DistantNews
Support us
🇨🇱 Chile /Sports

CF Montreal coach calls out players during club’s poor run: “The players must show quality”

From Cooperativa · () Spanish

Translated from Spanish and summarized by DistantNews. Read the original for the full story.

At a glance

News Named sources Context piece
  • CF Montreal coach Philippe Eullaffroy said the squad has enough quality to achieve more but must prove it on the field.
  • Montreal sits last in the Eastern Conference after a 2-0 loss to Philadelphia Union, with five wins in 23 matches.
  • The club is preparing to host Charlotte FC on Wednesday, Sept. 9.

Philippe Eullaffroy has put the responsibility for CF Montreal’s difficult season squarely on his players, saying the club has enough talent to perform far better in Major League Soccer.

“There is enough wealth in the squad for this club to have greater success in the league. However, the players must demonstrate quality, it only depends on them,” the Montreal coach said.

His comments came after a 2-0 defeat by Philadelphia Union left Montreal at the bottom of the Eastern Conference and second-last in the overall standings. The team has won only five of its 23 matches.

There is enough wealth in the squad for this club to have greater success in the league. However, the players must demonstrate quality, it only depends on them.

· Philippe EullaffroyThe CF Montreal coach said the squad has enough talent but must show it in competition.

Eullaffroy acknowledged that the club must confront its position without excuses. “At the moment, we are last, there is no other reading. We have no choice but to engage in self-criticism. At this moment, we cannot say that we are better than the others,” he said.

Montreal, whose squad includes Chileans Thomas Gillier and Alexis Sánchez, is due to receive Charlotte FC on Wednesday, Sept. 9, at 8:30 p.m. local time, or 23:30 GMT.

At the moment, we are last, there is no other reading. We have no choice but to engage in self-criticism. At this moment, we cannot say that we are better than the others.

· Philippe EullaffroyEullaffroy addressed Montreal’s position after the loss to Philadelphia Union.
About this summary

Originally published by Cooperativa in Spanish. Translated, summarized, and contextualized automatically by DistantNews, with a note on how the source frames the story. Not individually reviewed before publishing. How this works.

More Stories

From Our Blog