Ronny Deila’s walk into his post-match press conference was different on Saturday night. A few minutes earlier his team ended a three-match home stand with a 1-0 loss to what was one of the worst teams in Major League Soccer and Deila looked a bit defeated. The New England Revolution won 1-0 on S aturday, giving Atlanta its third loss of the season. Now Atlanta, in 11th place in the Eastern Conference, has joined New England, CF Montreal, D.C. United, and Toronto as the five worst teams in the conference through eight games. Atlanta United midfielder Ajani Fortune (above) during the match against the New England Revolution at Mercedes-Benz Stadium on Saturday April 12, 2025. Photo by Mitch Martin/Atlanta UnitedThe 2-3-3 start is the worst in team history. Asked if playing the next two games on the road might be the change of scenery his team needs to get back on track, Deila said the team, fans, “everybody” is in this together and needs to stick together.“Everybody is in this situation and we want to turn it around. To start blaming each now and try to find who the guess is that’s the cause of the problem, that’s stupid. Now we have to build each other up. We have to be positive.” Atlanta has only played two road games this season: a 2-0 loss at Charlotte and 2-2 draw at Cincinnati. There’s no question that Atlanta needs to pick up points on the road and the next two weeks are as good a time to do so as any.“We need to come out next weekend and get something out of the games,” Deila said. “That’s the main  thing.” The manager also said that it was “crazy” that the New England match ended with Atlanta empty-handed.“If we had played really bad and we didn’t create anything I’d be more worried,” Deila said. Brooks Lennon echoed his manager’s sentiments in the locker room after the match.“We’ve got to stick together, now’s not the time to turn on each other,” Lennon said. “We have to just keep pounding the ball and creating goal-scoring opportunities. During the loss to New England there were several quality chances generated by crosses and corner kicks for Atlanta. Miguel Almiron, Emmanuel Latte Lath, Jamal Thiare each nearly scored a game-tying goal on Saturday. There are no must-win matches in April, but only coming a way with four points from a three-game homestand followed by not picking up points during the next two matches would be devastating.“We didn’t put the ball in the back of the net, but hopefully in the next two games we can do that,” Lennon said. The post ‘We just have to keep working’: Atlanta United to play next two away from home appeared first on The Atlanta Voice. ...read more read less