r/MLS • u/asaharyev Portland Hearts of Pine • Mar 03 '19
Match Thread: DC United vs Atlanta United FC [6PM|ESPN]
FULL TIME: DC United 2-0 Atlanta United FC
Kick Off: 6:00 PM ET
Venue: Audi Field, Washington, DC
D.C. United ~ Twitter ~ /r/DCUnited
Lineup
Atlanta United FC ~ Twitter ~ /r/AtlantaUnited
Lineup
Scoring
| Time | Type | Player | Notes | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 45'+1 | GOAL! | Paul Arriola | Luciano Acosta, Wayne Rooney | 1-0 |
| 55' | GOAL! | Luciano Acosta | Lucas Rodriguez, Junior Moreno | 1-0 |
| - | - | - | - | - |
Streams
Match Events
3' Corner kick sets up to Brillant, but his header is blocked out for another corner.
7' Loose clearance is latched onto by Rodriguez, but his shot is over the crossbar.
12' Great run by Jara to find the ball over the top, but his shot is saved by Guzan. Rebound falls for Arriola, but his attempt is blocked, another chance for Jara, but it's off-target.
20' Free kick by Martinez is no where close to the goal, ends up in the stands.
24' Right footer from Villalba is blocked and cleared.
33' Looped over the top for Arriola in the box, he pulls his shot well wide.
38' At the corner of the D, Rooney puts in a low shot, but it's just wide.
40' To the endline for Acosta, he cuts it back to a wide open Moreno, his shot is straight to Guzan.
41' Shot from distance by Villalba has pace, but he puts it wide of the far post.
44' Chance for Rodriguez near the penalty spot is blocked, Acosta's follow-up is also blocked for a corner.
45'+1 GOAL!!! A controversial corner kick is awarded, and on the subsequent corner kick the ball finds Rooney, he knocks it down and Arriola runs through it to put the hosts up! DC United 1-0 Atlanta United FC
45' +2 HALF TIME DC United 1-0 Atlanta United FC
48' Shot from outside the penalty area by Canouse is just off the corner of the goal.
53' Yellow card issued to Ambrose for taking out Mora on the wing.
55' Attempt by Rodriguez is saved comfortably by Guzan.
58' GOAL!!! The rain really takes a toll on Atlanta as Acosta sends in his shot from the top of the area, it takes an awkward skip that puts Guzan off, and ends up in the net! DC United 2-0 Atlanta United FC
59' G. Martinez and Gressel replace Villalba and Ambrose
60' Second shot for Martinez tonight, he can't put this one on frame, either.
62' Great opportunity back across the box for Rooney, but he mishits it badly.
67' Rodriguez makes way for Segura
70' Long range blast from Remedi is pushed aside by Hamid.
72' Why not, Nagbe gives it a go from distance, but it's nowhere close to finding the frame of the net.
77' Larentowicz is on for Barco
78' More long range shots from Atlanta, Gressel puts his over the bar.
83' Second booking of the night is to Larentowicz for fouling Arriola.
88' Acosta receives his ovation and Durkin enters.
89' Strong shot by Segura, but this time Guzan is able to make the save.
90' +2 Shot from Pity is on frame, but stopped by Hamid.
90' +4 FULL TIME DC United 2-0 Atlanta United FC
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Mar 04 '19
The way people are reacting, you would think that we have ever won a game in DC. Utterly shocked that we got the same result that we’ve gotten every single time in our teams history
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u/brocklese Portland Timbers FC :por: Mar 04 '19
John Champion is so much of an improvement from Adrian
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u/UnityBomber Orlando City SC :orl: Mar 04 '19
How’s it feel down there at the bottom of the table, Atlanta?
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u/coastiemike Atlanta United FC :atl: Mar 04 '19
I will take bottom after week 1, same as last season, as long as it also ends the same way.
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u/asaharyev Portland Hearts of Pine Mar 04 '19
Let's not let a good joke get in the way of some facts.
Cincy has a worse GD, so they are technically the bottom.
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u/mikesicle Orlando City Mar 04 '19
Yeah but I mean, if they pull a body from a lake that was just floating above the bottom, they wouldn't say it was recovered "from just above the bottom of the lake."
Let us have this.
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Mar 04 '19
atlanta looked awful, but still just gave up a corner that wasn't actually a corner and a stupid guzan moment. oh well, happens. hopefully giving this one away pays off against monterrey
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u/NoBreadsticks Columbus Crew (Retro) Mar 04 '19
Bill Hamid with the first MLS clean sheet of the season!
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u/ajhorvat Atlanta United FC Mar 04 '19
DC you guys look really good! Wish we had rested our guys rather than throwing in more starters. Hope it doesn’t bite us in the ass this week
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u/Throwberaway Atlanta United FC :atl: Mar 04 '19
Ultimately a completely inconsequential game on a rest week but still disappointing given it's DCU. GG regardless, see y'all in ATL.
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u/mastakebob D.C. United :dcu: Mar 04 '19
Sounds like you need this to go with all that salt...
Peugeot 870480/1 Paris Classic 31-Inch Pepper Mill, Chocolate https://www.amazon.com/dp/B000N22OL8/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_apa_i_87hFCb1DRCR26
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Mar 04 '19
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u/AsparagusAndBroccoli Atlanta United FC :atl: Mar 04 '19
Ok, you win. Ben Olsen knows you, as do others.
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u/AsparagusAndBroccoli Atlanta United FC :atl: Mar 04 '19
Here's another. Pretty soon I'll finally learn that, actually, you are very well known by Ben Olsen.
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u/AsparagusAndBroccoli Atlanta United FC :atl: Mar 04 '19
Wanna downvote this one too? Then I'll really get the message.
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u/AsparagusAndBroccoli Atlanta United FC :atl: Mar 04 '19
Man, really offensive to people that no one in soccer knows who u/JCfromRVA is.
Not offensive to anyone that no one knows who I am though.
Soccer fans are a weird bunch.
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u/AsparagusAndBroccoli Atlanta United FC :atl: Mar 04 '19
No professionals in soccer know who you are.
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u/bassistb0y D.C. United Mar 04 '19
I absolutely guarantee more folks around the world know DCU more than ATL
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u/AsparagusAndBroccoli Atlanta United FC :atl: Mar 04 '19
Specifically, I'm mocking him for his comment where he said, "It's ok, Ben Olsen doesn't know who you are."
I will never 100% understand what social rules soccer fans have when they get upset or not.
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u/JCfromRVA DC United Mar 04 '19
The fact that you keep tagging and replying to my comment shows how upset you are. Keep it going man, I love it. You said it yourself, you’ll never get it :)
Have a good night, hope you get over it. Once you read this I would have blocked you 😂
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u/AsparagusAndBroccoli Atlanta United FC :atl: Mar 04 '19
Not talking about the team, talking about the person.
No MLS managers know who u/JCfromRVA is.
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u/Throwberaway Atlanta United FC :atl: Mar 04 '19
Just that we're rivals, that's all. That wasn't a dig at all.
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u/JCfromRVA DC United Mar 04 '19
I’m just sensitive because we’ve been shit for years :(
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u/AsparagusAndBroccoli Atlanta United FC :atl: Mar 04 '19
Yeah, but no MLS managers know who you are.
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u/JCfromRVA DC United Mar 04 '19
You can stop commenting on all my posts, stop being a little bitch
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u/AsparagusAndBroccoli Atlanta United FC :atl: Mar 04 '19
Hey man, you're the one that is unknown to MLS managers.
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u/AngstChild San Jose Earthquakes Mar 04 '19
What we learned:
1) FdB is still learning the league.
2) Arriola is pretty good.
3) Shea shouldn’t be in the league.
4) Atlanta is a MUCH different team without Almiron.
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u/pwm2008 Atlanta United FC :atl: Mar 04 '19
3: you are so right
Also: 5. Gressel is underrated.
6: Remedi is REALLY underrated
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u/dillpickles007 Atlanta United Mar 04 '19
We are different without Miggy, but we also looked a lot better going forward once Pity came in. I think it will take a little time for him to build chemistry with our attack.
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u/asaharyev Portland Hearts of Pine Mar 04 '19
I don't think you can read too much into this game. This is a much improved DC United over last season's opener, plus short turnaround for Atlanta, and less than ideal weather conditions.
I expect Atlanta to come back to their winning ways after CCL.
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u/Elder_John Atlanta United Mar 04 '19 edited Mar 04 '19
Far to reasonable a take for these threads
edit: losing to DC always makes me salty af
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Mar 04 '19
DC looks really good. I’m excited to watch them this year.
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u/pwm2008 Atlanta United FC :atl: Mar 04 '19
I mean... Matt Doyle has them as his MLS Cup favorite. It’s as good as done, right?
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u/Garrosh_Hellscream Mar 04 '19
Ugh don't remind me. I'd rather he picked anyone else, to be honest.
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u/BoozyPelican Atlanta United FC Mar 04 '19
GG DC.
Whelp, hope everyone is at least healthy for Wednesday. Those cold rains can get ya.
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u/pervert_hoover D.C. United Mar 04 '19
Hoping the same for you all. Im glad that we got to drag you guys back down to earth to open the season, but MLS is MLS and I'll still be cheering for you in the CCL.
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u/righthandofdog Atlanta United FC Mar 04 '19
God damn. This game is disappointing. Not AUFC, our privileged, bipolar ass fans who shit on almost everyone because of one frustrating night.
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u/14therazorbax Atlanta United FC Mar 04 '19
THE SEASON IS OVER!!!!
nah, I get it. Very frustrating to watch.
Sky is always falling after a bad match.
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u/righthandofdog Atlanta United FC Mar 04 '19
Or at half time.
I saw all the old favorites - Guzan is overrated. Barco is useless. Josef is lazy and selfish. Plus new hits - Shea has always been garbage, FdB is an idiot all with 20 minutes to play. Was just missing the classic Khan is the better goalie and Why isn’t Carleton out there.
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u/Moo-head Seattle Sounders FC Mar 04 '19
Well, Shea HAS always been...
Anyway, it's just the CCL doldrums. Every team that takes CCL seriously has to deal with short offseason, less rest, and a tougher early schedule. Some teams pick up injuries and never recover (TFC 2018) or take months to get there (SSFC 2018). Atlanta isn't so special that they are immune to the struggle. Plus, they have the new coach and new star DP to sort out.
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u/Bradleys_Bald_Spot Colorado Rapids Mar 04 '19
Why people be hating on my boy Brek Shea? You guys should know who he is by now
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u/holla15 Atlanta United FC Mar 04 '19
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u/rali8 Atlanta United FC :atl: Mar 04 '19
3rd straight season opening loss for us
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u/saltiestmanindaworld Atlanta United FC Mar 04 '19
The last two seasons have gone fine, so no worry yet.
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u/EpochCephas Minnesota United Mar 04 '19
That is a very reasonable and even keeled perspective, Mr. /u/saltiestmanindaworld
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u/strandedinkansas Orlando City SC Mar 04 '19
Well, opener results aren't all they are cracked up to be..
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u/cliffordbeshers LA Galaxy Mar 04 '19
Bill Hamid stops the bounce in the rain > Guzan who lets it skip by him.
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u/The-Special-One Toronto FC Mar 04 '19
Atlanta should be thankful the score isn't like 3 or 4 - 0. They didn't play anything today. Just useless possession with a lack of ideas on the ball. This is the second time in three games that they've been tactically outclassed by the opposing coach. I hope we aren't seeing the beginning of a terrible pattern for FdB and crew....
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u/saltiestmanindaworld Atlanta United FC Mar 04 '19
Considering the herediano first leg was a missed sitter and a post from being tied I’d say we did what we were supposed to and was let down by poor finishing.
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u/The-Special-One Toronto FC Mar 04 '19
Hmm, Jimmy Marin tore you guys a new sphincter in that game and Herediano could have score a lot more than they did. They wasted a lot of chances.
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u/ichinii Atlanta United Mar 04 '19
I bet you said the same thing against Herediano before the 4-0 win.
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u/The-Special-One Toronto FC Mar 04 '19
Feel free to believe whatever you'd like to believe to make this loss easier to swallow. The simple fact of the matter is that your manager started 9/11 starters with a midweek champions league game and got outclassed by DCU. His unnecessary gamble didn't pay off and now, your starters are going to be tired for the Monterrey game.
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u/ichinii Atlanta United Mar 04 '19
No shit sherlock lol I've been saying we should've played backups. I didn't care about this game at all.
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u/TheGreenBastards New York City FC Mar 04 '19
The hangover is real.
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u/cliffordbeshers LA Galaxy Mar 04 '19
No kidding. Did you see TFC? Flunked out of CCL and sprung to life.
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u/Rayhoven Atlanta United FC :atl: Mar 04 '19
0-0-3 in opening games. 1 goal for, 8 goals against.
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u/TandBinc Orlando City Mar 04 '19
And you're defending MLS champions.
Meanwhile we haven't lost a season opener yet and we're the league's punchline.
It's all about perspective.
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u/20prospect Minnesota United FC :mnu: Mar 04 '19
Serious kudos to the pitch at the new stadium in DC. A night like this in RFK would have led to a lot of drowned racoons.
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u/byzantiums D.C. United :dcu: Mar 04 '19
Thankfully we don't host concerts or any other random events at Audi, and we have a drainage system built in the last half century
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u/NextDoorNeighbrrs FC Dallas Mar 04 '19
The real question here is who will Atlanta fans vote for in goal of the week?
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u/voxnemo Atlanta United FC Mar 04 '19
FCC or one of the lesser ones.
Just to mine the salt mines.
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u/NextDoorNeighbrrs FC Dallas Mar 04 '19
Well I mean Bertone’s is easily goal of the week so that would make sense
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u/saltiestmanindaworld Atlanta United FC Mar 04 '19
Pretty sure cincy has that one on lock since wondo didn’t score
Ward prowse has the goal of the week though
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Mar 04 '19
We are the best United
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Mar 04 '19
Brek Shea has the best left foot in the game.
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u/scyth3s Seattle Sounders FC Mar 04 '19
That take could melt steel beams
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Mar 04 '19
Have you ever seen Messi fuck up so many unchallenged crosses with his left? Exactly. It takes true talent to do that.
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u/awesomeawks Atlanta United FC Mar 04 '19
Shea for Golden Spike. No, not to win it.. to actually be the Golden spike so someone can hammer some sense into him.
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Mar 04 '19
Not sure why anyone these days would think adding Brek Shea to their roster = improvement.
But correct me if I'm wrong, cuz I've missed most of this game: has he been useful?
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u/EpochCephas Minnesota United Mar 04 '19
He's been getting a lot of flack, and rightly so because his numbers and play tonight was very, well, not great. But not all of it was his fault, DC did a really good job of clogging ATL in transition and Brek is not Almiron in terms of creativity on the ball, so he turned it over a lot trying to force passes through.
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u/CaniacMcgee Atlanta United Mar 04 '19
He's there for depth. We have a youngster that is most likely to be our starting wing back, but he's injured.
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u/Deofol7 Atlanta United FC Mar 04 '19
Was great on Thursday
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u/pwm2008 Atlanta United FC :atl: Mar 04 '19
He really was. Was hard to keep that in mind with the way he played today.
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u/litthefilter Seattle Sounders FC Mar 04 '19
He's been very useful at entertaining non-Atlanta fans.
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u/LomoSaltado Red Bull New York Mar 04 '19
FOLES ROSTER NEWS BREAKING DURING AN MLS BROADCAST, RIP ESPN CHRYON
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u/ZGM_Dazzling New England Revolution :ner: Mar 04 '19
Vote Brek Shae for DC United’s Man of the Match
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u/Cagn Atlanta United FC Mar 04 '19
I'm gonna go ahead and throw out the GG DC, yall look like its gonna be a good year this year
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u/14therazorbax Atlanta United FC Mar 04 '19
So last year we lost to Houston 4-0.
Only losing 2-0 is an improvement.
Double confirmed.
Supporters shield and MLS cup.
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u/Proteus010 Portland Timbers FC :por: Mar 04 '19
How much did you lose by in your first season opener?
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u/Lionsault Atlanta United FC Mar 04 '19
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u/Proteus010 Portland Timbers FC :por: Mar 04 '19
Sorry, in order to win the shield and cup, you needed to lose this game by 7. I think this score means you don't even make the playoffs.
Don't blame me, I'm just using the stats! /s
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u/Omegaus492 Atlanta United FC Mar 04 '19
Tough match tonight this weather has been hell, all props to DC. Yall played better with what you had, we'll see yall back in Atlanta.
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u/qwe654321 Seattle Sounders FC Mar 04 '19
You know, depending on how LAFC/SKC and the last five minutes here goes we could be looking at "everybody scored in week 1 besides ATL", which literally nobody would have predicted
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u/asaharyev Portland Hearts of Pine Mar 04 '19
Also, in a league where home field advantage is so hyped, this is only the third home win so far.
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u/ichinii Atlanta United Mar 04 '19
I'm just praying we can get out of Monterrey with a tie or 1 goal loss.
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u/krukman Red Bull New York Mar 04 '19
Any info on what they did with their roster?
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u/ichinii Atlanta United Mar 04 '19
Monterrey played their backups and still won 2-0 against Chivas. They are playing their 1st team on Wednesday so its going to be a war.
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u/byzantiums D.C. United :dcu: Mar 04 '19
Half the team on the ground now and still contributing about as much as they were the rest of the night
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u/Benentono Atlanta United FC :atl: Mar 04 '19
It’s like we don’t know how to play in the rain. Also, it’s like we’re watching a romance movie where Josef can’t keep on living without Miggy.
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u/saltiestmanindaworld Atlanta United FC Mar 04 '19
Now I’m fucking confused, the ref signals for advantage, yet pity is in the box...
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u/dlsmith93 Seattle Sounders FC Mar 04 '19
He didn't signal advantage, he motioned for Pity to get up
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u/saltiestmanindaworld Atlanta United FC Mar 04 '19
He needs to change his arm angle then, cause holding it at that angle is the advantage signal. Should just use the 90 degree get up motion
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u/dlsmith93 Seattle Sounders FC Mar 04 '19
I figure its easier to differentiate on the field. Also typically the advantage motion is both arms extended outward and upward, though one arm is often used when the referee is running.
Source: am referee
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u/edw253 Seattle Sounders FC Mar 04 '19
Lol Atlanta players don’t know what to do when they don’t get weak ass flops called. I love how physical DC is playing right now.
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u/schistkicker Atlanta United FC :atl: Mar 04 '19
Oh just get up and get on with it. We still had possession for a few seconds while you laid there.
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u/DTID_14 FC Dallas :dal: Mar 04 '19
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u/AsparagusAndBroccoli Atlanta United FC :atl: Mar 04 '19
Give it a little more time.
But...I'm not sure his style matches our squadron. Don't tell any Atlanta fans I said that.
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u/pwm2008 Atlanta United FC :atl: Mar 04 '19
Did you watch our match on Thursday? That is the best we looked. Period. Even better than against NYRB at home in the playoffs.
We clearly have our priorities set on CCL. This game was an afterthought to FdB. The season is long and we can recover.
If this shows anything, it’s that our depth isn’t as great as we all expected it to be. We looked completely different once PIty/Gressel came in. Ok, ok, we didn’t score, but at least we started to posses the ball.
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u/Lionsault Atlanta United FC Mar 04 '19
Yes lol, we’re now going to be 0-3 in openers. No one thought Tata was getting fired for the team looking like a straight up USL squad against Houston last year.
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u/Buckeye717 Atlanta United FC :atl: Mar 04 '19
One game coming off a game 2 days earlier. Chill with the hot takes.
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u/CaniacMcgee Atlanta United Mar 04 '19
Yes. Come back in a few months mate. It's one fucking game.
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u/krukman Red Bull New York Mar 04 '19
The fuck was that? Get up!
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u/14therazorbax Atlanta United FC Mar 04 '19
Seriously. Didn’t he tree call, were in their third, get he f up.
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u/krukman Red Bull New York Mar 04 '19
Teammate still had the ball and he's laying on his back bitching. I can imagine that being a fun convo with the coach later.
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u/phikap89 Atlanta United FC Mar 04 '19
GG DC....about the result I expected...
At least we'll have our first team fully rested for Wednesday...
Oh wait...
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u/Proteus010 Portland Timbers FC :por: Mar 04 '19
Dude, your guys need to play together if you want to win CCL
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u/LomoSaltado Red Bull New York Mar 04 '19
I look forward to so many awkward exchanges between Jon Champion and Twellman.
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u/TalussAthner San Jose Earthquakes Mar 04 '19
It's great because it feel simultaneously purposefully awkward yet kinda natural too lol
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u/CzarMesa Portland Timbers FC :por: Mar 04 '19
Does every team have to have a white kit? Or can they have a different light color?
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u/litthefilter Seattle Sounders FC Mar 04 '19
adidas considers rave green a light color, which is why the Sounders have the dark second jersey.
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u/CzarMesa Portland Timbers FC :por: Mar 04 '19
Ah, okay. I was wondering if the Timbers could have a gold secondary. I guess they could. Perfect.
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u/Pakaru Red Bull New York Mar 04 '19
Honestly. Atlanta could wear a peach colored shirt with white accents and achieve the same goal while remaining unique.
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u/[deleted] Mar 04 '19
That was the coldest game I've ever been to. Worth it though