Three Things to Know About Atlanta United This Week

Atlanta United capped off an otherwise successful, busy stint of games with a disappointing loss to a team that looks like a parked school bus from a city where they play a lot of newfangled pop-country music. It wasn’t the result any supporter wanted and it snapped a four-game winning streak, but we’re now almost a full week into an international break that gives the team time to recalibrate. Besides the ones who moved on to international duty, most players benefitted from a couple of days rest after the loss as part of the agreement with MLS to make up lost off days from the Heinze reign.

Of course, four Atlanta players traveled with their respective national teams to the World Cup…