Welcome to this week's Forward Press, where we’ll dive into the two conferences bracketing that 3-0 win over Cavalry at the weekend! In what was a quieter affair than last week’s, Diego Mejia and Ballou Tabla joined the media to talk about the run-in, individual performances,
Welcome to The Forward Press for last weekend’s 1-1 draw vs Forge! Coach Diego Mejia and Winger Gabriel Antinoro joined the media this week, and both had some comments to make about officiating, scheduling, and Forge’s disrespectful conduct during and after the match. In a heated post-match session,
Welcome back to The Forward Press, CCSG’s recap of each match’s pair of press conferences! This edition covers ATO’s 2-2 draw vs York, as Coach Diego Mejía, and Striker Samuel Salter joined the scrums this time around. They cover preparing for fixture congestion, as well as a
Welcome back to The Forward Press, your source for all the quotes from this week’s set of press conferences bracketing that 2-0 win against Pacific! I apologize for missing last week’s edition, so hopefully some long form answers will make up for that! With that taken care of,
After a grueling week on the road that took the team across three cities and time zones in just seven days – culminating in back-to-back losses, including a deflating defeat to Vancouver FC in the first leg of the Canadian Championship – Atlético Ottawa returned to TD Place on August 23rd eager
Let's just get to it, no need for pleasantries. This edition of the Forward Press kicks off with a brief recap of Vancouver’s pressers before delving into the press conferences for the match against Forge, as there was no time for a midweek edition between fixtures. The
Perspective. It is so difficult to maintain it when experiencing the sheer emotion that comes with supporting a club. The reactionary take is such because it’s always the first thing that comes to mind. I often project the worst case scenario into my brain before anything else, especially in
Welcome to the Forward Press, a summary of this week’s pre- and post-match press conferences! This edition covers ATO’s comprehensive 2-1 win away against Valour this past Sunday, in what was Ottawa’s 60th ever win in all competitions. Joining us this week were Diego Mejía as well
Familiarity. What ATO saw from York United on Sunday produced a terrible sense of nostalgia in the pit of my stomach, and likely all of yours as well. Seeing opposing teams employ the tactics that we were effectively implementing in 2022 is both encouraging and frustrating – encouraging as it brings
Welcome back to The Forward Press, where this week Head Coach Diego Mejía, for his 20th match in charge, and wing-back Gabriel Antinoro joined the media bracketing a scoreless and frustrating 0-0 draw at home against York United, the second in a row between these two clubs in the league.
In July’s final matchday last Saturday, Atlético Ottawa faced down Pacific FC in their 150th ever match played, and came out with a comprehensive 2-0 win against the Island Boys. Joining this week's media scrums were Diego Mejía on Friday, as well as Sam Salter and Diego
Comprehensive. In all facets of the game on Friday, Atlético Ottawa were just that. Come the end of the second half, there was a relative comfort that emanated from the stands at TD Place. Even with the moments of nerves, as the Wanderers continued to send their chances wide of
Welcome to the Forward Press, where CCSG walks you through all the action from the pre- and post-match press conferences. This week's edition, for the 2-0 win against Halifax, which was also ATO’s 50th ever CPL victory, features Head Coach Diego Mejia in the pre-match, as well
Chaos. To ascribe any other word to this game would do it a disservice. Atlético Ottawa’s first win away to York United since the first organized road trip on July 22nd, 2022, has seen the club go through to the Semi-Finals of the Voyageur’s Cup for the first
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With the previous week's match ending in a scoreless draw Atletico Ottawa was looking to get back into the win column heading into the match against Cavalry FC. Playing away at ATCO field in Calgary has historically been a strong point for the Ottawa side, and that continued
Stability. Even through the first ten games of the season, you could argue that the team was stable up front in and amongst some chaos in the back. As the young players really began to settle themselves into their role, which maybe took a tad longer than it otherwise would