The MLS Eastern Conference competition continued on the morning of July 4, Beijing time, and last season's playoff champion Columbus Crew reached the final of the North American Champions League this season, which gave them a big boost of confidence and ideas for the regular season championship. New York City and rivals Montreal have both just eased their winless streak through small rotations, and they have only been able to alleviate the crisis before, but they have not been able to get out of it completely, so is it okay now?
The Crew's attack power has been significantly increased recently
Columbus Crew Vs Nashville - Catch up with the leaders
The defending playoff champion Columbus Crew, who have won six of their last seven games, are currently just 11 points behind East No. 1 Internacional Miami with three games less. You must know that in the previous 11 games, the crew has only won three games. Considering that they reached the final of the North American Champions League at the same time, it is not easy to make a comeback at home at the same time. The main reason for the Crew's recent improvement in results has been an increase in attacking power, with them scoring 21 goals in this six-win-one-loss trend, compared to 13 in their previous 11 games.
The main reason for the increase in the attack power of the crew is that the attacking trident in the front court suddenly formed a tacit understanding, and frequently assisted each other, occasionally even reminiscent of the Dutch Three Musketeers in their prime. The trio is characterized by a tall and fast one, and Ramirez, who is 1.88 meters tall, does not stand in the center of the striker, but he can often use the way of back insertion to grab the goal. And the Indian center Suarez shoots accurately, and his agility has also caused a headache for the defenders of the American professional football team, scoring 10 goals in 12 games this season.
The crew's front trident cooperates tacitly
Nashville is in the middle of the league in the United States, and after losing to Eastern Conference leaders Inter Miami in the last round, they still occupy the last direct playoff spot in the East. Like most teams in the American soccer, Nashville had only a chance to parry against Inter Miami, defending the goal after 40 minutes and conceding another goal before half-time due to a fluctuating mentality, but fortunately Messi and Suarez were absent, otherwise the Nashville defense would have been shot into a sieve.
Miami International has a super attacking power
Last season, the Crew only started to work hard in the playoffs, and this season they have the idea and strength to compete for the regular season title, especially in the absence of Messi, the Crew will be hoping to close the gap behind Miami as soon as possible, and they are expected to win 3-1 at home.
New York City vs Montreal - Who's Back to the Trough?
New York City defeated Orlando City 4-2 in the last round, finally ending the longest three-game losing streak of the season. Compared to the previous round against Nashville, New York City rotated four players. The rotation was clearly very successful, as these rotation players combined to contribute one goal and three assists. The best of them all was 22-year-old right-back Gray, who caused Orlando a lot of trouble with his breakthrough assist on the right side, and the opposing left-back Santos was so abruptly deprived that the manager had to replace him.
Montreal finally ended a four-game winless streak last time out, beating Philadelphia Union 4-2 at home. They are currently two points behind Toronto FC, who occupy the final play-off spot, after four straight defeats, and now is the perfect time for Montreal to chase points.
Like New York City, Montreal came out of their predicament by changing their starting line-up, with two shadow strikers Jules and Martinez who got their chance to start working more closely with the midfielders and keeping the opposition defenders at bay, giving the midfielders plenty of opportunities to shoot from distance and head in from behind. While Montreal's midfield starters have not changed, everyone has given fans a refreshing feel.
The Montreal midfielder played well
Both teams have been on a losing streak before, and both have fallen back into the doldrums immediately after barely easing the crisis, so who will be beaten back into the doldrums in this game? New York City have won three in a row at home to Montreal and are expected to score two goals at home, while Montreal's attack may struggle to maintain a high level.