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Tom Barlow will have a special game against Atlanta United

By Mauricio Saenz

New York Red Bulls's striker Tom Barlow has good memories of facing Atlanta. He will try to put the Bulls back on the winning path.

New York Red Bulls's striker Tom Barlow has good memories of facing Atlanta. He will try to put the Bulls back on the winning path.

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Missouri's Tom Barlow arrived at New York Red Bull in 2017. That same year, Atlanta United was founded. On the other hand, DC United's last five years have been poor, so famously DC-NYC rivalry haven't been much hesitated lately. For this reasons and some more, Barlow considers that Red Bull-Atlanta is a kind of modern derby, and he is excited to face it.

The striker scored the only goal of the game last time New York Red Bulls and Atlanta United faced each other for a regular season's MLS game, las year. The NYC's team wasn't have the best of their days and also had a player sent off by red card, so Barlow's goal and the consequent three point's win was crazy and unexpected.

The striker now feels like his team is trying to adjust to Austrian head coach Gerhard Struber's style. Struber likes to have the ball as much as his team is able to, and his system needs the striker to keep moving constantly. Barlow is confident he will fulfill his coach's ambitions.

On the other hand, Stephen Glass's Atlanta United is a team that feels more comfortable without the ball, but can be extremely dangerous firing back with their fast and skillful wingers. It will be a nice test to see how Struber's ideas start to materialize on the field, as well as a tryout for the current Red Bulls's players to see if they are capable of playing like the former Red Bull Salzburg's coach want. 


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