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TACTICAL PREVIEW: Montreal Impact

Montreal Impact have spent a lot of time on the road to start the 2018 MLS season, and the Canadian club’s three home matches offer more confusion than clarity. The Impact’s 2-1 home record (3-7-0 overall) includes a 1-0 victory over Toronto FC is March when the defending champions still had their collective eggs in a basket marked “CONCACAF Champions League.” Montreal then took it on the chin from LAFC 5-3 before getting back in the win column last weekend by crushing New England 4-2 behind Ignacio Piatti’s ways.

Impact in back

The Impact’s defensive numbers are arresting, and they represent more than just bad luck: Remi Garde’s men have given up two goals per game at home and 2.