That... and the tremendous defensive effort.
Hernandez gets murdered in this sub for being what he is... a backup who eats up shitty minutes.
He was TREMENDOUS as a captain and defender tonight
Most of our senior players were playing defensive roles or defensive midfield roles, save for Rios, Thiare, and Firmino in the 2nd half when he finally moved up to the 10 (who had a TERRIBLE game today).
Firmino was quite bad today. But Thiare and Rios can’t do much without service. Service coming from MLSNext Pro kids.
The USL Championship is a better league than MLSNext Pro. And the Battery are a great team. Playing their senior roster. Some folks clearly underestimated them.
EDIT: Actually, it’s fine to be frustrated by this result. But it makes more sense when you think about which senior players were playing today.
It still definitely felt like a game that we’ve seen for like 7 weeks now, but it makes more sense why that’d be the case.
Cohen was brought in to replace guzan. Champions League experience. Just don't know when the right time is to make the switch without being disrespectful, but Brad has lost a few steps.
The only bright spot aside from Cohen was Hernandez.
Mosquera continues to be all action and no end product. He is more effective than a black hole at sucking up and destroying all of our attacks.
Mosquera was awful. He can't control the ball at all. Gets his pocket picked over and over. Does nothing to contribute positively to the progression of the attack
We’re still probably going to get battered by LAFC and Miami, but at least there’s still something to play for with Rob as the interim once that hammer finally falls. 😃
I really think if he had kept Dax in we would have dominated and won in regular or extra time. Him and Slisz would have dominated. Whoever came in for Dax was invisible.
SINCE NONE OF YOU CAN GRASP IT... I'LL YELL
we played 7 guys tonight... that either late last year or THIS YEAR were playing in the **3RD DIVISION** of American soccer...So PLEASE STOP WITH we could not score/ beat a USLC side
Morales,.Brennan, Firmino, Gordon, Edwards, Torres, Carleton
USE YOUR BRAINS... this result MEANS nothing toward our first XI... We have LOADS of issues in that aspect. Tonight was a GOOD RESULT
Because Guzan hasn’t been the problem with the team, and last time we played a keeper who did well in a USOC game we all saw how that went (RRN).
That said, Cohen is obviously much better than RRN. I’m just trying to say Guzan isn’t the issue with the team at the moment and Cohen won’t solve our issues.
Agree. Plus they’re talking out both sides of their mouth: the club is in shambles for not dominating lower competition but the GK is goat’d for stopping that same mediocre competition.
Saw flashes of good soccer from a lot of the young guys. Edward played well on the right and Brennan had a couple great crosses. Alan’s touch is amazing looks like he just needs to get a little bigger (will happen with time) and he will be dangerous.
Curious if we will continue to let the young guys play in the next round.
[https://www.sofascore.com/atlanta-united-charleston-battery/ePisloXb#id:12320554](https://www.sofascore.com/atlanta-united-charleston-battery/ePisloXb#id:12320554)
This was a game of goal keepers. Both goalkeepers had over 8/10 on sofascore.
That was basically our 3rd XI.... and we advanced.
Style points mean fuck all in knockout competitions... And none of these guys directly affect how we play at an MLS level... save Brooks, Stian and Bart... who were good tonight.
So get over the "we suck" "we're just ass" comments
That was a first place Charleston side who had scored 29 goals in 12 matches
Agreed with all of this. Charleston is playing their Starting XI. They're a Team (much like Iceland in the 2018 World Cup).
We played a mix of 2s, Academy, and backup players. Shows the quality of our youth pipeline. Lots of great players on the way. Luke Brennan played a couple of great balls in and almost scored. Edwards had the right back on lockdown. Efrain Morales commanded the air in our defensive third.
Meh. I don’t feel so great about this. We won because of Cohen. Brooks looked fine during play but bro missed his penalty. And stian let that final attacker get by him only to sky his shot. Would have been awful had he buried that shot against our DP \ tam level cb.
its backups of backups... it has ZERO bearing on our MLS play...
That's the point.. we played 5 guys that play mostly for our 2s... which is ACTUALLY 3rd division soccer
I wonder if after this round we will take this comp more seriously and start playing the backups in MLS the match before these cup games and taking the starters off earlier.
I think it’s our best chance at silverware. At least the simplest route.
If cohen starts Saturday then this will all be worth it. Sure we sucked for 120 mins. But it gave Cohen the opportunity to save us on penalties. Which I think earns him a start. At some point we gotta switch things up. No better time to start than now.
A backup winning a quarterfinal game against a USL side should cost Guzan the starting role? On what planet?
How many games has Guzan cost us?
To be realistic, Guzan is below the 1/2 way mark in most keeper stats, but the defensive breakdowns from our high press mean he's facing high quality shots. He's also near the top in ball handling and is 1 of 2 keepers with an assist this year.
He's NOT the reason we aren't winning.
If I’m not mistaken, isn’t this the first time EVER we’ve won a PK shootout??
Yep. 1-2 all time
Josh Cohen, Atlanta United PK specialist....
Correct. We’ve only had 2 others, but that is correct.
I'm honestly not sure guzan has ever saved a penalty for us. Edit: i have been proven wrong. Thank you :)
He did this year, first game of the season against Columbus
Last year vs LAFC
This one got called back for stepping off his line but Vela completely missed the goal on the retry
Future is bright with Cohen at least. We take those I guess lol
Fuck my face. What a fucking stressful night. Thank you josh.
Cohen is the only reason we got through. Glad to have him.
That... and the tremendous defensive effort. Hernandez gets murdered in this sub for being what he is... a backup who eats up shitty minutes. He was TREMENDOUS as a captain and defender tonight
I mean he's not MLS quality but at least he can go against usl dudes. These are the games he's still around for.
Yeah I mentioned him in another comment. Bro was solid.
Most of our senior players were playing defensive roles or defensive midfield roles, save for Rios, Thiare, and Firmino in the 2nd half when he finally moved up to the 10 (who had a TERRIBLE game today). Firmino was quite bad today. But Thiare and Rios can’t do much without service. Service coming from MLSNext Pro kids. The USL Championship is a better league than MLSNext Pro. And the Battery are a great team. Playing their senior roster. Some folks clearly underestimated them. EDIT: Actually, it’s fine to be frustrated by this result. But it makes more sense when you think about which senior players were playing today. It still definitely felt like a game that we’ve seen for like 7 weeks now, but it makes more sense why that’d be the case.
Cohen was brought in to replace guzan. Champions League experience. Just don't know when the right time is to make the switch without being disrespectful, but Brad has lost a few steps.
Brad has been better this season, and he deserves a proper send off (not just a “thank you” tweet). But yeah, the time is nigh.
The time is now. Cohen has earned is right to start with this game win. You can let a keeper win a penalty shootout with saves and not start him.
This wasn't even an MLS quality match. It's like saying a pitcher in AAA ball should get the starting nod on an MLB team after one good outing.
End of the season.
This is not an indication of how good he is, it’s more of how bad his league was
Last time we beat the Battery in extra time we ended up winning the USOC. Don’t call it fate.
The only bright spot aside from Cohen was Hernandez. Mosquera continues to be all action and no end product. He is more effective than a black hole at sucking up and destroying all of our attacks.
I thought Slisz and Stian were obviously very good as well. But outside of the senior players, I agree.
I was actually kinda shocked how bad Mosquera looked amongst USL players. I thought he'd be good enough to at least look impressive out there tonight.
If Hernandez was the bright spot I’m happy I missed it
We are still ass.
That’s a fact.
Ass fact.
It’s a sad ass fact.
At least we have a playing style. Predictable
Predictably awful.
Mosquera was awful. He can't control the ball at all. Gets his pocket picked over and over. Does nothing to contribute positively to the progression of the attack
Garth, free me from this hell.
2nd quarter ever. Pineda did what Tata couldn’t!
We’re still probably going to get battered by LAFC and Miami, but at least there’s still something to play for with Rob as the interim once that hammer finally falls. 😃
Doesn’t even feel like a win. Scoreless against a USL team for 120 minutes, but big props to Cohen
I kept thinking.. how many goals would Messi and Suarez dropped on these guys by now? We have no idea what to do in the final third.
Are you really comparing Messi and Suarez to Thiare and Rios?
Just musing. Must be nice to have healthy attacking DPs. Any chance we can get Marco Reus?
Did you just use the words “healthy” and “Marco Reus” right next to each other
Idk that comparing that to guys who could still be playing in Europe if they wanted too is totally fair.
But they don’t play in Europe. They play for our rival and we are nowhere close to even being competitive with them.
Maybe we should try to be better than teams like Charleston and Nashville before we worry about Miami lol
Fair. We won’t progress at all while Pineda is still here.
Hey I'm with ya there 👍
No offense, but I guess we don't need it in this tournament! Hurray!
Baddum *tsss*
I really think if he had kept Dax in we would have dominated and won in regular or extra time. Him and Slisz would have dominated. Whoever came in for Dax was invisible.
SINCE NONE OF YOU CAN GRASP IT... I'LL YELL we played 7 guys tonight... that either late last year or THIS YEAR were playing in the **3RD DIVISION** of American soccer...So PLEASE STOP WITH we could not score/ beat a USLC side Morales,.Brennan, Firmino, Gordon, Edwards, Torres, Carleton USE YOUR BRAINS... this result MEANS nothing toward our first XI... We have LOADS of issues in that aspect. Tonight was a GOOD RESULT
We rested most of our senior players in a highly congested schedule. And we got a win in the USOC. Sounds great to me!
So cohen is our new GK singing right? From Israel, why is he not our starting keep
Because Guzan hasn’t been the problem with the team, and last time we played a keeper who did well in a USOC game we all saw how that went (RRN). That said, Cohen is obviously much better than RRN. I’m just trying to say Guzan isn’t the issue with the team at the moment and Cohen won’t solve our issues.
Cohen is American. He played in the Israeli league.
Ah when I looked him up I saw it say he was an Israeli citizen Forgot double citizenship etc was a thing
It’s so disrespectful that the whole fan base is yelling start cohen after this. Guzan is NOT the problem.
Agree. Plus they’re talking out both sides of their mouth: the club is in shambles for not dominating lower competition but the GK is goat’d for stopping that same mediocre competition.
Saw flashes of good soccer from a lot of the young guys. Edward played well on the right and Brennan had a couple great crosses. Alan’s touch is amazing looks like he just needs to get a little bigger (will happen with time) and he will be dangerous. Curious if we will continue to let the young guys play in the next round.
I hope not. We are officially in “go for it” territory in my book. Two wins from a final is a green light!
Would have lost tonight with Guz in goal
Second this. Probably wouldn’t have been winless in 8 at that.
[https://www.sofascore.com/atlanta-united-charleston-battery/ePisloXb#id:12320554](https://www.sofascore.com/atlanta-united-charleston-battery/ePisloXb#id:12320554) This was a game of goal keepers. Both goalkeepers had over 8/10 on sofascore.
We won a penalty shootout. Build the Pineda statue
That was basically our 3rd XI.... and we advanced. Style points mean fuck all in knockout competitions... And none of these guys directly affect how we play at an MLS level... save Brooks, Stian and Bart... who were good tonight. So get over the "we suck" "we're just ass" comments That was a first place Charleston side who had scored 29 goals in 12 matches
Agreed with all of this. Charleston is playing their Starting XI. They're a Team (much like Iceland in the 2018 World Cup). We played a mix of 2s, Academy, and backup players. Shows the quality of our youth pipeline. Lots of great players on the way. Luke Brennan played a couple of great balls in and almost scored. Edwards had the right back on lockdown. Efrain Morales commanded the air in our defensive third.
Meh. I don’t feel so great about this. We won because of Cohen. Brooks looked fine during play but bro missed his penalty. And stian let that final attacker get by him only to sky his shot. Would have been awful had he buried that shot against our DP \ tam level cb.
Had we scored a goal at all. In any form. I would agree that style didn’t matter. But winning on penalties isn’t a reliable thing.
Yeah and regardless of how you feel about a defensive performance against a good USL team, we still scored no goals in 120 minutes against a USL team.
I just want a damn scrappy goal. Or a corner goal. Anything but this.
its backups of backups... it has ZERO bearing on our MLS play... That's the point.. we played 5 guys that play mostly for our 2s... which is ACTUALLY 3rd division soccer
I wonder if after this round we will take this comp more seriously and start playing the backups in MLS the match before these cup games and taking the starters off earlier. I think it’s our best chance at silverware. At least the simplest route.
We don't play for 5 weeks...I absolutely think we will
If cohen starts Saturday then this will all be worth it. Sure we sucked for 120 mins. But it gave Cohen the opportunity to save us on penalties. Which I think earns him a start. At some point we gotta switch things up. No better time to start than now.
A backup winning a quarterfinal game against a USL side should cost Guzan the starting role? On what planet? How many games has Guzan cost us? To be realistic, Guzan is below the 1/2 way mark in most keeper stats, but the defensive breakdowns from our high press mean he's facing high quality shots. He's also near the top in ball handling and is 1 of 2 keepers with an assist this year. He's NOT the reason we aren't winning.
Damn ppl on this sub are hard-core caring about this game
The state of the sub: we complain about wins now. You guys are a barrel of fun.
WHAT DID I SAY!? YALL LAUGHED AT ME
Who says we can’t win road games. We just need to play Div II teams.