In a career spanning 16 seasons, Justin Mapp has only spent four in a Montreal Impact jersey, but the city hit him right in the heart.
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“Between Chicago and Montreal, these are the two cities with which I have kept a relationship,” said the end of the phone who also wore the colors of the Philadelphia Union and Kansas City Sporting.
“I think that’s how we interacted with the fans and the fans gave me a lot of love, so I try to give it back. »
Mapp regularly makes mentions of his former club on social media. It was not with great astonishment that we learned on Thursday that he was imitating Nacho Piatti to become a collaborator.
Recruitment
Back in Jackson, Mississippi, where he grew up, Mapp has been running his development academy for almost four years. During an interview with The newspapera few years ago, he had mentioned that he saw himself in an educational role after his career.
You don’t feel he fell out of his chair when the club contacted him recently to test his interest.
“Vassily [Cremanzidis] beckoned me a few weeks ago to ask if I was interested in helping them with recruiting, especially when it comes to college players.
“As soon as I hung up, I said to myself that it was interesting. I just wanted to make sure I could fit this into my schedule. »
A mandate
We could speak of a first date in this case since the two parties have agreed to collaborate until the end of the year.
“For now, it’s until December, until the draft and then we’ll see,” explained Mapp. Next year, we could do something different. Things could change. »
Mapp will have his work cut out for him before the SuperDraft, which will take place on December 21, which is earlier than usual.
“I try to contact coaches who are part of my network, the objective is to establish a first list for the evaluation camp which will take place at the end of November. »
We told you, Mapp will not be idle until Christmas.