Monday, August 17, 2020

What's it like to be a fan of these teams?

Leeds United- celebrate for now.
Leeds-U ended a sixteen-year wait to move back to the Premier League by winning the English League Championship season. Their supporters don't know how 2020-21 is going to play out, but they can celebrate a well-deserved promotion and can look forward to September 12th, when their first top-flight season since 2003 can commence

Arsenal- wait for next season
Arsenal frustratingly plateaued in the eighth-to-tenth spot in the Premier League this season but will be playing in the Europa League next season thanks to winning the FA Cup. Now their supporters  can look ahead to next season.

Manchester United- consistently inconsistent
Beating Tottenham and Manchester City in the same week in December; losing 2-0 to bottom-of-the-table Watford in January; unbeaten through nineteen games; needing added extra time to defeat bottom-of-the-table Norwich City in the FA Cup quarters; losing in the semis of the FA Cup; qualifying for the Champions League by finishing third in the Premier League standings; then losing in the Europa League semifinals. This team is a pendulum. 

Atlanta United- things have to get better.
Going 0-3 in the MLS is Back tournament without scoring a goal; mutually parting ways with HC Frank de Boer; losing goal-fest Josef Martinez for the season. The Five Stripes haven't had another game yet but their fans aren't sunny-side-up at the moment.

Orlando City- how can we maintain this momentum?
Orlando staggered to twenty-second last season but was in the final of the MLS is Back Tournament. Hopefully their momentum continues and they don't crater.

Portland Timbers- celebrate and hopefully win more games
By winning the MLS is Back Tournament, the Timbers booked a 2021 CONCACAF Champions League spot. They're in the same boat as Orlando, actually- keep this momentum going. 

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