Montreal Impact lament missing playoffs, want more consistency in 2019
MONTREAL — The Montreal Impact fought until the last day of the Major League Soccer regular season before missing out on a playoff berth.
The players believe they can go further next season, so long as they get a little more consistency in their lineup.
“If a lot of players stay here, we can start next season better than we did this year,” star forward Ignacio Piatti said as the Impact players cleaned out their lockers Wednesday morning. “We all know each other better now. If we don’t change a lot, we can do it. I think we can make the finals. I want to win here,”
The Impact are ending a season filled with changes from top to bottom. Former Olympique Lyonnais and Aston Villa manager Remi Garde joined the club last off-season and 16 new players were brought in over the year, including midfielder Saphir Taider, winger Alejandro Silva and defenders Rod Fanni and Bacary Sagna.