ATLANTA — Miles Robinson isn’t supposed to be Atlanta United’s standout performer early in the 2019 season, but he is. The club’s first-choice 11 includes the reigning Major League Soccer Most Valuable Player, the reigning South American Footballer of the Year and one of Argentina’s brightest under-20 prospects. Robinson, a 22-year-old centerback who played college […]
Author: Chris Fuhrmeister
ATLANTA — The diminutive Ezequiel Barco scored on a header for the first time in his career, but it was not enough to secure three points at home for Atlanta United. Barco’s 70th-minute goal canceled out a 47th-minute strike from Philadelphia Union debutante Brenden Aaronson in a 1-1 draw Sunday night at Mercedes-Benz Stadium. The […]
MARIETTA, Ga. — Frank de Boer’s tactical approach has been put under a microscope amid Atlanta United’s slow start to 2019. Fans have called for a return to the sort of vertical, up-tempo system deployed under former coach Tata Martino, and players appeared uncomfortable in the team’s first five games. After an improved performance and a […]
ATLANTA — Mired in a season-opening rut defined by poor results and lifeless play, Atlanta United made a change in its Concacaf Champions League quarterfinal second leg against Monterrey. Frank de Boer shelved his possession-obsessed 3-4-3 in favor of a couple of different looks and a more direct, aggressive approach. The Five Stripes’ dream of […]
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ATLANTA — Atlanta United failed to advance past Monterrey in the Concacaf Champions League quarterfinals, but after a string of disappointing results that left the home fans booing Sunday, the Five Stripes put in a winning performance Wednesday night against Los Rayados. Atlanta won the second leg of the quarterfinal series 1-0 at Mercedes-Benz Stadium. […]
ATLANTA — “They were a little bit spoiled with the results of last season.” That was Frank de Boer’s response to a question regarding Atlanta United fans’ criticisms of their new manager following the Five Stripes’ 1-1 home draw against FC Cincinnati on Sunday. The quote is not playing well among the soccer-watching denizens of […]
ATLANTA — For a short time, it felt like the Atlanta United of old. Josef Martinez scored off a Julian Gressel assist in the fifth minute, but an 85th-minute equalizer from FC Cincinnati’s Roland Lamah left the teams splitting the points after a 1-1 draw Sunday at Mercedes-Benz Stadium. An evening that began with the […]