Former Harambee Stars skipper Victor Wanyama has been labeled as one of the CF Montreal key players by their Major Soccer League (MLS) Cup opponents New York City FC head coach Nick Cushing.Wanyama who announced that he will be parting ways with Montreal when his contract runs out at the end of the season starred in the quarter-final win over Orlando City and was named in the MLS Team of the Week.CF Montreal duo heap praise on NYC FC as Wanyama and co prepare for playoff semisMontreal will face New York City in the semi-finals of the MLS Cup Eastern Conference on Sunday 23 October at 8 PM (EAT) with the winner set to face either Austin FC or Dallas FC.##NAJAVA_MECA_6746806##New York City head coach Nick Cushing earmarked Montreal midfielders Samuel Piette and Wanyama as the integral players who could cause problems for his side just as they did in the regular season.“We defended very well in Montreal, but the problem was that we didn’t have the ball often enough. We know they like to hold onto the ball, they want to expand with the back three-man line and transit through [Samuel] Piette and [Victor] Wanyama,” Cushing told the club’s official website.The Canadian side will be looking to lift their first MLS Cup as they are currently enjoying red-hot form that has seen them lose only once in their last 16 games.Manchester United midfielder names Wanyama as best African teammateMontreal midfielder Djordje Mihailovic also heaped praise on Wanyama, Ismaël Koné, and Samuel Piette ahead of their do-or-die clash against New York City.“He’s (Ismaël Koné) a special player. We have two very experienced players behind us in Vic and Sam, and there’s a lot of freedom between me and Ismaël – a lot of similarities between us too, and it shows, the way we move with each other,” said Mihailovic.
