costarg Posted September 29, 2020 Share Posted September 29, 2020 6 hours ago, Big_M said: Congrats to Bush on 10 seasons in Montreal and best wishes..good move for Vancouver Vancouver Whitecaps acquire goalkeeper Evan Bush from Montreal Impact I want to be respectful and honest, but i just gotta get some stuff off my chest..... Thank you for the 10 years of service, but mostly for helping us offload your huge contract. Great guy and team mate, but not worth the salary. He regressed massively after one good year. He still makes the same routine mistakes he made while younger, just didn't seem to learn or develop. - He's a great shot stopper, great reflexes, but just doesn't read the game. - Terrible on set pieces/corners. - Doesn't understand when he needs to run the clock (give the defense a breather or ahead by one goal) vs speed the game up when down by a goal. It was mind boggling and incredibly frustrating. - But worst of all... half of his clearances and goal kicks go straight out for throw-ins (i'm barely exaggerating here). Just no focus, improvement or understanding of the little intricacies of he game. Seemed like he got his contract and just stopped putting in the work and focus. One interview really crushed it for me, he mentioned being exhausted from studying for his MBA and the short nights due to his 3rd child. I dunno man, but a team puts their faith in you and gives you a $330k salary and you're showing up to games exhausted from studying for your after-soccer career? Seriously? At that salary you should focus on the soccer now and your MBA later. Maybe if he's finished his MBA he'll show up in Vancouver more rested and focused on the job, I wish him and the Caps the best. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big_M Posted October 1, 2020 Author Share Posted October 1, 2020 ^ gotta compare to other mls keepers and they make a lot of blunders, even the highly rated ones so in general he was good compared to them Montreal gets Mason Toye..probably good for this season but is he really the cf they need or should they go for a dp next year..lets see how he does Montreal Impact acquire Mason Toye in trade with Minnesota United Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big_M Posted October 1, 2020 Author Share Posted October 1, 2020 good thing is that Toye is under the coaching of a great former cf so henry can really develop him Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chad_Impact Posted October 2, 2020 Share Posted October 2, 2020 This is what this club needs! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big_M Posted October 14, 2020 Author Share Posted October 14, 2020 oh oh taider gone permanently and diop temporarily..pantemis in goal tonight and apparently they are starting shome and bayiha at the back against a new england that has lost only one in the last six..wouldnt be surprised if they concede a few Montreal Impact's Saphir Taider transfers to Saudi Arabian club Al Ain Montreal Impact's Clement Diop returns to France for personal reasons, return date TBD Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bison44 Posted October 14, 2020 Share Posted October 14, 2020 Camacho strikes again!!! UGhhhh. Cant fault Pantemis for that one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big_M Posted October 14, 2020 Author Share Posted October 14, 2020 and 12 minutes in they concede the first..been under pressure the whole 12 min..seems like its gonna be a long night Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dyslexic nam Posted October 14, 2020 Share Posted October 14, 2020 Pantemis is playing well but his defence is absolutely abandoning him. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big_M Posted October 15, 2020 Author Share Posted October 15, 2020 they are just going at bayiha non stop..and he keeps bunbury onside on a corner goal..2-0 after 20 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big_M Posted October 15, 2020 Author Share Posted October 15, 2020 piette loses another ball in his third..said it over and over thats what he needs to improve in his game Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big_M Posted October 15, 2020 Author Share Posted October 15, 2020 quioto steals a ball near goal and gives it to sejdic to finish..sejdic has really taken his chance..good work to him Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big_M Posted October 15, 2020 Author Share Posted October 15, 2020 piette loses a second one in his third and turns into a good shot on goal Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big_M Posted October 15, 2020 Author Share Posted October 15, 2020 in time added on on first half fanni is hurt and waterman subs him and henry uses one of his three windows to make a sub instead of waiting 1 min till the break and not use one of the windows..wow Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big_M Posted October 15, 2020 Author Share Posted October 15, 2020 bayiha pulled out at the break for corrales..no surprise..just not ready for mls ball..less than 10 min in buksa scores the third..waterman not able to prevent it..player selection and coaching is not great and they are lacking quality..dont see how they are making playoffs..ballou in for invisible toye and just like that 2 of 3 sub windows are used after 55 min..an example of coaching mistake Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dyslexic nam Posted October 15, 2020 Share Posted October 15, 2020 Ballou! Ruffian 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big_M Posted October 15, 2020 Author Share Posted October 15, 2020 ballou gets one..assisted by quioto..not enough..2-3 final Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scooterlawrence5 Posted October 16, 2020 Share Posted October 16, 2020 Sky's falling on Impact and rookie manager Thierry Henry as losses mount https://www.thewhig.com/sports/soccer/mls/montreal-impact/skys-falling-on-impact-and-rookie-manager-thierry-henry-as-losses-mount/wcm/49538850-95c8-40a8-afde-d70d21adf8cc Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bison44 Posted October 16, 2020 Share Posted October 16, 2020 At least Henry has learned how many subs he has now...for a while there I think he forgot he had any. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dyslexic nam Posted October 17, 2020 Share Posted October 17, 2020 Pantemis in net again tonight, and Piette, ZBG, and Waterman get the start. AJH, Tabla and Shome on the bench. And Bojan gets the opener while I am typing. Nice shot from a long way out. costarg and Trois Reds 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
narduch Posted October 18, 2020 Share Posted October 18, 2020 It took a global pandemic for TSN to finally show Impact matches more regularly costarg, Ruffian, Kadenge and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ruud Posted October 20, 2020 Share Posted October 20, 2020 Does Henry have any Assistant coaches telling him what's going on with his subs? Is there something to be salvaged from the season? Seems like this is a lost season anyways, might as well start planning for next season and suddenly Bojan starts scoring.... Love seeing Pantemis in nets! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ruud Posted October 28, 2020 Share Posted October 28, 2020 That was painful last night against Nashville - this team really needs some new aquisitions, better player management, defensive strategy and attacking. Only the keepers seem to be at MLS level. Piette looked like he was a central attacker last night. Very strange. Not sure how any other coach not named Thierry would have survived these results. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Free kick Posted October 28, 2020 Share Posted October 28, 2020 (edited) Sort of agree with many of your points. But i am not sure about the talent part. Nashville is not more talented than the Impact. Maybe i am wrong, but when i look at the Impact squad in relation to other MLS teams. They look better than maybe half the teams in the league. Edited October 29, 2020 by Free kick costarg, BearcatSA and Ruffian 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
costarg Posted November 2, 2020 Share Posted November 2, 2020 IMFC looking pretty bad again tonight. Doesn't seem like what ever Henry is trying to sell if finding any buyers. They always look awful with the back 5 formation. I don't get why he keeps trying and insisting, he just doesn't have the players for it, give it up. I love Henry, always been a huge fan, it hurts to say it, but I feel he's the biggest problem at the Impact right now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trois Reds Posted November 2, 2020 Share Posted November 2, 2020 The Impact relied too much on Nacho Piatti for too long. This is their first year without him, their one DP left is a DM who's over the hill and seems to be picking up speed, and people are wondering why a team who hasn't made the playoffs since Drogba and Bernier is doing so badly. I don't put this on Henry, he's the new lipstick on a pig that's been decaying for years, Piatti being the old lipstick. The Impact have some good pieces, but have never figured out how to get them to work together. Now that Taider is gone, who's the playmaking midfielder? Quioto look goods up front, but is usually on an island. Who can play off him when he does get the ball? Where does Piette slot in? Lappalainen's fast, but who can play passes to utilize his speed? Will Bojan learn that it's easier to score when you're not always shooting from 30 yards out and you use your teammates to get into the box? Are there any young players showing potential to break into the team? The fact Henry continuously trots out a 5-4-1 tells me even he sees a lack of talent on this team. It's basically bunker, and try not to get shelled. Except there's no Nacho to rescue a game here or there anymore. I'd like to see if Thierry has a say this winter and Saputo actually puts some money into some scoring and playmaking DPs for Montreal. At least to start. I think the Impact need an overhaul almost as much as the Whitecaps did last year, and I don't think getting 2 new DPs (or 3, I loved watching Wanyama in Europe, but he hasn't played like a DP this year) will fix the problems, but it might give the Impact some players to build a team around. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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