OT: OT: CF Montréal: Potato Edition

[Pure Laine]

Ahhhhh so close

 

[ArtPeur]

Oh well. We didn't get trashed and there were some positives

 

[Hope Of Glory]

Entertaining game to start the year! Some things to build off of.

 

[Michelangelo]

Close loss on the road to open the season despite leading in possession and xG against a supposedly strong on paper Atlanta team?

Not ideal but I'll take it

 

[LPHabsFan]

Credit where credit is due, they showed up in the second half. If only they were allowed to show up for the first half......

Owosu - As advertised in a positive way
Opoku - As advertised in a negative way
Herbers - He's not the type of player that's going to stir the drink, which is what he was asked to do in the first half, so unsurprisingly, he couldn't do something he's not otherwise good at.
Clarke - No reason whatsoever for him to start as a LWB. None. Unsurprisingly, when he was put in a position he's good at, he was good at it.
Saliba - When he plays low, in front of beside Piette, he's really, really bad. When he plays higher up, which happens in the 2nd half, he's much better.
Duke - He was exactly what we expected.
Campbell - Better than I thought he'd be.
JMR - He's not a RWB - End of story. He looks both invisible and visible but both in bad ways.
Sirois - When is Gazdov coming? Honestly, he's not that great. Yes, he can make some unbelievable saves at times. But the brain farts that he has just time and time again kills us. He also sucks when it comes to having the ball at his feet.
Pearce - I don't know why he doesn't start. I really don't.
Ibrahim - As advertised in a negative way. Just can never get it done.
Piette - I'm still sad he's not being shipped to the CPL where he belongs.
Petrasso - Thought he was fine.

 

[Skip Bayless]

Hard fought game...

Some sus personnel usage by the coach in the first half, and some good adjustments in the second.

I still don't see what Marshall Rutty brings on the right side. He can't center the ball and he's not incisive in the last third. The right side is weak. I think Bugaj deserves a shot, at least.

Sirois is sus. He started off good in MLS, but he's been accumulating the blunders with his indecision.

Owusu was awesome. Pearce does what he does.

Herbers was quiet and couldn't connect with his teammates, but then again, what is he doing on the front line?

 

[Pure Laine]

 

[Pure Laine]

Credit where credit is due, they showed up in the second half. If only they were allowed to show up for the first half......

Owosu - As advertised in a positive way
Opoku - As advertised in a negative way
Herbers - He's not the type of player that's going to stir the drink, which is what he was asked to do in the first half, so unsurprisingly, he couldn't do something he's not otherwise good at.
Clarke - No reason whatsoever for him to start as a LWB. None. Unsurprisingly, when he was put in a position he's good at, he was good at it.
Saliba - When he plays low, in front of beside Piette, he's really, really bad. When he plays higher up, which happens in the 2nd half, he's much better.
Duke - He was exactly what we expected.
Campbell - Better than I thought he'd be.
JMR - He's not a RWB - End of story. He looks both invisible and visible but both in bad ways.
Sirois - When is Gazdov coming? Honestly, he's not that great. Yes, he can make some unbelievable saves at times. But the brain farts that he has just time and time again kills us. He also sucks when it comes to having the ball at his feet.
Pearce - I don't know why he doesn't start. I really don't.
Ibrahim - As advertised in a negative way. Just can never get it done.
Piette - I'm still sad he's not being shipped to the CPL where he belongs.
Petrasso - Thought he was fine.

From his stats, don't know if Gazdov will be that much better with the ball at his feet: