Game 2 is November 8 in Columbus. Boasting players, centre backs included, who are very comfortable in possession, it’s a team that has good balance and that is well organized both in defence and in the attack.
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The Impact have not lost at home since the arrival of Didier Drogba who found the back of the net again on Thursday, and now has 12 goals as well as one assist in 12 matches with Montreal. “He likes to be part of it from the build-up to the finishing touch”. But they have a lot of other players also.
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He has scored 12 goals in 13 games since joining the Impact in September.
Didier Drogba has an average pass accuracy of 56% in the league this season.
But when asked in his press conference whether he would bring the much-loved frontman back to England in January he told the Daily Mirror: “No. You want to compare the Premier League with the MLS?”. They’ve won four games in a row, with Drogba scoring the game winners in two of those matches.
Bernier, for a second playoff game in a row, put Montreal on the board with a clean header from six yards out off a corner kick from Marco Donadel in the 37th. “And Mauro has tested the depth of the lineup”.
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“Everyone concerned has played minutes, so they all know that if they’re called upon they’re ready”. We’ve shown we are competitive no matter what the 11 is on the field. And this the playoffs.
