (as opposed to Ronny and Pedro who are very comfortable there). The entire idea of wingbacks is to get them forward into dangerous spots..

Obviously it was a comedy of errors last night in the first half but it was clear how much better the team looked with the insertion of Berrocal, Muyumba, Galarza and Saba.

I have been wanting to see this formation all season but I feel like Tata was trying to give his critics a middle finger about Hoyos and his tactical choices.

I guess match thread fell asleep again.

Background - I started getting back into professional and international soccer last year in preparation for this summer’s WC. I kept up with the tail end of the last MLS season, started more regularly watching the EPL (s/o to AFC Bournemouth!), and found the SDH and OTW podcast networks to stay up to date

Because I didn’t follow ATLUTD for so long, I’m still piecing together how the club has ended up in this current horrible state after the first few years of glory. How did we get here?

And more importantly, for the long-haul fans who have seen it all, what do we realistically need to do to fix this? Obviously we’re past the point of simple player and/or manager changes, and the 2’s in the Academy seem to be doing well. So if you were in charge, what would you do?

That is all, that is the post. OFYO

The club did a trade in option for games I didn’t/couldn’t attend earlier this year in exchange for invoice credits for next season but I’m fairly certain I’m not renewing. Will they give me my money back?

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Happy birthday to Orlando's father, Josef Martinez! The stars have aligned for us to beat Orlando in the most funny way possible.

Real talk though, this is probably the clubs most important game since the confrence semi against Orlando in 2024. I hope the boys show up today, and move us on to the semis. Regardless of the opponent, we really need to win this. Lets go!

Open Cup Hype Thread, Away 7:30 Paramount +

Haven’t been able to attend many games, but does Atlanta United do giveaways? Like bobbleheads or shirts? Never heard of any before.