Samuel Piette said : "It's been difficult to keep the motivation high," "At the same time, it's the only part of the day that I have to do something obligatory. I kind of enjoy the moment because I go out, run, train, so I'm actually looking forward to this part"

barrie Wednesday, April 29, 2020 12:13:00 AM EAT

Samuel Piette said ( about Montreal Impact ) : "Numbers are still growing here in Quebec, in Montreal, in Canada as well," "The U.S., I would say it's pretty much even worse. The curve is not going down"

barrie Wednesday, April 29, 2020 12:13:00 AM EAT

Samuel Piette said : “Especially the way we did it. It wasn’t all pretty, the entire 90 minutes. But we had a game plan and we put it in the pitch pretty well. We got rewarded for that,”

montrealgazette Monday, March 2, 2020 1:53:00 AM EAT

Samuel Piette said : “Especially the way we did it. It wasn’t all pretty, the entire 90 minutes. But we had a game plan and we put it in the pitch pretty well. We got rewarded for that,”

montrealgazette Sunday, March 1, 2020 3:54:00 AM EAT

Samuel Piette said : “If we can score that first goal we’ll be more confident playing with the lead,”

montrealgazette Wednesday, February 26, 2020 8:25:00 PM EAT

Samuel Piette said : “We were disappointed to lose these two guys, Rudy and Orji,” “In the first half, I’m not saying this is the same thing that’s happened in years past, but to lose two players before the 30-minute mark, it’s obviously difficult to deal with. We were more disappointed because we thought they could bring something to this team. We saw Orji score that first goal and Rudy was solid”

montrealgazette Wednesday, February 26, 2020 8:25:00 PM EAT

Samuel Piette said : “If we can score that first goal we’ll be more confident playing with the lead,”

montrealgazette Wednesday, February 26, 2020 4:31:00 AM EAT

Samuel Piette said : “We were disappointed to lose these two guys, Rudy and Orji,” “In the first half, I’m not saying this is the same thing that’s happened in years past, but to lose two players before the 30-minute mark, it’s obviously difficult to deal with. We were more disappointed because we thought they could bring something to this team. We saw Orji score that first goal and Rudy was solid”

montrealgazette Wednesday, February 26, 2020 4:31:00 AM EAT

Samuel Piette said : "They're a well-oiled machine and they know each other very well,"

barrie Wednesday, February 19, 2020 12:29:00 AM EAT

Samuel Piette said : "I won't say that the team will score a thousand goals like he did. But we worked a lot on ball possession," "Very often, people gave our team the counterattack tag. I think we need to improve the possession aspect of our play. We worked a lot on that, we will an intense team from the first to the 90th minute"

orlandosentinel Monday, February 17, 2020 7:27:00 PM EAT

Samuel Piette said ( about Thierry Henry ) : “To be honest, so far so good. Training has been good,” “The main thing that stuck with me (about Henry) is communication. He’s someone that likes to talk to the group, talk to players individually as well after training. It’s always positive. He’s always looking to make you a better player. That’s welcoming”

montrealgazette Saturday, February 1, 2020 6:22:00 AM EAT

Samuel Piette said : “Obviously, it’s not the greatest year,” “But for me, I see it as a positive note that we didn’t have last year. Last year, we didn’t win the Canadian Championship, we didn’t qualify for the playoffs, and this year we have that Voyageurs Cup that leads to the Champions League. So I think that’s positive. But you know every time you start a year your main focus, your main objective, is to make playoffs. So, if you look at that, obviously it’s not a positive year”

montrealgazette Monday, October 7, 2019 4:02:00 AM EAT

Samuel Piette raconté : «Le plan de match, pour moi, était de jouer autour de 60 ou 65 minutes. Je pense qu’à partir de la 60 e minute, Wilmer me demandait toutes les cinq minutes si j’étais correct, et je lui disais que j’étais correct, évidemment. Surtout avec un score comme ça!»

lapresse-CA Thursday, August 29, 2019 7:06:00 PM EAT

Samuel Piette said : “We want to make it to the final,”

globalnews Wednesday, August 7, 2019 3:35:00 AM EAT

Samuel Piette said : “We want to make it to the final,”

theglobeandmail Tuesday, August 6, 2019 11:54:00 PM EAT

Samuel Piette said ( about Kevin Gilmore ) : “It’s disappointing not having him,” “I think he’s the first one to be disappointed. He wants to be on the pitch and he wants to help us. About the rumours, well, obviously we talked about it. But like I said, he’s not able to play right now. So it doesn’t really matter, we just want to get him back. It’s not really in our hands, it’s between the president (Kevin Gilmore) and all that”

montrealgazette Wednesday, July 10, 2019 3:38:00 AM EAT

Samuel Piette said : “Normally, the first offer is always rejected because you want to get more or they want to give you as less as possible. And that’s fair, that’s how negotiation works,” “We’ll see. Honestly, we’ll see. We’re at the beginning and we’ll see from there”

montrealgazette Wednesday, July 10, 2019 3:38:00 AM EAT

Samuel Piette said ( about Perry Kitchen ) : “When I look at Wil Trapp in Columbus, Kellyn Acosta in Colorado, even Perry Kitchen at LA Galaxy who plays a similar role as me, I don’t see why my salary has to be far from those players,”

montrealgazette Wednesday, July 10, 2019 3:38:00 AM EAT

Samuel Piette said : “We haven’t discussed it with the whole team, but I was talking to Zak Diallo and we said we need seven points at least,” “We don’t want to lose here and we have to win against Orlando because they’re another team in the East. We need to win at least two games and we can’t lose any”

montrealgazette Wednesday, May 29, 2019 12:16:00 AM EAT

Samuel Piette said : “It was tough to watch, especially conceding an early goal against a team like that,” “The guys responded well in the second half, but when you go down 3-nil, it’s tough to come back”

montrealgazette Wednesday, May 29, 2019 12:16:00 AM EAT

Samuel Piette said : “It’s tough to make the switch because we’ve played so many games on the road and now you come home and you play with a different mentality,” “We know it’s critical to get as many points as possible at home. We haven’t scored a lot of goals, but out of the four games we’ve played (at home) we’ve had three clean sheets, so that’s a positive note”

montrealgazette Wednesday, May 29, 2019 12:16:00 AM EAT

Samuel Piette said : “I was talking with [defender] Zak Diallo, and we said that we need at least seven points [from the next three games],”

theglobeandmail Tuesday, May 28, 2019 10:45:00 PM EAT

Samuel Piette said : “It’s a crucial moment for us,”

theglobeandmail Tuesday, May 28, 2019 10:45:00 PM EAT

Samuel Piette said ( about Ignacio Piatti ) : “We’re always disappointed to hear that Nacho [Piatti] has a little injury, a little pain,” “We want him on the pitch. This is where he’s at his best. And I know he wants to be on the pitch, too. Hopefully it’s nothing serious and he’ll be back really soon”

theglobeandmail Tuesday, May 28, 2019 10:45:00 PM EAT

Samuel Piette said : “When you’re on the road and you pick up a point (for a tie), it’s a good thing,” “But when you’re at home, there’s pressure on you to win. We’ve had a good start, but we have to take advantage of all the home games we have coming up to pick up points because there are going to be times this summer when we lose players to international duty for things like the Gold Cup. And it will be good to have those points in the bank”

montrealgazette Friday, May 17, 2019 12:56:00 AM EAT

Samuel Piette said : "I don't think we had a bad game,"

barrie Sunday, May 12, 2019 1:51:00 AM EAT

Samuel Piette said : “I don’t think we had a bad game,”

theglobeandmail Sunday, May 12, 2019 1:49:00 AM EAT

Samuel Piette said : "I don't think we had a bad game,"

CBC Sunday, May 12, 2019 1:07:00 AM EAT

Samuel Piette said : “I was in my home and Zach Brault (-Guillard) called me and was like ‘I’m with Omar (Browne),’ ”

montrealgazette Tuesday, May 7, 2019 10:43:00 PM EAT

Samuel Piette said : “When I was in Germany I was speaking almost perfectly,” “Then I moved to Spain, so I had to learn Spanish. There was too many languages in my head”

montrealgazette Tuesday, May 7, 2019 10:43:00 PM EAT

Samuel Piette said : “It was maybe a couple months after I went to Spain,”

montrealgazette Tuesday, May 7, 2019 10:43:00 PM EAT

Samuel Piette said : “It’s easier in Spanish to make mistakes,”

montrealgazette Tuesday, May 7, 2019 10:43:00 PM EAT

Samuel Piette said : “In Spanish, there’s some accents that are different,” “When you speak to Omar, you know he’s from Panama, it’s very different than Maxi (Urruti), or Victor (Cabrera) or Nacho (Piatti)”

montrealgazette Tuesday, May 7, 2019 10:43:00 PM EAT

Samuel Piette said : “It doesn’t matter really what language you speak,” “You speak with the ball at your feet”

montrealgazette Tuesday, May 7, 2019 10:43:00 PM EAT

Samuel Piette said : “At the end of the day, it’s football and football speaks with your feet and he proved it today,”

montrealgazette Monday, April 29, 2019 12:17:00 AM EAT

Samuel Piette added : “Obviously, he’s not a guy that talks a lot,” “But a very good attitude on the pitch. He works for us, he’s not an individual guy who just wants to do well just for himself. A lot of technical quality. His left foot is unbelievable we saw it today. He can beat players in tight spaces and I think that’s something that we’ve been lacking in the squad. So to have a guy on the wing, left-footed as well, it’s huge for us”

montrealgazette Monday, April 29, 2019 12:17:00 AM EAT

Samuel Piette said ( about Marc Bergevin ) : “The attitude I think changed a lot to go with what (Canadiens GM Marc) Bergevin was saying last year,”

montrealgazette Monday, April 29, 2019 12:17:00 AM EAT

Samuel Piette said : “If we have team meals, I sit with the guy, talk about the city, places to go. It’s nothing out of the blue that we have to do, or something special,” “It’s just being with the guy and talking to him and make him feel he’s part of the team”

montrealgazette Wednesday, April 17, 2019 10:42:00 PM EAT

Samuel Piette said : “Every time you get the call-up, it’s always an honour,” “It’s the last official game before the big tournament. It’s like a final prep or practice. It’s really exciting. With the squad that we have, the players that we have, the club level they play. It’s really exciting. I think we’re a team that other teams have to consider for sure and I think we’re a serious threat to the others”

montrealgazette Tuesday, March 12, 2019 11:28:00 PM EAT

Samuel Piette said : “The main objective is to qualify for playoffs,” “It’s to get into a playoff spot and then try to make the best possible run in the playoffs”

theglobeandmail Thursday, February 28, 2019 10:31:00 PM EAT

Samuel Piette said ( about Ignacio Piatti ) : “I think he came to our team at the perfect time,” “Great finishing. Great guy as well. I think he’ll do a lot of great things with (Piatti) as well”

theglobeandmail Thursday, February 28, 2019 10:31:00 PM EAT

Samuel Piette said : “The main objective is to qualify for playoffs,” “It’s to get into a playoff spot and then try to make the best possible run in the playoffs”

montrealgazette Thursday, February 28, 2019 8:44:00 PM EAT

Samuel Piette said ( about Ignacio Piatti ) : “I think he came to our team at the perfect time,” “Great finishing. Great guy as well. I think he’ll do a lot of great things with (Piatti) as well”

montrealgazette Thursday, February 28, 2019 8:44:00 PM EAT

Samuel Piette said : “We have to go into those games with the idea we’re going to win,” “We can’t be looking for a draw, we need points so we don’t fall behind like we did last year”

montrealgazette Tuesday, January 22, 2019 3:48:00 AM EAT

Samuel Piette said : “I have some friends on the other side, so it will be a special game for me,”

680news Saturday, August 26, 2017 12:01:00 AM EAT

Samuel Piette said : "It's been difficult to keep the motivation high," "At the same time, it's the only part of the day that I have to do something obligatory. I kind of enjoy the moment because I go out, run, train, so I'm actually looking forward to this part"

barrie Wednesday, April 29, 2020 12:13:00 AM EAT

Samuel Piette said ( about Montreal Impact ) : "Numbers are still growing here in Quebec, in Montreal, in Canada as well," "The U.S., I would say it's pretty much even worse. The curve is not going down"

barrie Wednesday, April 29, 2020 12:13:00 AM EAT

Samuel Piette said : “Especially the way we did it. It wasn’t all pretty, the entire 90 minutes. But we had a game plan and we put it in the pitch pretty well. We got rewarded for that,”

montrealgazette Monday, March 2, 2020 1:53:00 AM EAT

Samuel Piette said : “Especially the way we did it. It wasn’t all pretty, the entire 90 minutes. But we had a game plan and we put it in the pitch pretty well. We got rewarded for that,”

montrealgazette Sunday, March 1, 2020 3:54:00 AM EAT

Samuel Piette said : “If we can score that first goal we’ll be more confident playing with the lead,”

montrealgazette Wednesday, February 26, 2020 8:25:00 PM EAT

Samuel Piette said : “We were disappointed to lose these two guys, Rudy and Orji,” “In the first half, I’m not saying this is the same thing that’s happened in years past, but to lose two players before the 30-minute mark, it’s obviously difficult to deal with. We were more disappointed because we thought they could bring something to this team. We saw Orji score that first goal and Rudy was solid”

montrealgazette Wednesday, February 26, 2020 8:25:00 PM EAT

Samuel Piette said : “If we can score that first goal we’ll be more confident playing with the lead,”

montrealgazette Wednesday, February 26, 2020 4:31:00 AM EAT

Samuel Piette said : “We were disappointed to lose these two guys, Rudy and Orji,” “In the first half, I’m not saying this is the same thing that’s happened in years past, but to lose two players before the 30-minute mark, it’s obviously difficult to deal with. We were more disappointed because we thought they could bring something to this team. We saw Orji score that first goal and Rudy was solid”

montrealgazette Wednesday, February 26, 2020 4:31:00 AM EAT

Samuel Piette said : "They're a well-oiled machine and they know each other very well,"

barrie Wednesday, February 19, 2020 12:29:00 AM EAT

Samuel Piette said : "I won't say that the team will score a thousand goals like he did. But we worked a lot on ball possession," "Very often, people gave our team the counterattack tag. I think we need to improve the possession aspect of our play. We worked a lot on that, we will an intense team from the first to the 90th minute"

orlandosentinel Monday, February 17, 2020 7:27:00 PM EAT

Samuel Piette said ( about Thierry Henry ) : “To be honest, so far so good. Training has been good,” “The main thing that stuck with me (about Henry) is communication. He’s someone that likes to talk to the group, talk to players individually as well after training. It’s always positive. He’s always looking to make you a better player. That’s welcoming”

montrealgazette Saturday, February 1, 2020 6:22:00 AM EAT

Samuel Piette said : “Obviously, it’s not the greatest year,” “But for me, I see it as a positive note that we didn’t have last year. Last year, we didn’t win the Canadian Championship, we didn’t qualify for the playoffs, and this year we have that Voyageurs Cup that leads to the Champions League. So I think that’s positive. But you know every time you start a year your main focus, your main objective, is to make playoffs. So, if you look at that, obviously it’s not a positive year”

montrealgazette Monday, October 7, 2019 4:02:00 AM EAT

Samuel Piette raconté : «Le plan de match, pour moi, était de jouer autour de 60 ou 65 minutes. Je pense qu’à partir de la 60 e minute, Wilmer me demandait toutes les cinq minutes si j’étais correct, et je lui disais que j’étais correct, évidemment. Surtout avec un score comme ça!»

lapresse-CA Thursday, August 29, 2019 7:06:00 PM EAT

Samuel Piette said : “We want to make it to the final,”

globalnews Wednesday, August 7, 2019 3:35:00 AM EAT

Samuel Piette said : “We want to make it to the final,”

theglobeandmail Tuesday, August 6, 2019 11:54:00 PM EAT

Samuel Piette said ( about Kevin Gilmore ) : “It’s disappointing not having him,” “I think he’s the first one to be disappointed. He wants to be on the pitch and he wants to help us. About the rumours, well, obviously we talked about it. But like I said, he’s not able to play right now. So it doesn’t really matter, we just want to get him back. It’s not really in our hands, it’s between the president (Kevin Gilmore) and all that”

montrealgazette Wednesday, July 10, 2019 3:38:00 AM EAT

Samuel Piette said : “Normally, the first offer is always rejected because you want to get more or they want to give you as less as possible. And that’s fair, that’s how negotiation works,” “We’ll see. Honestly, we’ll see. We’re at the beginning and we’ll see from there”

montrealgazette Wednesday, July 10, 2019 3:38:00 AM EAT

Samuel Piette said ( about Perry Kitchen ) : “When I look at Wil Trapp in Columbus, Kellyn Acosta in Colorado, even Perry Kitchen at LA Galaxy who plays a similar role as me, I don’t see why my salary has to be far from those players,”

montrealgazette Wednesday, July 10, 2019 3:38:00 AM EAT

Samuel Piette said : “We haven’t discussed it with the whole team, but I was talking to Zak Diallo and we said we need seven points at least,” “We don’t want to lose here and we have to win against Orlando because they’re another team in the East. We need to win at least two games and we can’t lose any”

montrealgazette Wednesday, May 29, 2019 12:16:00 AM EAT

Samuel Piette said : “It was tough to watch, especially conceding an early goal against a team like that,” “The guys responded well in the second half, but when you go down 3-nil, it’s tough to come back”

montrealgazette Wednesday, May 29, 2019 12:16:00 AM EAT

Samuel Piette said : “It’s tough to make the switch because we’ve played so many games on the road and now you come home and you play with a different mentality,” “We know it’s critical to get as many points as possible at home. We haven’t scored a lot of goals, but out of the four games we’ve played (at home) we’ve had three clean sheets, so that’s a positive note”

montrealgazette Wednesday, May 29, 2019 12:16:00 AM EAT

Samuel Piette said : “I was talking with [defender] Zak Diallo, and we said that we need at least seven points [from the next three games],”

theglobeandmail Tuesday, May 28, 2019 10:45:00 PM EAT

Samuel Piette said : “It’s a crucial moment for us,”

theglobeandmail Tuesday, May 28, 2019 10:45:00 PM EAT

Samuel Piette said ( about Ignacio Piatti ) : “We’re always disappointed to hear that Nacho [Piatti] has a little injury, a little pain,” “We want him on the pitch. This is where he’s at his best. And I know he wants to be on the pitch, too. Hopefully it’s nothing serious and he’ll be back really soon”

theglobeandmail Tuesday, May 28, 2019 10:45:00 PM EAT

Samuel Piette said : “When you’re on the road and you pick up a point (for a tie), it’s a good thing,” “But when you’re at home, there’s pressure on you to win. We’ve had a good start, but we have to take advantage of all the home games we have coming up to pick up points because there are going to be times this summer when we lose players to international duty for things like the Gold Cup. And it will be good to have those points in the bank”

montrealgazette Friday, May 17, 2019 12:56:00 AM EAT

Samuel Piette said : "I don't think we had a bad game,"

barrie Sunday, May 12, 2019 1:51:00 AM EAT

Samuel Piette said : “I don’t think we had a bad game,”

theglobeandmail Sunday, May 12, 2019 1:49:00 AM EAT

Samuel Piette said : "I don't think we had a bad game,"

CBC Sunday, May 12, 2019 1:07:00 AM EAT

Samuel Piette said : “I was in my home and Zach Brault (-Guillard) called me and was like ‘I’m with Omar (Browne),’ ”

montrealgazette Tuesday, May 7, 2019 10:43:00 PM EAT

Samuel Piette said : “When I was in Germany I was speaking almost perfectly,” “Then I moved to Spain, so I had to learn Spanish. There was too many languages in my head”

montrealgazette Tuesday, May 7, 2019 10:43:00 PM EAT

Samuel Piette said : “It was maybe a couple months after I went to Spain,”

montrealgazette Tuesday, May 7, 2019 10:43:00 PM EAT

Samuel Piette said : “It’s easier in Spanish to make mistakes,”

montrealgazette Tuesday, May 7, 2019 10:43:00 PM EAT

Samuel Piette said : “In Spanish, there’s some accents that are different,” “When you speak to Omar, you know he’s from Panama, it’s very different than Maxi (Urruti), or Victor (Cabrera) or Nacho (Piatti)”

montrealgazette Tuesday, May 7, 2019 10:43:00 PM EAT

Samuel Piette said : “It doesn’t matter really what language you speak,” “You speak with the ball at your feet”

montrealgazette Tuesday, May 7, 2019 10:43:00 PM EAT

Samuel Piette said : “At the end of the day, it’s football and football speaks with your feet and he proved it today,”

montrealgazette Monday, April 29, 2019 12:17:00 AM EAT

Samuel Piette added : “Obviously, he’s not a guy that talks a lot,” “But a very good attitude on the pitch. He works for us, he’s not an individual guy who just wants to do well just for himself. A lot of technical quality. His left foot is unbelievable we saw it today. He can beat players in tight spaces and I think that’s something that we’ve been lacking in the squad. So to have a guy on the wing, left-footed as well, it’s huge for us”

montrealgazette Monday, April 29, 2019 12:17:00 AM EAT

Samuel Piette said ( about Marc Bergevin ) : “The attitude I think changed a lot to go with what (Canadiens GM Marc) Bergevin was saying last year,”

montrealgazette Monday, April 29, 2019 12:17:00 AM EAT

Samuel Piette said : “If we have team meals, I sit with the guy, talk about the city, places to go. It’s nothing out of the blue that we have to do, or something special,” “It’s just being with the guy and talking to him and make him feel he’s part of the team”

montrealgazette Wednesday, April 17, 2019 10:42:00 PM EAT

Samuel Piette said : “Every time you get the call-up, it’s always an honour,” “It’s the last official game before the big tournament. It’s like a final prep or practice. It’s really exciting. With the squad that we have, the players that we have, the club level they play. It’s really exciting. I think we’re a team that other teams have to consider for sure and I think we’re a serious threat to the others”

montrealgazette Tuesday, March 12, 2019 11:28:00 PM EAT

Samuel Piette said : “The main objective is to qualify for playoffs,” “It’s to get into a playoff spot and then try to make the best possible run in the playoffs”

theglobeandmail Thursday, February 28, 2019 10:31:00 PM EAT

Samuel Piette said ( about Ignacio Piatti ) : “I think he came to our team at the perfect time,” “Great finishing. Great guy as well. I think he’ll do a lot of great things with (Piatti) as well”

theglobeandmail Thursday, February 28, 2019 10:31:00 PM EAT

Samuel Piette said : “The main objective is to qualify for playoffs,” “It’s to get into a playoff spot and then try to make the best possible run in the playoffs”

montrealgazette Thursday, February 28, 2019 8:44:00 PM EAT

Samuel Piette said ( about Ignacio Piatti ) : “I think he came to our team at the perfect time,” “Great finishing. Great guy as well. I think he’ll do a lot of great things with (Piatti) as well”

montrealgazette Thursday, February 28, 2019 8:44:00 PM EAT

Samuel Piette said : “We have to go into those games with the idea we’re going to win,” “We can’t be looking for a draw, we need points so we don’t fall behind like we did last year”

montrealgazette Tuesday, January 22, 2019 3:48:00 AM EAT

Samuel Piette said : “I have some friends on the other side, so it will be a special game for me,”

680news Saturday, August 26, 2017 12:01:00 AM EAT