Having a Plan B and using his subs, both to change games and to give guys minutes for when he needs them later in the season (like in the playoffs), are two huge areas in which Armas has clearly been superior.
Yes I think yesterday we finally saw what Armas has been trying to do and what the full potential of this team is. There were times they slowed the game down and times they went ludicrous speed. There were times they got clever with the ball and times they went route 1. There was one passing sequence in particular in the first half where I was certain (and Im sure Atlanta was certain) that we were just going to boot the ball out of trouble. It was in our own left hand side defensive corner and good god there must have been like 5 or 6 lightning fast touches that moved the ball out of immense pressure by Atalanta and all the sudden we had a goal scoring opportunity on the other end.
I was SHOCKED and Im pretty sure Atlantas reaction to that sequence was more than shock.
Can we replicate the perfect mind meld of these styles all the way to MLS Cup. Not likely. Not every game anyway. Theres going to be a few more minor hiccups at the very least. But now we know what the team is capable of and they should be held to that standard.