Friday, May 15, 2009

Limniatis sacked by Montréal

This is about a day old now. The Impact have sacked head coach John Limniatis.

It's about as shocking to me as John Carver's resignation was. I don't exactly have the same emotional attachment (tic tac...), but I wouldn't be surprised if a few Impact supporters were scratching their heads over this move.

Montréal are 0-3-1 in the current USL season, and lost to us in their first match of the 2009 Nutrilite Canadian Championship. Wednesday's performance might have been the final straw - we dominated Montréal, outshooting them 16-3, and hitting the post at least three times. In fairness, the 1-0 scoreline is pretty flattering on the Impact's behalf.

Despite their poor start to the 2009 season, it was Limniatis who was the brains behind their historic CONCACAF Champions League run. The way they were eliminated was pretty embarrassing for them, but everything else about the run was admirable. They played some great soccer. At the same time though, that's in the past, and if the Impact want to repeat that run this winter, they'll have to start winning games.

Attention Impact fans: What are your thoughts? Is this the right move? Cheers!

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