Goalkeeper Sebastian Breza is back with CF Montreal for a second season and it’s a situation that suits him even if he doesn’t seem to be worried about his future.
The Quebecer, who is still owned by Bologna in Italy, returns on another year-long loan and we can assure you he hasn’t lost a single second of sleep over his future before the agreement is finalized.
“When the season ended, I turned off my phone. It was my agent who took care of these cases and we have a good relationship, so I trust him, he says. I’m very glad we were able to sort things out. I stayed because we were able to find an agreement with which I was happy. We had to find the right agreement with the right club, and it happens that it’s CF Montreal again this year. »
The 23-year-old big guy ended the season strong in 2021 by playing the last five games of the season, i.e. three games in MLS as well as the semi-final and the final of the Canadian Championship.
One thing at a time
However, do not ask him if he sees himself with the label of goalkeeper number one at the start of the season even if he seems ahead of James Pantemis and Jonathan Sirois.
“It’s the media who speculate on who will start, I arrive, I put on my shirt and that’s it,” he said. In my opinion, no one is one step ahead. It is the fun because we are three Quebecers. I don’t ask myself a lot of questions and I don’t think the other two ask a lot of questions. »
Mexico and cycling
Breza has his own way of communicating in a very colorful way and he often triggers hilarity with his responses.
Like this one to a colleague who asked him if it would be his first experience in an intercontinental competition if he gets the start against Santos Laguna in the Champions League next month.
“It’s a big if. If my grandmother had wheels, she would be in Mexico. I have never played this kind of competition, but I had never played in the United States before playing in the United States. »
Moreover, he refused to say if he returned because he obtained a guarantee on its use.
“I’m a private person, but it’s not the coach who signs the contracts, he decides the training and he’s not thinking about these things,” Breza said.
Four matches
CF Montreal announced its pre-season schedule on Wednesday, which includes four preseason games.
The team, which remains in Montreal until January 27, will then head to Orlando where it will face MLS Cup champion New York City FC on January 29.
The team will head to Fort Lauderdale. They will face Inter Miami there on February 4. Next will be matches against Philadelphia on February 8 in Fort Myers, and against USL’s Miami FC on February 11.
The club will then head to Torreón, Mexico, where the first leg of the Champions League quarter-final against Santos Laguna will be played on February 15.