A surprise omission from Toronto FC’s starting lineup against Montreal, Alejandro Pozuelo is looking to reclaim his place as TFC’s playmaker this weekend on the road in New England.
“I hope so. I hope so,” the Spanish attacking midfielder said Tuesday in English. “If not, I kill the coach.”
Pozuelo, whose grasp of English has improved to the point where he can now crack a joke, broke into a wide grin as reporters guffawed.
If the Spaniard has been guilty of anything in recent games, it was likely trying to do too much. As former star striker Sebastian Giovinco did before him when he was unhappy at the ball distribution, Pozuelo has dropped deep in search of the ball at times.