Atlanta United are 14 games into the team’s first season in Major League Soccer. So far, it has been a mixed bag of results.
United sit on 18 points with a 5-6-3 record and enter Saturday night’s game with Columbus Crew SC following two consecutive league losses.
The offense has been the brightest of bright spots for The Five Stripes, as Atlanta leads MLS in goals scored with 28. It’s the other side of the ball where this team has struggled, conceding 22 goals, second-worst in the league behind Saturday’s opponent.
You probably are more familiar with United than most MLS expansion teams given how frequently the club has been on national television, but to get a more inside perspective, we turned to our friends at Dirty South Soccer, specifically editor Haris Kruskic.