So, that happened.
No sooner than you could crack a beverage, Lionel Messi left his stamp on the Five Stripes with an 8th minute goal at DRV PNK Stadium Tuesday night, and by halftime after scoring a brace, there was only ever going to be one storyline out of Atlanta United’s 4-0 Leagues Cup loss to Inter Miami.
Here are my thoughts (and I’m going to spare you the drooling over Messi’s performance, not because it wasn’t sensational, but that I have nothing else to add):
Messi’s arrival will magnify poor play across the league
Obviously many of us were lamenting Atlanta United’s poor play by the second half of Tuesday night’s loss.