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Southern Fried Soccer: Defending, sort of, Atlanta United’s de Boer

July 21, 2019 Atlanta: Atlanta United goalkeeper Brad Guzan and defender Leandro Gonzalez Pirez (from left) and Dion Pereira and Darlington Nagbe celebrate a 2-0 victory over D.C. United while Quincey Amarikwa walks away dejected as time expires in a soccer match on Sunday, July 21, 2019, in Atlanta. Curtis Compton/ccompton@ajc.com

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July 21, 2019 Atlanta: Atlanta United goalkeeper Brad Guzan and defender Leandro Gonzalez Pirez (from left) and Dion Pereira and Darlington Nagbe celebrate a 2-0 victory over D.C. United while Quincey Amarikwa walks away dejected as time expires in a soccer match on Sunday, July 21, 2019, in Atlanta. Curtis Compton/ccompton@ajc.com
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July 30, 2019

In this episode of the podcast “Southern Fried Soccer,” Doug Roberson discusses recent comments made by Atlanta United players Leandro Gonzalez Pirez, Josef Martinez, Pity Martinez and Ezequiel Barco about manager Frank de Boer’s tactics.

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