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Frank de Boer blames fatigue for Atlanta United’s dropped points

ATLANTA — It’s been a hectic start to the 2019 season for Atlanta United. Sunday’s 1-1 draw against the Philadelphia Union was Atlanta’s seventh game in 23 days to start the season. The first three games of Major League Soccer play and a quarterfinals appearance in the Concacaf Champions League allowed little time for recovery […]

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Atlanta United, Philadelphia Union battle to 1-1 draw

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 […]

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Atlanta United ‘getting into the flow’ ahead of Philadelphia Union game

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 […]