One Eastern Conference club is having one of its worst seasons in a while. Yes, I’m talking about CF Montreal. The Canadian side is currently last in the standings, and their new signing, Alexis Sanchez, isn't playing as well as fans expected.
The Impact’s last two games were to forget. First because of the horrible and disappointing outcome against Inter Miami (7-1), and secondly, their 0-2 loss against the Philadelphia Union.
After these two clashes, CF Montreal head coach Philippe Eullaffroy called out his players amid his team’s poor run of form.
Philippe Eullaffroy isn’t wrong, but now it’s not the time
Watching the Impact’s recent matches, it’s clear the players aren’t reaching their full potential, and their star signing has fallen well short of expectations.
CF Montreal wanted to do the veteran’s experiment like Orlando City with Antoine Griezmann, Chicago Fire with Robert Lewandowski, or LAFC with Heung-Min Son.
It was clear this move wouldn’t work, given that the Chilean struggled at Sevilla. Still, considering the team’s poor momentum, the head coach shouldn’t make such comments right after a defeat; even if his criticism is fair, timing is everything.
One thing Eullaffroy made clear is the potential of his team, and that’s the reason why he is mad at his players:
“There is enough talent on this roster for this club to have greater success in this league. However, the players have to show their quality; it’s up to them. We’re not going to assess the season tonight.”
Adding, “For now, we’re in last place, and there’s no other way to look at it. We have no choice but to take a hard look at ourselves. At no point can we say that, right now, we’re better than anyone else.”
There is no better way to put it. CF Montreal won five out of 23 games, with six draws and 12 defeats, numbers that would make any club sack their head coach.
However, as I said earlier, it’s true that the club is going through a sporting crisis; no one can deny that, but with games still left in the regular season, you can’t come out and speak against your players like that.
On more than one occasion, after a coach makes a statement in which he “washes his hands” of the situation, the players end up “throwing the coach under the bus,” a term used in Spanish soccer jargon to describe players deliberately performing poorly in order to get the current head coach fired.
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