Montreal Impact Thread L - L for leglock
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NoNachoNoParty
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JunglePete
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Me too, I have never really payed attention to him but he impressed me last night. He will a good successor to JDG. That Canadian team has lots of potential, only big flaw is the miscommunication between defenders and the midfield & I guess that will come with time and games played.
JunglePete
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Even though I agree with you, it's not about having a better team, it's about playing better and luck. Thankfully, we don't play 30 games where your place is totally deserved but we play in this round 6 games. So far, so good. We have to look match-by-match and be optimistic.
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Luigi Habs
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Piette will never come to NA at this point of his career. Piette would be the ideal CM we need, probably non-DP, but it would be a stupid move for Piette. He has a much better chance to fulfil his potential playing in europe.
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I don't think he has that kind of quality imo but he's young and will try. Good for him.
Dominator13
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LackED. Not anymore. Plus the guys is playing in D3 in Spain right now, he's not exactly a starter for Athletico Madrid or something like that. Here he'd be the anchor that holds the team together for a good decade.
JunglePete
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We have JGL in the same position with possibly more potential. Signing Piette at this moment will be trouble. The man is already in Europe, I'd say leave him till he decides he wants to come back and who knows maybe in 2 years he might play in the 1st div.
Canada has not gotten to the Hex in forever, so that alone is a reasonable result overall.
And yeah, 4 of 6 teams that make the hex can make the WC (4th plays New Zealand in a playoff). It's full double round robin, so 10 matches. It only takes one or two to go our way to give us a shot.
Last time Mexico was on the brink of elimination. They were reduced to watching the USA and hope for a draw vs Panama. Grahm Zuzi scored in the 92nd minute and (I kid you not) there were full page ads in Mexican papers thanking him.
CONCACAF is weird.
Seriously, read this story: http://www.espnfc.us/team/mexico/20...k-on-the-night-the-united-states-saved-mexico
CONCACAF is weird.
And yeah, 4 of 6 teams that make the hex can make the WC (4th plays New Zealand in a playoff). It's full double round robin, so 10 matches. It only takes one or two to go our way to give us a shot.
Last time Mexico was on the brink of elimination. They were reduced to watching the USA and hope for a draw vs Panama. Grahm Zuzi scored in the 92nd minute and (I kid you not) there were full page ads in Mexican papers thanking him.
CONCACAF is weird.
Seriously, read this story: http://www.espnfc.us/team/mexico/20...k-on-the-night-the-united-states-saved-mexico
CONCACAF is weird.
They changed the playoff this year. 4th place team in Concacaf plays the 5th place team from the AFC.
Checked the AFC rankings. here are the 5th to 8th spots.
5 67 United Arab Emirates
6 71 Uzbekistan
7 80 Saudi Arabia
8 82 Jordan
all these teams are reasonably even vs us. and the 5th and 6th best teams in CONCACAF are similarly ranked.
Not gonna be easy obviously, but getting to the WC isnt as ridiculous as it seems.
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While plausible, making it to the World Cup would still be an upset. In my opinion, the next cycle is when things will start getting interesting for us.
Let's remember that we only have 3 first-division teams and 5 pro academies (all of which have been running in their current format for less than 10 years). Our federation is also a joke. Things are getting in order and the sport is quickly growing in our country. Once the kids that have been trained by pro academies since they were 8-9 years old start reaching the pro, we will be competitive and making it to the World Cup should a goal, not a surprise.
Patience my friends, we are on our way. For a country as big and as rich as us, if we continue to get our act together, it is only a question of time.
Let's remember that we only have 3 first-division teams and 5 pro academies (all of which have been running in their current format for less than 10 years). Our federation is also a joke. Things are getting in order and the sport is quickly growing in our country. Once the kids that have been trained by pro academies since they were 8-9 years old start reaching the pro, we will be competitive and making it to the World Cup should a goal, not a surprise.
Patience my friends, we are on our way. For a country as big and as rich as us, if we continue to get our act together, it is only a question of time.
JunglePete
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I was thinking after seeing Taylor Twellman tweeting that Will Johnson won't come back for Portland, why not sign him ? He is the perfect CM upgrade over Donadel and NRC, is Canadian so you know more people in Montreal will watch Canada games because atm, we have no players representing the country (don't count Lefevre, he is like the 6th CB) and it's kind of embarrassing. Also Johnson is versatile as ****, can play DM/CM/CAM/LW and is only 28, soon 29.
If Mapp really wants to go, we can arrange a trade.
If Mapp really wants to go, we can arrange a trade.
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Johnson is a beast in FM 15... so he will work out. My flawless scouting report!
No but really, he is very good and exactly what we need
Scandale du Jour
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Very good point. We are badly behind the rest of the world when it comes to individual technical skills.
adudeonaforum
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Will Johnson has speed, intensity, vision, can distribute well... without taking anything away from Reo and Bernier, i'd take him over any of our current cm. I like Donadel as a #6 though.
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