phil03 Posted February 18 Share Posted February 18 (edited) 13 minutes ago, narduch said: Ouch. Meh, pre-season friendlies don't mean anything. We did ok in other friendlies against MLS clubs so I don't think there is anything to be read there. Edited February 18 by phil03 dyslexic nam 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phil03 Posted February 25 Share Posted February 25 (edited) That was... broadly solid all things considered. Like, I'd be far happier if Martinez and Oppoku had converted their chances and/or we hadn't needed the linesman and VAR to keep our tie but this is a new team still figuring stuff out who went to the home of a title contender and got a result out of it, and by no means looked outclassed overall. Give the team more time to build chemistry and/or a lesser opponent and ods are we punch through in our early excellent moments and win this. The alarm bells from the game against the Rowdies are no longer there and my cautious optimism for this season has been reinforced EDIT: Some cover from the French Canadian media. They essentially say its still a work in progress but that the club is showing great sign as to what the final product will look like. https://www.rds.ca/soccer/cfm/mls-le-cf-montreal-fait-match-nul-0-0-contre-a-orlando-city-1.18278135 https://www.lapresse.ca/sports/soccer/2024-02-24/orlando-0-montreal-0/une-saison-qui-promet.php Edited February 25 by phil03 Kadenge, kacbru, Ivan and 4 others 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ozzie_the_parrot Posted February 25 Share Posted February 25 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ivan Posted February 25 Share Posted February 25 That Uruguayan striker Coccaro (sp?) looked pretty good, and seems a master of South American dark arts. And only one game, but Choiniere is much better than Yankov. Waterman and Sirois both looked great. Best game I've seen from Piette in years. Hopefully he's over his injuries because he looked great. That version of Piette is the one @BearcatSA and I want to see sitting in front of our CBs. 😄 Club Linesman, BearcatSA, masster and 2 others 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phil03 Posted February 25 Share Posted February 25 18 minutes ago, Ivan said: That Uruguayan striker Coccaro (sp?) looked pretty good, and seems a master of South American dark arts. And only one game, but Choiniere is much better than Yankov. Waterman and Sirois both looked great. Best game I've seen from Piette in years. Hopefully he's over his injuries because he looked great. That version of Piette is the one @BearcatSA and I want to see sitting in front of our CBs. 😄 Indeed, Coccaro did pretty much everything except put it in the net, so to speak. As for Yankov, that is to be expected: he isn't meant to be a top player in the team like Choinière but only a quality substitute (he got to start due to Saliba nursing an injury). Agreed on Waterman and Sirois, especially the later who seem to have started things back where he left. On Piette, honestly this reinforce me in the ideas that a) having Loturi fill the defensive midfielder niche with CMNT is premature and Piette still has some years in the picture and b) just like Quioto, him not being injured alone would have made last year significantly better, with probably a canchamp and sixth or seventh place in the east as a result. costarg and Ivan 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BearcatSA Posted February 25 Share Posted February 25 2 hours ago, Ivan said: Best game I've seen from Piette in years. Hopefully he's over his injuries because he looked great. That version of Piette is the one @BearcatSA and I want to see sitting in front of our CBs. 😄 From the stretches I was able to watch, I thought he did a solid job out there and if he continues in similar form up to the playoff match, he will have made a strong case to play in that particular role to join Eustaquio and Koné. Ivan and costarg 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
anthony7 Posted February 26 Share Posted February 26 (edited) On 2/25/2024 at 9:38 AM, phil03 said: Indeed, Coccaro did pretty much everything except put it in the net, so to speak. As for Yankov, that is to be expected: he isn't meant to be a top player in the team like Choinière but only a quality substitute (he got to start due to Saliba nursing an injury). Agreed on Waterman and Sirois, especially the later who seem to have started things back where he left. On Piette, honestly this reinforce me in the ideas that a) having Loturi fill the defensive midfielder niche with CMNT is premature and Piette still has some years in the picture and b) just like Quioto, him not being injured alone would have made last year significantly better, with probably a canchamp and sixth or seventh place in the east as a Edited February 26 by anthony7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
anthony7 Posted February 26 Share Posted February 26 (edited) On 2/25/2024 at 9:14 AM, Ivan said: That Uruguayan striker Coccaro (sp?) looked pretty good, and seems a master of South American dark arts. And only one game, but Choiniere is much better than Yankov. Waterman and Sirois both looked great. Best game I've seen from Piette in years. Hopefully he's over his injuries because he looked great. That version of Piette is the one @BearcatSA and I want to see sitting in front of our CBs. 😄 What did Caldwell or Wileman say about Yankov with relation to CANMNT? Edited February 26 by anthony7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ivan Posted February 26 Share Posted February 26 46 minutes ago, anthony7 said: What did Caldwell or Wileman say about Yankov with relation to CANMNT? Nothing as far as I can recall. Just mentioned he was Toronto born. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phil03 Posted March 3 Share Posted March 3 1-0 thanks to Vilsaint against Dallas. Its always fun seeing the ods for the game change on google after we score, great little feeling narduch and costarg 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phil03 Posted March 3 Share Posted March 3 Terrible decision by referee. costarg 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
costarg Posted March 3 Share Posted March 3 24 minutes ago, phil03 said: Terrible decision by referee. Gotta see the replays properly, but on first glance that looked like a terrible reversed VAR call. Not to mention 8+ minutes on a planned 5 after the first 45? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
costarg Posted March 3 Share Posted March 3 CFM look good at times, but still a lot of work to do to create familiarity between the new players. They're having a hard time finding each other, lots of giveaways. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phil03 Posted March 3 Share Posted March 3 12 minutes ago, costarg said: Gotta see the replays properly, but on first glance that looked like a terrible reversed VAR call. Not to mention 8+ minutes on a planned 5 after the first 45? TBH even the five minutes was dubious IMO... But hey, so far so good thanks to Martinez The little moment between the veteran (Martinez) and the newbie (Vilsaint) after the second goal was nice too costarg 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phil03 Posted March 3 Share Posted March 3 2-1 win. By no means a perfect game but they got the three points away against opponents that are by no means easy customers. Highlights are Vilsaint standing up and Sirois being an absolute beast in net. Hopefully none of the injuries are serious. God I am looking forward to the referee lock out being over though... Kadenge 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ozzie_the_parrot Posted March 3 Share Posted March 3 costarg 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
narduch Posted March 5 Share Posted March 5 yomurphy1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kadenge Posted March 6 Share Posted March 6 Anyone know when Saliba is expected back from injury? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phil03 Posted March 6 Share Posted March 6 17 minutes ago, Kadenge said: Anyone know when Saliba is expected back from injury? He seems to be on a game-per-game decision basis as to when he comes back so while we don't have any details it thankfully seem he won't be out too long. Kadenge 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
costarg Posted March 6 Share Posted March 6 5 hours ago, narduch said: Howdy, Doody. MtlMario, An Observer and narduch 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Unnamed Trialist Posted March 11 Share Posted March 11 2-3, So proud of them, playing half the team Canadians, to take Miami down in their own stadium. Even when they brought on the big guns Montreal held. Did not watch but the highlights looked good. costarg, NVsoccer, Kadenge and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chad_Impact Posted March 11 Share Posted March 11 (edited) We looked great for the first 15-20 minutes but despite the scoreline, the game felt slow and messy. Good teams grind out results and that's what tonight was. I don't think we'll fully see what Courtois has planned in terms of playstyle for a while (until we play at home at least), but the team is definitely bought into what he's preaching. Also, I think Edwards looks great every time he plays, and was a huge part of closing out the game tonight. He needs to start. Wanyama...oof. Hope I'm wrong but he really seems to be at the end Edited March 11 by Chad_Impact Ivan 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phil03 Posted March 11 Share Posted March 11 49 minutes ago, phil03 said: 3-2 against a Miami without Messi but with plenty of his buddies with massive careers. It definitely wasn't the cleanest of win but we are like life in Jurassic Park: we find a way Posted it in the wrong thread but these were my original thoughts on it. I'd argue is part of being a good team too: even when you don't provide your best performance you still somehow carve yourself a path to three points. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phil03 Posted March 11 Share Posted March 11 https://www.facebook.com/watch/?v=1197548627906857 Obviously they choose what they post but watching this you do get the sense they have a good team chemistry going Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ozzie_the_parrot Posted March 11 Share Posted March 11 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Recommended Posts
Please sign in to comment
You will be able to leave a comment after signing in
Sign In Now