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| New York City FC v Montreal Impact: MLS – live! | New York City FC v Montreal Impact: MLS – live! |
| (35 minutes later) | |
| 2.04pm ET19:04 | |
| OK, the teams are out. We’re almost ready. | |
| 1.59pm ET18:59 | |
| Here’s Lampard in his new uniform: | |
| 1.54pm ET18:54 | |
| A note: Didier Drogba is not in the Impact squad today. There’s no word on when he’s going to make his debut, but he met his team-mates on Friday, and will begin training next week. | |
| 1.47pm ET18:47 | |
| Kick off at Yankee Stadium is 2pm ET. It’s filthy hot and humid in New York. | |
| 1.45pm ET18:45 | |
| Here’s an early email from JR in Illinois. Crivens! | |
| Hey Tim, | |
| Did you see what Manchester City got up to earlier? Crivens, they were horrific. Kompany does not look like he’s recovering from last year. If anything he looks worse. | |
| They may want to look into grabbing some defenders from NYCFC before the start of the season. A new manager might not hurt either. | |
| FWIW, I like Pellegrini, and I think he’s a good coach, but I agree with you about Kompany: I think he looks the part, because he’s big and strong and determined, but errors keep being made. Could City move for John Stones? | |
| Updated at 1.46pm ET | |
| 1.39pm ET18:39 | |
| Lampard's on the bench! | |
| But Andrea Pirlo starts for the first time: | |
| #NYCFC Starting XI vs. @impactmontreal presented by @cocojoyusa pic.twitter.com/ejwbhMemRU | |
| And here’s the Impact side: | |
| VOTRE alignement partant. YOUR starting lineup. TV >> TVA Sports Radio >> TSN Radio 690 #IMFC #NYCvMTL pic.twitter.com/9G2QWqQrBD | |
| 1.15pm ET18:15 | 1.15pm ET18:15 |
| Tim will be here shortly. In the meantime, here’s a look at what this MLS weekend has in store: | Tim will be here shortly. In the meantime, here’s a look at what this MLS weekend has in store: |
| New York City coach Jason Kreis did, however, give fans hope ahead of this weekend, telling reporters: “I’ve said this every single week, but this time I think I can say that I actually feel it – [Lampard] should be ready,” a statement that sounded more like a prayer than a promise. Nevertheless, there should be enough talent in the side to see City leapfrog the visitors into the final Eastern playoff spot, Lamps’ absence be damned. | New York City coach Jason Kreis did, however, give fans hope ahead of this weekend, telling reporters: “I’ve said this every single week, but this time I think I can say that I actually feel it – [Lampard] should be ready,” a statement that sounded more like a prayer than a promise. Nevertheless, there should be enough talent in the side to see City leapfrog the visitors into the final Eastern playoff spot, Lamps’ absence be damned. |
| Related: MLS All-Star Game marks halfway, and will Frank Lampard finally appear? | Related: MLS All-Star Game marks halfway, and will Frank Lampard finally appear? |