Atlanta United’s grueling road trip across the north got off to a frustrating and unsurprising start (unless you happened to predict a win in your preview for some unknown reason... couldn’t be me). And yet, things only get tougher from here. The Five Stripes head to New Jersey next, where it has a glowing record of 0W-2T-3L, 0 goals scored, and 4 conceded. On the bright side, there’s only one way to go and that’s upwards.
If there was a time to play the Red Bulls, now would be it. Not only has New York played three games in the last week and a half, but it suffered a COVID outbreak in its squad over the weekend and just returned from a cross-country trip to Los Angeles.