After a week of traveling, Coach Bobby is back for another episode of Behind the Beard! Today, he and Mackenzie discuss a combination of matchups including CF Montreal, Atletico Ottawa, and the upcoming game vs York United. Coach Bobby shares his thoughts on  performances from Kwasi Poku and Malcolm Duncan as well as the rain delay in Montreal. Eventually, they get into some controversial questions and debate a few topics..

Takeaways

• Kwasi Poku executed his responsibilities during the MTL game perfectly; finding isolated moments 1v1 and getting in behind the MTL backline.
• Malcolm Duncan has been excellent in all competitions in 2024.
• The rain delay was made extra long without air conditioning in the Forge locker room.
• The psychological and emotional stress/energy you put into a game makes it difficult to flip the switch to a new opponent 72 hours later.
• Forge needed to be sharper in the final third and drastically reduce unforced errors to be successful against Atletico Ottawa.
• York United is proving to be a confident and experienced group this year.

Chapters: 

3:00 Thoughts on matchup vs. CF Montreal

5:30 Kwasi Poku playing striker

7:45 Malcolm Duncan’s hard work & preperation

8:50 2 Hour Rain Delay 

12:00 Reflecting on a 3-0 loss to Atletico Ottawa

14:20 Balancing both the CanChamps and CPL regular season

15:50 What to expect from York United on Saturday

18:00 Controversial Questions…

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