April 11, 2024 – Major League Soccer (MLS)
FC Cincinnati News Release
FC Cincinnati head coach Pat Noonan was looking for a response from his squad after a disappointing result in their last match with New York Red Bulls. A 2-1 defeat that had the head coach disappointed with all aspects of the team performance, Noonan wanted everyone (himself included) to take responsibility and work towards improvement.
What he saw in training this week met his expectations.
“That was probably one of our better discussions of postgame analysis,” Noonan said Thursday in his pre match press conference. “Like I said after the game, I wasn’t pleased with how we went about the game. We’re gonna lose games. The discussion revolves around what it looks like in the process of not getting a result. And that just felt different. It didn’t look like a good version of our team.
“I liked the way we talked through the moments of the game that didn’t go our way and why the result happened, so the training – in the aftermath of it – maybe there’s guys that are still thinking about that video and some of the tough conversations that we had.”
FC Cincinnati now takes on CF Montréal, visiting the Canadian club on their home opener after six road matches to start the season. The trip to French-Canada now provides an opportunity to reset and get back to those principles FCC holds themselves too.
Montreal though provides a new challenge. With a new manager and a revamped roster, CF Montreal has been inconsistent in their results, but has shown flashes of brilliance along the way. But after a 5-0 loss last week, The Bleu-blanc-noir is looking to get right and battle hard.
“I think they certainly have courage with the ball. You can see different ideas of how they like to set up teams to bring pressure and attack,” Noonan said of his opponent this weekend. “I’m sure they’re gonna look forward to being in front of their home fans.
“I think (CFM head coach Laurent Coutrois) has done a really good job with the early stages of being with that group. It’s always tough when you have a new coach, new ideas and to analyze and try and figure things out…So (there are) some challenges that we’ve looked at that we’ll face just based on some of their build ideas and how to try to pressure.”
FC Cincinnati captain Luciano Acosta also felt the response in training was high quality, particularly the energy around the pitch. What stood out most to him though from the weekend review was the need for The Orange and…
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