OT: Montreal Impact Thread XXVIII - "The Nacho Man" Edition

[Bud2790]

As long as The King aint playin, we can win/draw both.

We should play our home game at the Big O

I always had interest in the MLS and follow the Impact... but it's become even more intense ever since seeing the USMNT compete with some of the better nations. The MLS is slowly getting stronger and stronger as a league.

Canadians should definitely be following how well the USMNT does in international tournaments.

I cheered for the USMNT in 2010. And ever since IMFC joined the MLS I've been following the league as a whole a lot more, which caused me to cheer for the USMNT even more this summer. Most people in Montreal either have a connection to certain teams or they'll cheer for the big teams.

 

[Scandale du Jour]

Hopefully this new CB is starter quality. I doubt it, but meh, let's hope anyway

 

[gelu88]

Hopefully this new CB is starter quality. I doubt it, but meh, let's hope anyway

On Gege Soriola #IMFC RT @ColinUdoh: Good game reader, intelligent, tall and strong but not the quickest, and, expect a red card or three...

 

[ThaDevilGirl]

On Gege Soriola #IMFC RT @ColinUdoh: Good game reader, intelligent, tall and strong but not the quickest, and, expect a red card or three...

Cool, we found our replacement for Rivas.

 

[Dominator13]

Cool, we found our replacement for Rivas.

Hey if he can turn out to be a Rivas (healthy) or a Olave from new York, he'll be one heck of a steal. We lack "bite" like no team does in MLS.

 

[habsprospects]

Cheering for the USA? You can't be serious.

 

[Dominator13]

Cheering for the USA? You can't be serious.

I too have been cheering for the USMNT for a very long time. It's not just a distance thing, it's the fact that the better they look, the better the MLS looks as a whole. US brings it's own brand of very physical soccer. IMO they were the team that gave the most problems to Germany after Argentina.

 

[TRG]

USA are like my third team after Portugal and Canada. That's because of the MLS.

It's their only national team that I am able to cheer for.

 

[gelu88]

Exactly. Sportswise I am as anti american as one can get. I've been cheering for their defeat my whole life.

But Soccer is unique. We are so integrated and interrelated with their program, and our success is so related to theirs(ex: TFC, Bradley and their Academy) that I cheer for them.

Also it does not hurt that I hear about them all the time via all the american MLS reporters I follow.

Also, would players like Piatti and the next group like him come if the US bombed?

 

[Scandale du Jour]

Maybe we should all start REALLY following the Canadian team and putting pressure on Soccer Canada to succeed/develop a program instead of nut hugging our neighbors from the South? Let's develop the sport HERE, damn it!

 

[Ghetto Sangria]

Maybe we should all start REALLY following the Canadian team and putting pressure on Soccer Canada to succeed/develop a program instead of nut hugging our neighbors from the South? Let's develop the sport HERE, damn it!

It's tough with a population of 37 million or whatever with long winters and a sport that covers all others in hockey. The best way for soccer to develop is through the team's academy programs and the success of Canadian teams in the MLS.

This also requires the MLS to gain respectability around the world to attract more talent... and I'd say the most important factor for that so far was through the success of the US in the World Cup.

The Americans had a head start in development with a bunch of local professional teams, and now Canada has Vancouver, Toronto and Montreal to inspire the young ones.

 

[TRG]

Maybe we should all start REALLY following the Canadian team and putting pressure on Soccer Canada to succeed/develop a program instead of nut hugging our neighbors from the South? Let's develop the sport HERE, damn it!

I do.

 

[Dominator13]

Just saw the last Soriola interview on rds. Holy cap, I can tell you this much, kid doesn't lack confidence. I'm just hoping for a mean mofo back there. Ouimette is physical but lacks tactical attributes while Lefevre had good ball skills, but he's French...

 

[QuebecPride]

Just saw the last Soriola interview on rds. Holy cap, I can tell you this much, kid doesn't lack confidence. I'm just hoping for a mean mofo back there. Ouimette is physical but lacks tactical attributes while Lefevre had good ball skills, but he's French...

Hmm, what do you have against French people? I'd take Aurélien Collin any day of the week with l'Impact. Not all French are softies.

 

[TRG]

Just saw the last Soriola interview on rds. Holy cap, I can tell you this much, kid doesn't lack confidence. I'm just hoping for a mean mofo back there. Ouimette is physical but lacks tactical attributes while Lefevre had good ball skills, but he's French...

Un maudit français tabarnac.

Edit: Camara too is a maudit français.

Edit 2: Academy big boss Philippe Eullafroy too.

 

[Guilliam]

Speaking of Ouimette, he was selected by the CMNT for the Jamaïca game! WTF?!? Canada's defense is THAT bad?

Bernier, Gagnon-Laparé and Issey also selected.

 

[Dominator13]

The French thing was a joke. But he is pretty soft for a center back.

 

[gelu88]

I watch every single CNT match I can get, both male at female, on every level. I follow CSA policy, I follow PLSQ and I hope the new NASL league is successful.

But the most important thing we can do is support local soccer.

the CSA has a new Long Term Development Program that in the long run has all the elements we need to transform Canadian soccer. It follows the steps of Canadian Basketball and Tennis and focuses on better coaching, more practice, and less meaningless competition.

By moving that program forward and being/fostering better coaching, we can make a huge difference in the long run.

 

[gelu88]

On that note Soccer Canada just released the roster for next week:

GK- Kenny Stamatopoulos | SWE / AIK
GK- Milan Borjan | unattached / sans club
GK- Quillan Roberts | CAN / Toronto FC
D- Nik Ledgerwood | GER / Energie Cottbus
D- Andre Hainault | GER / VfR Aalen
D- Doneil Henry | CAN / Toronto FC
D- Dejan Jakovic | JPN / Shimizu S-Pulse
D- Adam Straith | unattached / sans club
D- Karl W. Ouimette | CAN / Impact de Montréal
D- Jeremy Gagnon-Laparé | CAN / Impact de Montréal
D- David Edgar | ENG / Birmingham City FC
M- Ashtone Morgan | CAN / Toronto FC
M- Julian de Guzman | unattached / sans club
M- Pedro Pacheco | POR / Santa Clara
M- Kyle Bekker | CAN / Toronto FC
M- Atiba Hutchinson | TUR / Besiktas
M- Marcel de Jong | GER / Augsburg
M- Issey Nakajima-Farran | CAN / Impact de Montréal
M- Patrice Bernier | CAN / Impact de Montréal
F-Tosaint Ricketts | ISR / Hapoel Haifa
F- Simeon Jackson | ENG / Coventry City
F- Marcus Haber | ENG / Crewe Alexandra
F- Randy Edwini-Bonsu | GER / Stuttgarter Kickers
F- Dwayne De Rosario | CAN / Toronto FC

A dissapointingly large number of older/aging players, including Issey and Bernier, but a good crop of kids as well.

A number of the best players, including Portland's Johnson, TFC's Osorio, Vancouver's Teibert and Dallas's Tesho are missing due to personal stuff as well as league games, which sucks, and no Tissot is disappointing as well but It's still a decent group.

 

[TRG]

Where is Cavallini!? Aleman?

****ing Kyle Bekker made it over Osorio....

 

[gelu88]

****ing Kyle Bekker made it over Osorio....

this might hint at what happened there:

@KurtLarSUN
Seems like there's some back and forth going on with the CSA and an MLS club that hopes to compromise on the release of its players.


@DanielSquizzato
Gotta figure that Osorio not being with #canMNT is part of negotiations between CSA and playoff-pushing TFC.

 

[DekeLikeYouMeanIt]

I thought it was Osorio declining himself. Interesting.

 

[Bud2790]

There's a game tonight, woooo!

 

[Laurent]

Late night games are always fun. Last time we played the Crew at this time was in our first year. Came from 1-0 down to win 2-1 with a Zarek Valentin goal. Good days.

 

[Bud2790]

I miss Zarek