It’s Rivalry Week! So naturally, the Colorado Rapids are playing Real Salt Lake, right? Nope. We’re heading to the Dirty South to take on Atlanta United. This is the first and only time the teams will meet this season, and since ATLUD is a brand new expansion team, neither side really knows how to handle the other.
While Atlanta has the most goals scored in MLS, and have only been shut out twice this season. We talked with Haris Kruskic from SB Nation’s Dirty South Soccer and he says that the secret to stopping Atlanta’s offense is to “sit back and defend.