Unfortunately, it was too easy to see where he would have mattered.
It was the first goal, when the Montreal Impact’s Alejandro Silva got through Julio Cascante on the left flank. The Costa Rican central defender had ventured far to contest possession and, although he didn’t win it, did enough to give his teammates time to set up behind him. But it was also too easy to imagine the suspended Diego Chara, had he been in his central midfielder’s position, preventing Silva from moving forward.
Then there was the next challenge: Silva against Lawrence Olum in open space; at least, against Olum for a moment.