On TVA Sports: New York City FC 2 – CF Montreal 0

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1′ | Kickoff at Yankee Stadium. CF Montreal is looking for its 1st MLS victory this season

Pregame (Dave Lévesque, Journal de Montreal)

Although CF Montreal have yet to win in two MLS games, Wilfried Nancy called for calm on Friday, on the eve of a visit to Yankee Stadium against New York City FC.

“I spoke with the players after the game against Philly [l’Union de Philadelphie samedi], he said at the start of the press briefing on Friday morning. In terms of results, we can say that we have not yet won a match in MLS.

“But if we analyze the last two games in depth, over 180 minutes, we had seven minutes which were not good.”

The head coach assures that he retained many more positives than negatives during his first two outings.

“Against Orlando [le 27 février]we were in control of the game and we allowed goals against the run of play and it was the same against Philly.

13 targeted wins

However, including the CONCACAF Champions League, Montreal won only one game and lost four.

It is therefore tempting to say that the campaign is off to a bad start, especially since it can be difficult to recover from a bad start to the season in MLS.

“There are examples like Toronto and other teams that have had difficulty,” admitted Nancy while showing calm and realism.

“We know that to make the playoffs, there are about 13 games to win. We play 34 games and there are two played.

“If you ask me the question in 15 games and we haven’t won any, there will be fire. But for the moment, there is no fire at the lake.

Weather cocktail announced

In addition to New York City FC, CF Montreal will face a cocktail of weather.

A rapid drop in temperature is expected in the early afternoon combined with rain which could turn to snow. Will we be entitled to an orange ball?

We know at least one supporter of the club that the idea would make salivate. We’ll keep his identity a secret, but he’ll recognize himself.

And the players, what do they think of this prospect knowing that they have played in good conditions since the start of the year?

“It depends on how the game is going to go. If it’s going well, it can be fun. We are used to this kind of temperature, we have already played in these conditions”, launched Kamal Miller.

Help Bassong

Zorhan Bassong had a difficult encounter against Cruz Azul on Wednesday, often being overtaken in the left lane.

Wilfried Nancy did not want to throw the stone at the young 22-year-old defender, mentioning that he is rather there to help him prevent it from happening again.

“I start from the principle that every player who is on the field wants to do well. Afterwards, there is the desire to do well and success.

“A player who is in difficulty, we are there to help him. The idea is to help him to be better in certain conditions. I am close to the players, but I am demanding with them because they can always improve,” added the head coach.

another option

Robert Thorkelsson also played his first minutes with CF Montreal on Wednesday and it was precisely on the left even if he is a central training.

“I’m more comfortable as a centre-back, but I’ve already played as a left-back, especially at the Under-17s with Iceland,” said the 19-year-old.

“I’m less familiar with the piston position, but to help the team I’m going to do my best, so if that’s where I have to play, I’ll do it.”

Nancy liked what he saw from the Icelandic, but he remains composed.

“Robert is training well, I’m happy with his entry and I’m not surprised. You have to stay humble because this performance is only a moment.”

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