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Podcast: Off the Woodwork
Episode: Atlanta Soccer Tonight: Year 10 Begins — Tata’s Identity, Alzate & Berrocal Themes, Mike Conti, and the Road to Cincinnati
Description: Atlanta Soccer Tonight delivers a special two-hour season preview edition as Atlanta United opens its 10th season this weekend in Cincinnati.
Jason Longshore is joined by Abe Gordon, Madison Crews, Jon Nelson, and Jarrett Smith to lay out what Atlanta must become in 2026: the non-negotiables, Tata Martino’s tactical fingerprints, and what early success should actually look like.
The crew also goes around Major League Soccer to assess how contenders have spent the offseason, why the Eastern Conference remains unforgiving, and where Atlanta fits in the league’s evolving hierarchy.
Mike Conti joins the show to reflect on Atlanta’s decade...