The oldest midfield in MLS nearly carried Montreal to the 2016 MLS Cup final, but a late-game collapse in Toronto enabled the home team to win the second leg of the Eastern Conference finals, 5-2, andtake the series on aggregate, 7-5.
Opening day …
Projected XI – Bush; Duvall, Cabrera, Ciman,Oyongo; Donadel, Bernadello, Bernier; Piatti, Mancosu, Oduro.
Several offseason additions directly address the need for younger, springier legs in midfield to supplement the guileand experience of Hernan Bernadello (30), Marco Donadel (33) and captain Patrice Bernier, who will celebrate his 38th birthday in what he says is his last MLS season.
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