Orlando City vs. Atlanta United: Player Grades and Man of the Match
How did the Lions rate individually in the 2021 season opener?
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Orlando City started the 2021 season with a 0-0 draw at Exploria Stadium against Atlanta United. Orlando Head Coach Oscar Pareja crafted a lineup working around injuries to usual starters such as Robin Jansson, Joao Moutinho, and Uri Rosell, as well as the suspension of Mauricio Pereyra. Atlanta finished with a majority of the possession, but Orlando had the better scoring chances in yet another season-opening draw for the Lions.
Here’s how each Lion rated in the first game of the year, as well as my pick for the team’s Man of the Match.
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Orlando City vs. Atlanta United: Preview, How to Watch, TV Info, Live Stream, Lineups, Match Thread, and More
Lions kick off their seventh MLS season but will be without their midfield maestro.
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Welcome to your match thread for an opening day match-up between Orlando City and Atlanta United at Exploria Stadium. The teams have never met on opening day before, so this will be a chance to get the season started with some real animosity. Being that it’s opening day, this is obviously the first meeting between the two MLS Eastern Conference rivals this season and there will be three in all the Lions will host the Five Stripes again July 30 and Orlando City will visit Atlanta on Sept. 10.
Orlando City 2021 MLS Preview
Let’s take a look at the club’s off-season and 2021 outlook.
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The 2021 Major League Soccer season is nearly upon us and while we’re not exactly back to normal yet after a decidedly
abnormal 2020, hopefully there will be a greater sense of normalcy than last year. Soon it will be time to get your scarves, jerseys, and tailgating supplies ready because fans are allowed in the stands and the number of folks permitted to attend should only go up as the season moves forward.
TML Staff Roundtable: 2021 Orlando City Preseason Thoughts
The staff weighs in on the season to come in advance of Oscar Pareja’s second season in charge of the Lions.
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As we head into the 2021 MLS season this weekend, we live in a much different landscape from the time prior to the 2020 season, when we hadn’t yet begun dealing with the worldwide COVID-19 pandemic that ended up halting the last campaign after just two weekends. The world looks a bit different now, but it’s trending in the right direction after an arduous 2020 calendar year.
After a standout season, the Lions didn’t make a lot of changes in the off-season but did add a few pieces to the attack. Oscar Pareja will head into his second year at the helm with an established philosophy and team identity, and expectations have never been higher.
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