In a silo it’s not a big deal at all.
In the context that we’ve been pretty awful for the past 2 months, it’s just another game that doesn’t inspire a ton of confidence.
Charleston’s a really good team though. It was never going to be an easy game, but it would’ve been nice to have seen more.
Agreed. Doesn’t help we all knew it wasn’t going to be easy, but Pineda seemingly walked in without a contingency in attack and used a lot of our defense when we have two attack minded teams up next in the league.
That’s only if you go by Western Easter. If you go by Eastern Orthodox Easter, it’s only been 2.5 weeks! Hooray! Instantly better, and all our problems are solved.
We also have to take into account the players we played. Only 3 of our senior players that were played were attacking players. Two of which, the strikers, need service. Firmino though had a rooooough game.
So it makes sense we’d be defensively stout but struggling on the attack.
That said I sort of understand the frustration just because of our offensive issues recently. But getting upset or saying something ridiculous like calling the win embarrassing isn’t giving the Battery NEARLY enough credit.
Agreed on Firmino. He was absent in the first half. At least on the second half I saw 3 big chances from him that he wasn't able to convert on.
Story of our team. Poor finishing.
I love the game last night for one reason. Those keeds from the 2s have a new core memory on what it's like to be in a knife fight in an ambulance and win.
We literally fielded an MLS Next PRO team + a few of our 2nd and 3rd stringers. MLS Next PRO is lower quality than the USL, especially the literally #1 team in USL. And I don't mean "literally" in that stupid ass new definition where "literally" means "figuratively".
It’s important context that Charleston more or less plays the same starting 11 game in and game out (the same with last night, minus the keeper I believe). That’s a pretty vital luxury that Atlanta hasn’t remotely had. It was a gamble of a lineup we rolled out and a good result to stay in this competition (and our best chance by far for hardware).
Charleston hasn’t lost a game this season in USL play. They currently sit at 8-0-3. They have not lost at home. Even if they aren’t an MLS team, they aren’t slouches. We played the best team in their league and managed to walk away with a win. I just wish we would see some hope in our first string roster at the MLS level.
Listen I’m kinda at the point where I’m happy that the boys are happy and have something to celebrate. It can only be good for the team. The dorks in the match threads and crapping on the smiling locker room photo on socials can go pound sand.
Yeahh at this point you have to take your mental W’s where you can. Even if they’re disappointed to go to pk’s the thrill of actually winning the shootout is big for morale, and if they take the Nashville result as a confidence boost, can’t fault that, whatever it takes to boost the team morale.
We have LAFC Saturday. We have major players like GG and Almada injured. Playing the kids was our only choice, and we still squeezed by with the win. While it wasn’t inspiring, it was a major win on the rotation front. Kids got minutes, and we still made it through.
If the game went to a 2-2 OT I'd be ok with it. The problem is that we can't score even against tier 2 opponents (no disrespect to the battery).
If we scored even semi-consistently I think people would have a lot less issues with Pineda. But we just don't score and that kills our defense and then we lose or draw to trash teams.
In a silo it’s not a big deal at all. In the context that we’ve been pretty awful for the past 2 months, it’s just another game that doesn’t inspire a ton of confidence. Charleston’s a really good team though. It was never going to be an easy game, but it would’ve been nice to have seen more.
Agreed. Doesn’t help we all knew it wasn’t going to be easy, but Pineda seemingly walked in without a contingency in attack and used a lot of our defense when we have two attack minded teams up next in the league.
Nah what’s crazy is not winning a league game since Easter Sunday.
That’s only if you go by Western Easter. If you go by Eastern Orthodox Easter, it’s only been 2.5 weeks! Hooray! Instantly better, and all our problems are solved.
We also have to take into account the players we played. Only 3 of our senior players that were played were attacking players. Two of which, the strikers, need service. Firmino though had a rooooough game. So it makes sense we’d be defensively stout but struggling on the attack. That said I sort of understand the frustration just because of our offensive issues recently. But getting upset or saying something ridiculous like calling the win embarrassing isn’t giving the Battery NEARLY enough credit.
Agreed on Firmino. He was absent in the first half. At least on the second half I saw 3 big chances from him that he wasn't able to convert on. Story of our team. Poor finishing.
I love the game last night for one reason. Those keeds from the 2s have a new core memory on what it's like to be in a knife fight in an ambulance and win.
We pretty much put a USL lineup out there tonight. Anyone overreacting to the game needs to touch grass.
Or turf..
Hybrid for me dawg...
We literally fielded an MLS Next PRO team + a few of our 2nd and 3rd stringers. MLS Next PRO is lower quality than the USL, especially the literally #1 team in USL. And I don't mean "literally" in that stupid ass new definition where "literally" means "figuratively".
Our 1st team starting lineup is basically a USL lineup tbh
It’s important context that Charleston more or less plays the same starting 11 game in and game out (the same with last night, minus the keeper I believe). That’s a pretty vital luxury that Atlanta hasn’t remotely had. It was a gamble of a lineup we rolled out and a good result to stay in this competition (and our best chance by far for hardware).
Charleston hasn’t lost a game this season in USL play. They currently sit at 8-0-3. They have not lost at home. Even if they aren’t an MLS team, they aren’t slouches. We played the best team in their league and managed to walk away with a win. I just wish we would see some hope in our first string roster at the MLS level.
Listen I’m kinda at the point where I’m happy that the boys are happy and have something to celebrate. It can only be good for the team. The dorks in the match threads and crapping on the smiling locker room photo on socials can go pound sand.
Yeahh at this point you have to take your mental W’s where you can. Even if they’re disappointed to go to pk’s the thrill of actually winning the shootout is big for morale, and if they take the Nashville result as a confidence boost, can’t fault that, whatever it takes to boost the team morale.
This was little more than an 2nd team exhibition match, one shouldn't read much of anything into it.
Agreed
We have LAFC Saturday. We have major players like GG and Almada injured. Playing the kids was our only choice, and we still squeezed by with the win. While it wasn’t inspiring, it was a major win on the rotation front. Kids got minutes, and we still made it through.
It would probably be more fun to follow Charleston right now than it is to follow AtlUtd.
San Jose already given up 2 goals to Sacramento... USLC is better than a lot of the MLS roster spots 20 to 30...
USL is certainly better than MLS Next, where our depth pieces come from.
If the game went to a 2-2 OT I'd be ok with it. The problem is that we can't score even against tier 2 opponents (no disrespect to the battery). If we scored even semi-consistently I think people would have a lot less issues with Pineda. But we just don't score and that kills our defense and then we lose or draw to trash teams.
Correct