The Daily Dirt, March 19: Support

The talk in the press box after yesterday’s Atlanta United 4-0 win over Chicago was the crowd. For an open air stadium without a roof, it was really loud in Bobby Dodd Stadium yesterday. The ATL thunderclap chant went over incredibly well, as did the “Atlanta” “United” back and forth across the stadium. Simple things, but they came across incredibly well.

The most impressive thing to me while calling the game was early in the second half. United needed a lift. They had been playing against a ten-man Chicago team that packed eight players in front of their goal. The Fire looked like two lines of four in their defensive third of the field. This made it incredibly hard for Atlanta to break down…