When asked what he had to do to win the midfield battle against Patrice Bernier, who tormented Toronto FC in the MLS playoffs last season, when the Reds face the Montreal Impact in the first leg of the Eastern Conference final, Jonathan Osorio answered bluntly: “Play hard.”
“Last time, they came out and they just played way harder than us, last year,” he added. “We’re gonna have to step it up and put the intensity on them, the pressure on them. We know now how it feels and what it takes to win a playoff game.