Daily News | Union-Montreal prediction: Both teams still trying to find a groove
Graham Hughes / The Canadian Press via APThere are two key reasons to believe the Union will win at CF Montreal on Saturday , and both are more about the home team than the visitors.is a very different kind of coach than his predecessor, Wilfried Nancy, but he’s mostly playing with Nancy’s players. Nancy liked to go from pressing into possession-based attacks; Losada likes to push the tempo all the time. Losada doesn’t have the right guys yet, since he’s only had one offseason in town so far.
The second is one the Union have inside knowledge about: Montreal is short on attacking punch. The team sold young Canadian star Ismaël Koné and American prospect Djordje Mihailovic to clubs in Europe, and sold Joaquín Torres and Kei Kamara within MLS because they wanted out after Nancy left. Torres might start against his old club on Saturday, as Union manager Jim Curtin steers his squad through its fifth game in 15 days. He’ll have the scoop on Montreal’s players, and Curtin knows Losada’s playing style fromSo I should pick the Union to win this game. But I’m not, because Montreal has a long history of finding a way to beat the odds — especially in
. It might be more because the Union’s attack hasn’t quite clicked yet, but I suspect the home team will do just enough for a tie.
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