What will CF Montreal look like in 2023?

Montreal – Amidst the chaos that engulfed the Stade Saputo After the curtain closes on the Montreal seasonDjorji Mihajlovic struggled to dry his tears despite words of condolence from Wilfried Nancy. It was sold to Dutch club AZ Alkmaar, and will wear other colors next year.

Not far from there, burying his head between his knees to hide his crying, Ismail Kone was comforted by veteran warrior Ki Kamara. The English clubs have wooed him this summer and will undoubtedly return to the charge during the winter.

Camara, who proved the acquisition at the start of the year, will turn 38 when the next season begins. What will be left in those legs that just made nine goals and seven assists?

Alistair Johnston and Kemal Miller will benefit from an unrivaled display to showcase their talent and potential by participating in the World Cup in Qatar. Increased interest in her can generate offers that are difficult to refuse.

Victor Wanyama, in a flurry of uncomfortable laughter, announced a departure that would leave a huge void to fill in the midfield. Will he be replaced by a certain other player?

What will the face of CF Montreal look like in 2023? No one can predict, but major upheavals are looming. In the wreckage of a party where the lights came on so quickly, the disappointment inherent in every season finale was dwarfed by bitter regret, the loss of an opportunity that may never be repeated.

It’s hard to reproduce seasons like the one CF Montreal just concluded even with the core intact. What will happen to the friendly siblings who have just been forced to rewrite several pages of this franchise’s book of records?

“There’s always a feeling that you’ve lived your last dance at the end of every playoff,” Johnston commented. In MLS in particular, it’s crazy how teams change from year to year. Even if some of our players had not had the successes they had, there would have been changes. It is always difficult to accept. The group will be different next year. We’ll have to find a way to package the magic we’ve made and try to get it out. »

New York City soccer coach Nick Cushing praised his rivals in Montreal after helping eliminate them. The man leading the defense of the MLS champions has spoken of CFM’s failure as a gateway to better days. “This team will become a winning team, I’m sure Wilfried Nancy is the coach,” Cushing predicted.

This is a perfect transition to the killer question. What about the future of Nancy at the helm of CF Montreal. The question shouldn’t even be asked. Within two years, the strategist had transformed a confused and faceless team into a contender for the highest honors. He is loved by his players and his quality of work is now recognized across North America – perhaps even beyond the confines of MLS.

You would expect the team to do their best to keep a tactical expert and commander of this caliber in their backyard. However, Nancy is currently tied to CF Montreal only for one year from the option attached to his contract. Uncertainty about its future, whatever the reasons, is worrying for the future.

Nancy declined a question regarding her personal situation after the loss to New York City. However, he allowed himself a moment of reflection when asked if this deletion marked the “end of a chapter”.

“I don’t foresee the future. When I took over the team, my goal was to come up with a clear game plan and help the existing players to improve. For me, it’s a success. Every player has grown individually.”

“Now in the future there is the World Cup. We have talented young players. I don’t know who will come back, but I know the team will still be here and the goal will be to do the same again,” he said.

Nancy has often reiterated how much her players and coaching staff learned from the mistakes they made last season and the disappointment they felt after being left out of the playoff in the final game of the table.

The season that has just ended has certainly been rich in lessons. Who will be left to pass lessons learned?