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In an interview with TSN 690 Radio’s Tony Marinaro on Friday, Gilmore said Piatti is “probably the best player you’ve never heard of in MLS” and added “making Nacho more of a household name is a box I’ve got to check. It’s definitely on the list.”

One thing the Impact hasn’t done a good enough job at is making their players known around the city. The billboard of Bush is a giant step and the goalkeeper said he’s starting to get recognized more now.

“But I’m also the longest tenured guy,” Bush said. “I’ve been here for nine years, so it would be kind of strange if I wasn’t noticed occasionally. With Kevin, one of his main things is for us to be more noticeable and to be more involved. Not necessarily just in the community with helping out and stuff like that. That’s certainly part of it. But just being more visible all around the city, not just in certain pockets. I don’t know what the visibility is like on the South Shore, but on the West Island, where I live, it’s kind of hit and miss. If we can spread out the visibility all over the island and off the island throughout the Greater Montreal area, I think it will only be good things for the club.

“Kevin sat down with the whole team at one point and then myself, Sam and Nacho. We are kind of the liaison, if you will, between the team and Kevin. He’s a very easily approachable guy. He’s been on the road with us just about every game. He’s an easy guy to talk with. He’s got a great vision. And you can tell the way he talks about his vision that it’s going to come true and he’s motivated to do it.

“It’s an exciting time to be part of things, for sure.”

A win in the home opener can only add to that excitement.

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