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For Thierry Henry's Montreal Impact, this is the right time to face Columbus Crew

By Mauricio Saenz

The Gold and Black are without their star Lucas Zelarayán and their goalkeeper Eloy Room. It is the time for Henry's side to change their luck.
 

The Gold and Black are without their star Lucas Zelarayán and their goalkeeper Eloy Room. It is the time for Henry's side to change their luck.  

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Not much can be expected from a team that has lost four out of their last five games. Montreal Impact is far from their best shape but finds Columbus Crew in the best moment they could imagine. The Gold and Black is without their team star playmaker Lucas Zelarayán, as well as their starting goalkeeper, Eloy Room. Now or never for Thierry Henry’s team.

It’s almost a miracle that the Canadian side remains in a playoffs position considering that sinces week 9 it has only won one game, lost five and draw one. They need to thank that past days of june when they could get four wins. But Henry’s team needs points now. On their last game, they improved to a draw and scored twice, which on their situation is a lot to say.

For tonight’s game they will have Saphir Taider back after a while. Their coach also keeps his hope on Bojan Krkic, his former Barcelona teammate. The striker has failed in every sense since he left Catalunya and headed to the MLS a year ago to find peace. Henry insist on been able to put the forward on the right path again.

The Crew is the best team at home, having won all seven games they have played at Mapfre Stadium. After two games without wins, it’s a good challenge for the Eastern Conference leader to see how Pedro Santos and Gyasi Zardes manage themselves without Zelarayán.   

 


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