The one where Montreal still has an impact

1: 🎵Heyyy we’re 2/3 there! Ohhhhhh, this is hard to bare. 🎵 Over the past few matches we’ve seen progression. Today was a regression for me. That doesn’t mean we played like trash, but it wasn’t better. 

We played well in the first 45. We more or less had control of the match. We created the opportunities to create the opportunity. However unlike the previous three matches, it wasn’t the finishing that was missing today, it was the final pass. 

 

2: Some curious play from Araujo. I don’t know why he felt like trying to hit a 25 yard curler was his best option. I’ve got no problem with a shot on target from downtown. Thiago damn near had GOTW, but not when there’s better options to the left/right. We know he’s skilled. We know he’s got got wheels. He can be a real problem for the opposition. None of his immense skill was on display today tho. Perhaps he’s still coming back from injury, but in his own words, he said he’s 100% and we should be prepared to see a different version of Luiz. 

 

3: Alan looks better physically and technically. His situational awareness and decision making is still catching him out. He’s gotta be better at reading the game and being turned on in the big moments. The silly yellow card is another good example of just needing to play smarter. 

 

4: Oh good grief here we go with set piece vulnerability again. Credit to Montreal for the trickery they deployed but we HAVE to be switched on in these moments. I really feel like it has been better this year, but today was not good. 

 

5: You can see the players are doing what I think Gonzo wants. We’re not playing badly. But we are still lacking that killer mentality. Maybe we need to implement a policy of no more cake until we start burrying chances? There is no denying that the lack of results is ramping up pressure on everyone. There’s plenty of soccer left to play, hopefully with a healthy Josef, but goals build confidence. Results build confidence. Both have to come and soon.