Lappalainen vs Novillo..
I'm really excited about how Lappalainen will grow. He has a great body, speed, vision and most importantly: positioning. He knows that as a midfielder, he has to be able to do both, attack and defence. The first thing he said coming in Montreal is that he want to be offensive, and contribute by dribbling, running and scoring. And then, first thing I realized about his game, is that he is taking his defensive play SERIOUSLY. He ain't slacking when he has to come back. Multiple times, I saw him in the box, helping Lovitz get back into his position. He saved Lovitz ass so many times its outrageous... and now I realize why our defence was sh**. Cause our midfielders were not helping the guys behind them. And we should not expect Lovitz to be Marcelo. He's going to do mistakes.. our midfielders are just not doing any good offensively or defensively.
In Novillo's defence, that guy is arrogant. And a bit blind. I don't mind him saying he aint eating poutine but he's paying like Poutine. He's just trying to feed his ego. But he also said after the 1-0 win against York that you don't get to be a big club when you win on penalties. That shit right here is why that guy will never find any relevant contract in the next months/years. His career is done. Talking shit when he couldnt even score more than 1 goal in MLS ???
This kind of player will never understand. He's stubborn, arrogant, and an asshole.
PS: Being arrogant is not an issue. Many good and "successful" players are really arrogant.