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will get their first taste of in-game action in about 30 minutes, facing off against the U-23s. Follow this thread for impressions and updates
#IMFC
It’s pretty much public knowledge, but here is the official answer from
@PROreferees
and the match officials about why the goal was allowed
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#DOOP
What a sight this is. Only two players (Piette and Toye) missing from
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training with Quioto and Lassi part of the group. This is the fewest players missing since the end of the Montreal leg of training camp in February
Your captain (who’s also a literal fucking national hero), your starting goaltender, and your general manger are all Québécoise and francophone, but having to translate the coach’s quotes from english is going to hurt this team’s marketability??? The most unserious shit ever
George Campbell, Victor Wanyama, and Rudy Camacho in the spine of the field is a terrifying thing. What an incredible blend of athleticism, intelligence, and technical quality
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Miljevic, Rea, and Choiniére—the three players vying for Djordje Mihailovic’s vacant
#10
spot—are all on the same team for the inter-squad scrimmages and they’re all bringing something different. The three of them are also COOKING right now. Tough decision ahead for Losada
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Playing for Independiente in Argentina, Hernan Losada took part in Avellaneda Derby—one of the oldest and fiercest derbies in the world. Here’s what he had to say when I asked him about the Canadian Classique.
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What is
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going to do when Mathieu Choinière inevitably gets called up to
#CanMNT
and MLS plays during international breaks. He’s so important for thus club
I said a few weeks ago on
@TBIRMontreal
that Ariel Lassiter could be one of the revelations of the season with all eyes of Bryce Duke after their arrival. Now he’s made an impact less than ten minutes in and he’s only getting better at wing back
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2-0 final score and that’s four in a row in all competitions.
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have now gone 405 minutes without conceding a goal. In that span, they’ve scored 8. What a turnaround.
Well would you look at that, George Campbell is at training for the first time since his injury in pre-season training. Herrera also just arrived
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training update:
- Lassi just doing solo running
- Piette finally back with the group
- Choinière did indeed travel with the team to Charlotte but wasnt included in the group due to a knock, no info as of yet to the severity. He’s not on the pitch at all to start training
Hernan Losada just confirmed that Matko Miljevic will travel to Toronto for the Canadian Championship quarterfinal. His utilization remains to be seen
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First half 🤔s
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:
- Hands down the best half of Losadaball we’ve seen all year
- It looks like Iliadis is really settling into this new position
- MORE LIKE N’GOLO CHOINIÈRE AMIRITE FOLKS
- Defensive line still gives me anxiety but even that looks like it’s improved
Mauro Biello mentions that Mathieu Choinière's exclusion from the
#CanMNT
squad was due to
#CFMTL
missing out on the playoffs, saying that he felt that lack of match rhythm was a worry
He adds that he still sees him as a key part of the team's future
11v11 scrimmage at
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training with Kwizera as a Joker. This is one of the lineups that looks a lot like a starting XI. It’s important to take this with a grain of salt (especially in goal), but it’s a good indicator of the depth chart
[THREAD]: We’re back with the second and final friendly in Montreal as
#CFMTL
close out their preseason camp here against the
@PLSQ1
All-Stars. Follow along :) ⬇️
🚨 Official: Eden Hazard leaves Real Madrid! Contract terminated by mutual agreement.
“Real Madrid C. F. and Eden Hazard have reached an agreement by which the player is disassociated from the club as of June 30, 2023”, club announces.
#Hazard
Big thank you to OneSoccer Today for inviting me on to talk about
#CFMTL
’s last game, their roller coaster season, and the overall sporting project at the club
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training:
- Campbell, Kwizera, and Jaband doing solo work
- Piette and Miller both training with the group
- Piette and Toye will be available to the media
Just finished rewatching
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vs.
#TFCLive
and here are my takeaways 🧵:
- The disparity in current form between Choinière and Kaye has never been more evident than last night
- This felt like Offor’s ceiling (for now) and it would be absolutely lethal off the bench
Full time 🤔s
#CFMTL
:
- The defence finally showed up and in a bog way down the stretch
- Never leave Offor out there on his own EVER AGAIN
- N’GOLO CHOINIÈRE GOT THAT DAWG IN HIM
- This is what I meant when I said there’s a playoff team here
- This is the Losadaball blueprint
[THREAD] My impressions from
#CFMTL
’s season opener:
- The second half was a significant improvement
- Just because you CAN play without a 10, doesn’t mean you SHOULD
- Rea and Offor were breaths of fresh air and their confidence seemed contagious
Just had a great conversation with Sean Rea. Wonderful to speak with and had a lot to say about his time in CPL. Make sure to catch the full interview tomorrow evening at 6:30 when
@TBIRMontreal
goes live!
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@Richardlabbe
J’ai fait 13 ans d’éducation française et je suis diplômé d’une des meilleures écoles secondaires francophones au Québec. Incroyablement, je n’ai aucun problème quand je traduis des responses françaises en anglais pour mes textes.
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My Saturday:
7:30am: Man City vs. Liverpool
12:30pm: Bayern vs. Dortmund
3pm: Barcelona vs. Elche
7pm: Canadiens vs. Hurricanes
8pm: Wrestlemania
10pm:
#CFMTL
vs Whitecaps
1am: Australian GP qualifying
If anybody needs me, there’s a three hour window in the morning 😇
Little bit of eye-watering math for you. Since the beginning of
#CFMTL
’s two game per week run in mid-April, Mathieu Choinière has played an insane 917 minutes out of a possible 990, not counting added time. Workhorse 💪
Full time thoughts
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- What’s the point if packing the midfield if they’re going to hide
- If that’s what Duke can do after just one training session with the group, then he’s going to be one of the few bright spots this season
- Very weird time to shake up the lineup
George Campbell had to be helped off the field after a hard tackle by Mason Toye and he couldn’t put any weight on his right leg. Physios are working on his knee now
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I wrote this article as a loss, then a tie, then a loss, then a tie again, and finally a win. This shit took years off my life. Enjoy 😌
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#AllezMTL
Some of the players that are returning from injury or don’t get too much game time are having a scrimmage against academy players and James Pantemis. Here’s the lineup
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By far the standout has been Herrera’s defensive play. His crossing is known but he won the ball back loads and might genuinely be one of the most athletically gifted players in the league. He lacks some composure in the build up but makes up for it with great intensity 2/2
Duke is obviously the big addition from the trade, but Lassiter could quietly become a very important and underrated part if this team. He brings a speed that has been sorely missing on attack since Lassi moved to wing back
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My 2023 Eastern conference predictions
1. Toronto
2. Philly
3. Columbus
4. Inter Miami
5. Orlando City
6. NY Red Bulls
7. FC Cincy
8. Atlanta
9. Charlotte
10. New England
11. Nashville SC
12. NYCFC
13. DC United
14. Chicago Fire
15. Montreal
Back on natural grass for
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training. Kwizera and Lassi doing individual work right now with one notable absence from the session: Romell Quioto. Apparently he’s in the building and could he doing recovery work, but he’s not on the pitch to start training
Campbell will be in the squad for the first time against Vaughan. As for Romell, the timeline is vague according to Losada, a few weeks. Kwizera/Lassi are almost back and Matko should be in Montreal around Friday. Pantemis has a final checkup next week before green light
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@theegrigoriadis
I would be curious to know what is the timeline for a return for Quioto and Lassi if you have the chance to talk to Losada later ? Also I heard Patrick Leduc saying on Apple TV that Pantemis was close from a return
No article today (one will be coming when Kamal Miller addresses the media on Friday) so instead please enjoy my Starting XI should the season start now :)
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27’ PENALTY! Quioto steps up and confidently slots it into the bottom left corner. Also thrilled that I get to post this for the first time in months :) 1-0 First Team
After finishing the game against Orlando with nine players who at some point were a part of the back line, here is my submission for the
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Defence XI: for when you REALLY want to keep a lead
Losada on Mason Toye: “At this moment, there are attackers who are in better form than him. I know Mason very well and I hope that he can recover that form”
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Supporter de ⚽ montréalais de longue date, et membre
#1642MTL
, nous pouvons dire que Pierre célèbre lui aussi ses 30 ans 🟦⬜⬛ cette année!
À demain, le "Doyen"
@sambapete
!💪🏼🔔
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Olivier Renard: “there’s been good and there’s been bad, we knew that we were going to struggle at the beginning of the season.”
“You know that I’m entertain rumours someone who doesn’t entertain rumours so I’m not going to talk about Eden [Hazard]”
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Robert Thorkelsson is back from the U-21 Icelandic national team and training with
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and no sign of Quioto who played 68 minutes in Toronto yesterday, most likely doing recovery work. Obviously No Matko and Pantemis and Kwizera did a bit of running before getting treatment