CF Montréal hosts Orlando looking to increase unbeaten run to seven games
MONTREAL — CF Montréal prolonged its Main League Soccer unbeaten run to 6 video games following a dramatic win over Atlanta United final week.
Now, the staff be seeking to break its franchise document by making it seven because it hosts Orlando Metropolis SC on Saturday at Stade Saputo.
“This can be a likelihood to jot down a web page within the membership’s historical past books so it’s positively an added little bit of motivation,” Montreal head coach Wilfried Nancy mentioned. “I believe that it’ll be within the gamers heads, however we nonetheless should concentrate on the sport at hand.”
Montreal shall be with out beginning midfielders Victor Wanyama and Ismaël Koné, who picked up their fifth yellow playing cards of the season in opposition to Atlanta final week.
“It’s what’s anticipated throughout a season. Gamers get suspended or injured that’s simply part of the league,” Nancy mentioned. “We’re going to select gamers with the suitable instruments to get a outcome from who we now have obtainable.”
Montreal has seen a gradual return of gamers that weren’t obtainable at first of the season. That lack of depth largely contributed to Montreal crashing out of the CONCACAF Champions League and beginning their MLS marketing campaign with three straight losses.
One participant who might be eyeing his first begin of the season is midfielder Samuel Piette. The homegrown participant has been recovering from an ankle damage suffered in February whereas on worldwide obligation with the Canadian nationwide staff.
“I’m able to go and I really feel good for this weekend. I believe I’ve received no less than an hour of recreation time in me,” mentioned Piette, who got here on in its place in Montreal’s final two video games to check out his restoration. “I really feel nice bodily and in the event that they name my quantity both as a starter of off the bench, I’ll be prepared.”
Each groups shall be getting into the Saturday in sturdy type, with Orlando having gained 4 of its final 5 video games. The final time the 2 groups confronted off was within the season opener the place expensive defensive errors noticed Montreal lose 2-0.
“It was an attention-grabbing matchup. We misplaced management of the sport in just some minutes, however we’ve gotten higher at managing that,” Nancy mentioned. “They’re an skilled staff that may adapt their defending and their assault, so we have to make it possible for we set the tempo instantly.”
This report by The Canadian Press was first printed Could 6, 2022.
Elias Grigoriadis, The Canadian Press
