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is a 3-4-3 in which the wingbacks retreat on defense to make a 5-2-3. But they press high instead of sitting deep. That could give Uhre and Carranza more space, as Montreal’s front line had in the conference semifinal. Montreal was also helped by veteran centerback Maxime Chanot exiting early with an injury. His status for Sunday is unknown.“They’ve been playing really well,” McGlynn said. “They’re been flowing with confidence.
Fox and ESPN split the broadcast rights to the conference finals, and alternate rights to the championship game. Whichever network doesn’t have the championship game gets first pick of the conference finals. As Fox will televise MLS Cup on Nov. 5 on its broadcast network , ESPN had first pick of the conference finals for a 3 p.m. ET broadcast on ABC.
On one hand, ESPN had a Western Conference final with LAFC stars Gareth Bale and Carlos Vela, and an Austin FC team whose fan base delivers significant TV viewership for one of the league’s smaller cities. On the other, ESPN could put the Union and NYCFC up against 1 p.m. Eagles and Jets games, and a 4:25 p.m. Giants game.