SANFORD, Fla. — Orlando City’s formation shifted at the start of its game against the Montreal Impact, with coach James O’Connor opting to utilize a four-man backline, instead of the three-centerback formation he used during the Lions’ first two matches of the season.
Veteran midfielder Sacha Kljestan said the plan was to “catch Montreal and expose them in, maybe, flaws in their game that we thought that we could expose.” Still, Kljestan said he thinks the Lions were at their best using the three-centerback formation the team deployed in the first two games.
Orlando City (0-1-2, 2 points) will work to get back on track in hostile territory when it plays the New York Red Bulls (1-0-1, 4 points) on Saturday at Red Bull Arena.