The Alouettes conquer the East

After a week off, the Alouettes players were back on the field at Stade Hébert in Saint-Léonard on Tuesday to prepare for the Eastern final against the Toronto Argonauts on Saturday.

THE Argos got their ticket to this match by crushing the Ottawa Rouge et Noir 58-38 last Saturday.

This will be a repeat of last year’s Eastern final. In 2023, the Alouettes created a surprise by winning 38-17 at BMO Field. This time, the game will take place at Percival-Molson Stadium, where the Alouettes will host an Eastern final for the first time in 12 years.

The Argonauts’ result in the Eastern semi-final against Ottawa changes absolutely nothing in our preparation. We know what to expect against Toronto. It just gives us a boost more to work even harderdeclared Quebec linebacker Geoffrey Cantin-Arku.

The Sparrows, who passed from zero to hero in 2023 by winning the Gray Cup, dominated the CFL this season with a record of 12-5-1. But their state of mind remains the same.

I’m pretty sure we’ll be the underdogs in the media again this week. If so, that’s more motivation for us. We want to win the title, not defend it!

We’ve been saying the same thing to ourselves since May: we are the team to beat. Now we want to prove it to ourselves and our fans that we were right to think soadded Cantin-Arku.

THE Argonautsthey finished 2nd in the East with a record of 10-8. They have won two of their three meetings this season against the Alouettes. The Montreal defense allowed 520 yards on the ground in these games.

Coach Noel Thorpe emphasized that this week. We have training to stop the race on the first tryinsisted Cantin-Arku.

It’s not worrying, it’s the reality of football. This is a team that can be explosive. Now it’s about being able to execute that day. It’s not just talking about it in the media, it’s also doing it on the groundadded Dequoy.

We will also have to find a recipe to neutralize quarterback Chad Kelly.

Kelly is someone who walks with momentum. If we can play in our head quickly, that’s something that can give us an advantage.

It must be said that the Alouettes’ defense has limited the opponent to only 404 points this season. Only the Winnipeg Blue Bombers (366) did better in the Canadian League.

Finally, Montreal supporters will also have a crucial role to play. With more than 25,000 spectators expected, their support could destabilize the opponent and tip the scales in favor of the Alouettes, according to Dequoy.

Chad Kelly’s offense will arrive in an excessively noisy stadium. Now, communication will be more visual than vocal. We have this advantage defensively.

The winner of this game will fly to Vancouver to play in the Gray Cup next week.