The Impact in search of an important win against the Revolution

Photo: Graham Hughes The canadian Press
The coach-in-chief of the Montreal Impact Mauro Biello

It has not been a party of pleasure to a foreign country for the Montreal Impact this season. Things will have to change if the team wants to participate in the series.

After a defeat at home against Toronto FC and the Fire of Chicago, the Impact will play five of their last eight parts abroad, where he claims a record of 2-5-5. It all starts Saturday night against the Revolution in New-England (9-12-5).

It is an important match for both teams, so that the Impact (10-10-6) finds himself tied for sixth and last place giving access to the playoffs in the eastern conference with the Atlanta United. The Revolution is just behind at four points.

“I see several similarities with the past few seasons. When we had our backs against the wall, we were able to get ourselves out, said the head coach of the Impact Mauro Biello, Friday. It is very positive. We are racing and we need to be better than the other formations in front of us. “

The Revolution, powerful home

The Revolution is not very good abroad, who have not won in 13 attempts this season, but he has a record of 9-2-2 at home in Gillette Stadium. The team has just crushed the Orlando City SC 4-0.

Kei Kamara, who was in the habit of doing evil to the Impact, has scored seven goals in his last seven parties, while Teal Bunbury has hit the target six times in his last eight games.

The Impact claims, however, a record of 3-2-1 in New England, and this, even though he has won only 16 of its 97 overseas games since he joined the MLS in 2012.

“It is simply the dynamics of this league. The teams have a home advantage because of the move, the stadium and supporters, said Biello. All this is taken into account. There are courses that have had success on the land enemy, and we must be the team capable of winning abroad. We have done that in the past and we need to try to do it in the last stretch of the season. “

This will not be easy. Two of the last away games of the season will be against Toronto FC, which occupies the first rank, and another will take place against the Rapids of the Colorado, where the air is harder to breathe because of the altitude. If the Impact can expect to sign a victory abroad, the best opportunities are in New England and Atlanta, on the 24th of September. At their last party abroad, the men of Biello bleached Union of Philadelphia, 3-0.

A red card fatal

The defeat of last week at the hands of the Fire has done poorly, especially after a poor performance at home against TFC. The Impact seemed to have the upper hand until the defender Deian Boldor, who played his first game in MLS receives a red card fatal.

Boldor replaced defender Laurent Ciman, who was wearing the colours of Belgium. Midfielder Blerim Dzemaili missed the call because he was with the Swiss, while Samuel Piette and Anthony Jackson-Hamel represented Canada.

They will all be back for the last stretch of the season. Jackson-Hamel should also be part of the starting formation, replacing Matteo Mancosu, who injured his hand during a training session in the gym.

“There are only eight parts and they all have the look of a final for us,” said Dzemaili. We want to do everything to access the series. I know this will be hard after our last game, but we still have a chance and we’re going to try. “