BuzzAndSting Posted June 25, 2015 Share Posted June 25, 2015 Why is Bernier not getting more minutes? It can't be because other players are out playing him, is it simple he doesn't have it in him anymore to go 60? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ruud Posted June 25, 2015 Share Posted June 25, 2015 IMFC - My thoughts on the game last night. First, great to see Oyongo nick a goal - good to see him gain some confidence offensively. Was scored off another great play from Piatti. There were some moments of offence in the first half, but as was said by the commentators on the radio, players were not engaged enough last night. Jack Mac especially. I thought TFC was excellent - would have been tough to beat for any team tonight. But letting Donadal track Bradley? Really? Did anyone see how far Donadel was out of the play when Bradley took the Giovinco pass to score the equalizer? For all of Mallace's limitations, would he not at least have been a better tracker of Bradley last night? Soumare and Ciman - I don't think Bacy needed to make that late tackle, but I also question the penalty, as it seemed that Bacy got ball first. Wonder if MLSsoccer.com will review this one. Ciman did his best, but we needed to bunker down more and park the bus. The game was far too wide open for an away game. You need a few more midfielders to hold Bradley in check, as he released Gio and Alidore at will. Team play - there were some problems linking up play last night - poor first touches and passing, and far too dependent upon fast breaks. That's a team that knows it is being outplayed and has little chance to score except for some individual brilliance. Yet, they scored a decent first goal. Something ain't right with Klopas' tactics here. Bernier: he wouldn't have been a difference maker against Bradley, but maybe a half time sub instead of at 75 minutes would have sent more of a message to the team. Bit more control of midfield - few more sprayed passes, calmness etc. Even in those last minutes, he seemed to have that effect. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keegan Posted June 25, 2015 Share Posted June 25, 2015 Of course that was a penalty 100%. From the broadcast it looked questionable but when they showed the replay it was clear cut and the ref did Soumare a favour by not giving him his second yellow. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jonovision Posted June 25, 2015 Share Posted June 25, 2015 Totally unnecessary too for Soumare to lunge at the ball like that, as Oyongo was in a good defensive position against Giovinco. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ruud Posted June 29, 2015 Share Posted June 29, 2015 Only saw the second yellow on Bernier - did he deserve the red based on the two cards? Will have to review the play on MLS.com. Otherwise, looked like Impact carried much of the match. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blackdude Posted June 30, 2015 Share Posted June 30, 2015 The first yellow is usually a yellow. The sad part is that Bernier was seconds from being substituted. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grizzly Posted July 31, 2015 Share Posted July 31, 2015 Johan Venegas arrived in Montreal last night. Some of the ultras went to the airport to welcome him. Apart from that there was no one at airport, no media or "fans" at all unlike the hundreds that showed up for Drogba. The Impact only sent one person to pick him up, probably just a driver. I think at 26 from a soccer perspective he is probably a better signing than Drogba, disappointing to see him completely fall under the radar with Drogbamania. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shamrock Posted August 1, 2015 Share Posted August 1, 2015 Maybe just nice for him to stay under the radar. Less pressure for the younger player. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steedman Posted August 1, 2015 Share Posted August 1, 2015 "Venegas would undergo a medical on Friday. Head coach Frank Klopas addressed the Venegas situation in his pre-training media scrum, but didn't confirm anything. Drogba was a big event, everyone was well informed on when he was landing. Venegas technically hasn't been announced as a signing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dub Narcotic Posted August 1, 2015 Share Posted August 1, 2015 Really weird signing. He's a quality player I'm sure but the Impact have a lot of good players at that position. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nolando Posted August 1, 2015 Share Posted August 1, 2015 Venegas would look more appropriate in a VWFC kit. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blackdude Posted August 2, 2015 Share Posted August 2, 2015 The Impact has 29 players signed. Cameron Porter is done for the year, so he's not considered on the 28-man roster. So, you still need to drop one player to register Venegas. I'll admit that Drogba was the more important player to sell tickets. I've read (per Patrick Leduc) that the Impact is shopping a player who could become a free agent later this year, has played minutes and is at a position where there are a lot of players fighting for spots and the only guy who fits that bill is Oduro. (Mapp, Kronberg and Cooper are the other players who could become free agents this year and one is the back-up goalkeeper and the other 2 have been injured though Mapp is apparently 95% ready) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dub Narcotic Posted August 2, 2015 Share Posted August 2, 2015 I would think Mapp is most likely. Oduro has been very solid this season and Drogba is not going to last ninety minutes in a game. Funnily enough, TFC could really use Oduro. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grizzly Posted August 3, 2015 Share Posted August 3, 2015 Venegas signing is now official: http://www.impactmontreal.com/en/news/2015/08/costarican-international-johan-venegas-joins-impact Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Soccerpro Posted August 3, 2015 Share Posted August 3, 2015 Venegas signing is now official: http://www.impactmontreal.com/en/news/2015/08/costarican-international-johan-venegas-joins-impact This is the right type of signing in MLS. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blackdude Posted August 4, 2015 Share Posted August 4, 2015 Jack McInerney is probably getting traded to Columbus for Allocation money. I don't know what happened in Montreal. He was useful for the team when he played, but he never was happy this year because he wasn't starting when he was prefered to the likes of Oduro and Porter at the beginning of the year. Klopas was also always saying that he could start Piatti instead of McInerney at forward when the other two strikers were injured. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ruud Posted August 4, 2015 Share Posted August 4, 2015 The trade has happened. Jack Mac off to Colombus to fight with Kamara for time in attack! Seems to be another tough sell for him. I didn't enjoy Braz's flippant remarks about Jack Mac today - hardly said anything good about him. Seemed to me he scored some goals and he has a role on the team here, especially if we have one or two injuries. But I guess that's the penny dropping in the post-Drogba era. good luck to him - and I still think that trade worked overall for the Impact, but still remains to be seen if Wenger amounts to much in Philly Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shamrock Posted August 5, 2015 Share Posted August 5, 2015 For a guy everybody knows can score goals, it's remarkable to be traded away like this twice. There must be something coaches do't like about him, or his game to be precise. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grizzly Posted August 5, 2015 Share Posted August 5, 2015 I liked Jack Mac but he was a bit of a strange style of striker. He could make some nice plays with other players and could finish yet at the same time wasn't really a guy you could count on to score, ie. his goal per minute ratio was pretty good but yet he was not the type of guy you could put on when you needed a goal at the end of the game and rely on him to score. He did not have the size or style to be effective as a lone striker and despite his ball skills he is neither fast enough or physical enough to be a winger. Possibly he could flourish in a two striker setup possibly as a withdrawn second striker. He seemed to be a good player that just did not fit in with either the tactics or the other players the Impact had and that might be the case with many teams. Just a peculiar style that you probably have to adjust the team for and have the right style of players with him. Really hard to predict what his future will be, he has a lot of potential but will he realize it and become a dominant starting forward or just a decent second choice striker is hard to tell. One would have liked to get more than a 2nd round pick for him and he is certainly worth more but with the new players and salaries coming in the Impact probably did not have much choice or many teams to trade with who could fit his salary under their cap. And Oduro even when he is not scoring makes teams constantly watch him and is thus effective in the overall tactic in a way that JackMac was not. He could come back to haunt us especially going to an Eastern Conference team but with Drogba and Venegas plus Odoru, and Cooper and Porter when they come back from injury it was hard to see a spot for him in the team in the future. You have to love a player who gives quotes like this though: Media guy: Why did we always get the feeling that you and Frank didn't see things eye to eye? JackMac: I don't know, because you guys just make shit up. https://youtu.be/p9HvI659tpI?t=3m12s Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keegan Posted August 5, 2015 Share Posted August 5, 2015 Love that quote. Jack Mac comes off as your stereotypical yank and I love it, he seems to have that Patrick Kane d-bag in him which isn't a bad thing for a goal scorer. Gotta agree with Grizz though on his assessment as a player. I remember watching him as a U17 in 2009 and the Americans were calling him the next McBride, and I really don't see the similarities. To me Jack Mac is sort of like Simeon Jackson, he is a poacher with instinct at times but at the same time not a clutch scorer or a guy you depend on for goals. Can't play up top alone, not great at hold up play, a waste on the wing.. really needs to partner up top. But both have pretty good technique and can run with the ball at times and show glimpses of something special. There was a funny juxtaposition on the MLS webpage I should have taken a screenshot of. There were 4 Cyle Larin articles back to back and after those there was a blurb stating that Jack Mac was off to Columbus. Just funny because only 2 years ago Jack Mac had 10 goals in June as a 21 year old and was the toast of MLS in the way Larin is now... remember they called him "The American Chicharito".. not quite and a nice reminder of how hard it is to stay at the top. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blackdude Posted August 6, 2015 Share Posted August 6, 2015 Apparently, Bernier's wife is pissed at Klopas and sent a facebook message that it was unacceptable, ridiculous, disrespectful vicious that his husband isn't playing and it's time to shake things up and leave where they'll treat him with justice. "C'est tout simplement ridicule, inacceptable, irrespectueux mais surtout vicieux de la part de ton entraineur, a-t-elle écrit. Il est temps pour toi de faire brasser les choses et d'aller ailleurs... là où on t'apprécieras et te traitera avec justice!" I just don't think that Bernier has value in MLS or somewhere to be transferred this late. Bernier will have to live with that for the next 2+ months. I just don't think that Bernier has value in MLS now after Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mtlfan Posted August 7, 2015 Share Posted August 7, 2015 This is embarrassing for Bernier and the team, it just makes the situation worse. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shermanator Posted August 7, 2015 Share Posted August 7, 2015 Hmmm, the situation has appeared to boil over. Olivier Tremblay @olitremblay 10m10 minutes ago Klopas says Bernier has asked for 2-3 days to think things over. Won't be in 18 tmrw. #IMFC Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trillium Posted August 7, 2015 Share Posted August 7, 2015 Bernier... might want to think about a career change...be it dropping down to NASL in Ottawa under Dos Santos, or moving away from the game. Klopas is driving the bus now in terms of who gets on the pitch, management will back him if he makes playoffs and especially if Impact win V-Cup to be back in CCL. Tough spot for Bernier, I suspect he talked to much about his problems at work to his spouse, no good comes from her involvement and comment. Bernier will need to make apologies to get back into some sembleance of being part of the team, he might not be willing to do that. If there are other tensions inside the dressing room regarding Klopas the fault lines will get revealed in the next two weeks. I do not think ownership can entertain a coach change with Drogba coming in, it is too much of an investment to create instability at the coach level. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BuzzAndSting Posted August 7, 2015 Share Posted August 7, 2015 I better buy my Bernier Impact jersey now while I still can! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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