re: Atlanta United Season Long Thread - 2-0 reg season - season suspended 30 days

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I don't proclaim to know enough about the international soccer market to speak intelligently on whether the moves Atlanta United have made/are contemplating this offseason make the team better or worse.

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Really can't know until our roster is complete and we play a game. Nagbe is almost irreplaceable at his cap hit. We did officially buy Hyndman to lessen the blow, but we're also looking to bring in one more starter-quality CM/DCM (Villasanti or Ivan Gomez?)

We brought in Brooks Lennon to help Gressel but also on the off-chance that we moved Gressel. Only 22 and is a player we've been after for a while. Probably a better defender than Gressel, but Gressel is probably a better crosser. Can really play anywhere on the right side. Got called up to the current USMNT camp, but Atlanta didn't release him (we also refused to release Robinson and Guzan).

We brought in Meza to replace LGP. Don't know much about Meza, so can't comment much about that. We also brought back Anton Walkes. He primarily played RB for us in 2017, but is actually a CB that can play RB or DCM (and maybe LB).

We brought in Castillo who can play LB or the LWB that Meram played. He's also here to mentor Bello, who is healthy again, so he's also similar to a new signing. If we get Arzamendia, he will also fall into the LB/LWB category, and is likely better than Bello/Castillo.

Signed winger Jake Mulraney, who is a LW/RW, but I'd hate to call him a Villalba replacement yet.