Atlanta United prevailed 2-0 over one of their biggest Eastern conference foes on Sunday evening. Frank de Boer’s team left it extremely late, nicking two goals to snatch the full three points from a Wayne Rooney-less side. Here are a few thoughts on a fascinating tactical battle:
It’s easy to walk away from this match and have the mindset of “Oh, just another boring Atlanta United performance” masked by two late goals. But, I’m not ready to go down that road quite yet. De Boer stuck with the 3-5-2 like the majority asked for. The one head-scratching decision was leaving Brandon Vazquez up top and to leave Pity Martinez on the bench for the second straight match.