It’s always exciting to see a player from your club strut his stuff on the big international stage, but it’s looking increasingly unlikely that Montreal fans will be watching Lassi Lappalainen this summer, when the 2020 Euros play out across the continent of Europe.
It spells good news from a selfish perspective for Montreal of course as Lappalainen would then be available for MLS selection, but it would be a bitter disappointment to the 22-year-old should he miss out on his country’s first-ever qualification for a major finals.
He’s still on the radar of Finnish head coach Markku Kanerva of course, but, it’s all to do with fitness progress reports rather than how well he’s performing.