New England coach Bruce Arena is expecting the Impact to sit in tight behind the ball when the teams clash at Gillette Stadium in Friday evening’s first MLS play-off fixture of 2020.
“Teams are going to obviously play to win [in the play-offs]. There are some teams which will probably try to get into penalty kicks, everyone’s a little bit different. I can’t tell you what Montreal’s approach is going to be.
“My guess is it’s going to be a typical game that we see in Gillette Stadium, where the visiting team does put a priority on getting numbers behind the ball.