Atlanta United 2, Montreal 1: What was said

What was said following Atlanta United's 2-1 win against Montreal in MLS action on Saturday at Mercedes-Benz Stadium:

Atlanta United Head Coach Frank de Boer

On the team’s performance: 

“I am very proud of the team. They played with so much discipline. It is so tempting to go into the narrow spaces and that forces you to make mistakes and I think we played a very concentrated first half. They will always get a chance. In the first half, they had one opportunity to counter attack when Pity made a back heel. The counter attack started, but for the rest I think they didn’t have one shot on goal. Also, the second half and the corner kick, that is something that can happen. The guy shoots the ball totally wrong, it comes to the feet of another player and he scores. Of course it is difficult to create many chances against a team that plays very deep in their own half. We still believed and we still played very concentrated even when we conceded 1-1, and I think we really deserved this win. A lot of times we concede late goals, and now we get one and that feels really good and again I think we really deserved it because they put a lot of effort in.”

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On Pity Martínez’s performance: 

“In the beginning, there was nothing wrong. I think he played quite well. He was setting up the first goal, cutting inside, playing it to Justin (Meram), moves through to make the space for Justin to come inside, so I have no problem with that. But in the second half, especially around the 60th to 65th minute, he was making too many mistakes and then it’s a danger to the team in that moment. Then it is my choice to make a decision, and overall against Toronto, I think he played one of his best games. It was short notice that he’d play again and maybe he was tired, but he has to make those plays.”