Welcome back our two-part weekly MLS column here at Backheeled where we break down all 29 teams in the league.
I’ve got the East. Joe Lowery's got the West. There was some electric soccer. There was a lot of bad soccer. We’ll analyze it all. Toughest battles, strongest soldiers and all that.
To read up on the West, check out Joe’s rundown.
MLS Western Conference: Dallas hit a new low, Cristian Espinoza’s assist & more on each team
We’re dissecting every MLS team in the Western Conference.
Joseph Lowery
Atlanta United
Result: 1-2 vs. Minnesota United
Atlanta quadrupled Minnesota’s expected goals, 2.00 to 0.50, and still lost. The Five Stripes are now in a five-match winless streak, and there’s some understandable frustration that a team this talented is in 10th place with 12 points from 10 games.
