U-20 camp) would stay on the left wing with Luiz Araujo on the right. Miguel Berry would take back over up top at the striker position, Caleb Wiley (who the team thankfully held back from the U.S. The line up would look something like the graphic below. This option would be the closest Pineda has to “if it ain’t broke, don’t fix it,” with the obvious caveat isn’t even close to the same product from the first four matches. But the team does have the personnel available to essentially enter this match in the same formation they’ve used the entire year.

Let’s face it: no one is replacing Thiago Almada, and the center back depth is stretched with two of the four being called up, one of those being Miles Robinson. The simplest solution here is to just rely on the depth of the squad to make as close to like-for-like swaps as possible. Let’s take a look at how Gonzalo Pineda could potentially line up the Five Stripes in Columbus to keep the momentum rolling. While the Crew has plenty of other steady pieces, including our old friend Darlington Nagbe and Cucho Hernandez (who is in a bit of a slump currently), they’re still clearly trying to settle in to new manager Wilfried Nancy’s style. Lucas Zelarayan will be joining Armenia to play Turkey on March 25th. First, one of Columbus Crew’s most influential players will also miss the clash. So, is it time to worry yet? No, not at all. Atlanta United will be missing a multitude of players, listed below, during this coming weekend’s match against Columbus Crew. The combined might of Thiago Almada, Luiz Araujo, and Giorgos Giakoumakis the blossoming of young Caleb Wiley the confidence of the defense bolstered by the return of Miles Robinson and Brad Guzan the incredibly high work-rate and efficiency of the midfield and wing backs (all of them) and the timely use of effective subs have all contributed to a delightful product on the pitch.Īnd now the international window threatens to throw it all out of order, or that’s the vocal concern, at least. The 5-1 win was convincing proof of what Gonzalo Pineda is creating from the top down, and it continued to show how the squad is buying into his ideas.

For Atlanta United fans it’s a bit of a blessing and a curse a sense of pride watching player after player get called up to represent their national teams is something few clubs can offer, but the memories of losing so many starting players in 2022 - whether by injury or any other reason - is still very fresh.Ītlanta United are off to the greatest start in franchise history, tacking on another three points to sit alone at the top of the Eastern Conference after they sent Portland back to the shadow realm on Saturday night.

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