Michel Lamarche
The Canadian Press
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In fact, in videoconference on Friday, Nancy showed some excitement for Sunday night’s meeting at Gillette Stadium in Foxborough.
“These are exciting games to play. We can’t wait to play against the best team in our association at the moment, ”said Nancy bluntly.
Sunday’s match will pit the Revolution, an established team considered among the most serious contenders to conquer the MLS Cup, at CF Montreal, a team which, at the start of the year, had many question marks, several new players and a new head coach.
There were so many questions about CF Montreal that many observers even had difficulty predicting a final ranking. Result: several of them placed the Montreal troop last in the East.
However, helped by a six-game unbeaten streak that ended Wednesday night, CF Montreal (6-4-4) currently occupies the fifth rung.
Despite this, doubts persist among some analysts who consider that the Montreal team has not played against many “big clubs” in 2021.
“What does that mean, ‘big team or small team’ ?, asked Nancy. Do we see ourselves as a small or a big team? I do not know. New York City, Cincinnati, all the teams we’ve been up against, is it small teams or big teams? », He continued
At the end of the day, we know we’re going to play a super exciting game against a team that leads the standings. We will be ready and we will try to cause him problems.
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Wilfried Nancy
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For its part, the Revolution (9-3-3) has just won its last two games, abroad, by a cumulative score of 6-0. He’s 5-1-0 at home – losing only to Toronto FC on July 7 – and his 28 goals in 15 games make him No. 1 in MLS.
Gustavo Bou and Adam Buksa are the offensive pillars of this team with seven goals each. Carles Gil contributes in another way by accumulating assists (12).
Here again, Nancy approaches this challenge with a certain fervor.
“These are three good players, we know their qualities. Players with different profiles. We can’t wait to face them because we like to play against talented players. ”
Since the 2016 season, the Montreal team has a 1-5 record in New England, with only one goal scored, on September 23.
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