The Atlanta United FC Courier
Squad17 Nov 2031
Words at Atlanta United FC training over how hard people work
Somebody said out loud what several people had been thinking. Samuel Mbengue is at the centre of it, and the squad will now find out whether the standard rises or the pair of them simply stop speaking.
Squad17 Nov 2031
Tempers go at Atlanta United FC
Riley Dalgado was at the centre of it, and by the time it was pulled apart there were three or four others involved. Training grounds are small places and long seasons make them smaller.
The dugout17 Nov 2031
Adrian Gill has become a man the manager trusts
Nobody at Atlanta United FC will say this on the record and the team sheets have been saying it for weeks. There is a small group in every squad who get picked when the fixture is difficult, and he has joined it.
Market17 Nov 2031
The Mauricio Amaro question follows Atlanta United FC around
Every press conference now starts and ends the same way: with Mauricio Amaro’s future. The manager has run out of new ways to say nothing.
Loan watch17 Nov 2031
Peter Stroud first choice at New England Revolution
20 starts and a season average of 6.74. The loan is doing exactly what it was arranged to do.
Boardroom17 Nov 2031
Atlanta United FC keep producing them
46 graduates from an academy now rated 9 out of 20. A club this size does not survive any other way, and every name on that list is known in the town.
The dugout17 Nov 2031
The manager comes out for Ethan Horvath
Public backing, and the sort that costs a manager something if it turns out to be wrong. Ethan Horvath has been told in front of everybody that the shirt is his.
Squad17 Nov 2031
Word from the training ground: Ethan Horvath
The sharpest man in every session this week, by all accounts. Lines like this run the week before somebody’s run in the side begins.
Loan watch17 Nov 2031
The clock runs down on Peter Stroud at New England Revolution
23 days left on the agreement, 20 appearances behind him, and two clubs who have both been putting off the same conversation.
In brief
- Boardroom Atlanta United FC board back the manager
- Squad Welcome back, Daniel Bradley