As a lifetime follower of the Northern Ireland national football team, I know how I dread the raising of expectancy levels, generally in the Green and White Army’s case, on the back of a couple of decent, maybe unexpected results.
Given false hope, games they’re then expected to win so often end up in misery, and without victory, although to be fair it’s not been too bad over the past 3 or 4 years.
There are certain similarities with this Saturday’s scenario waiting to be played out at Stade Saputo.
Montreal has a better record against Philadelphia Union than it does against any other MLS club, the Union has failed to score a goal on the road this season (4 matches), and Montreal, despite the defeat midweek, has begun to find a little more solidity and consistency in recent weeks.