Montreal CF fans deserve better: one last game to say thank you

Assistant coach David Sauvry, who will lead the club on Saturday, wants to see a combative squad. He acknowledges that the team was not up to scratch at home, but refuses to talk of giving up:

“The team is progressing, the players are progressing individually, there’s no one who’s given up.”

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David Sauvry

The latter expects an open match against a Nashville side buoyed by its recent U.S. Open Cup title

On the players’ side, the talk is similar. Olger Escobar, who arrived during the season, talks of a learning year, but wants to finish strong:

“Obviously, it hasn’t been the best season, but I feel we’re a team that doesn’t give up.”

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Olger Escobar

Bode Hidalgo, also a late addition, sees this final game as an opportunity to send a message and confirms that every guy in this locker room wants to win this game. While a win wouldn’t change anything in the standings, it would at least allow the club to regain a modicum of credibility. Because beyond the statistics and repeated defeats, CF Montreal absolutely must avoid giving the impression that it has completely abandoned its season. In short, there’s nothing left to salvage in the standings, but the most important thing remains: pride and the bond with the fans. This game against Nashville may not be decisive, but it can serve as a reminder that, despite the club’s worst season ever, Montreal CF is still standing. And frankly, given what the fans have endured this year, that would be the least they could do.

’Overtime’

– Samuel Montembeault will play tomorrow. No surprise.

– To read.

– Ivan Demidov took the time to chat to a fellow countryman.