So, we’ve officially entered the MLS offseason. Despite the fact that there are no games to look forward to, I find this an incredibly interesting time, since we slowly but surely discover how well teams adjust to what their perceived weaknesses are.
In the case of the Montréal Impact, it is fairly obvious: defence was their main weakness, and should be their main concern moving forward. That’s not to say the offence was a juggernaut. In actuality, the team went through long stretches of offensive futility, where they could barely string 3 passes together. Still, by the end of the year, they had figured it out how to get the offence ticking, with the counterattack becoming their calling card.