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Will the real TFC please stand up?

Tuesday, August 31, 2010 1 Comment

If you find yourself in Frisco, Texas this weekend, don’t be surprised if you’re asked to suit up for TFC.

Toronto heads to Dallas with a skeleton squad, a result of injuries to key attacking personnel and international call-ups to the three best Canadian players on the roster.

Familiarity Breeds Contempt

Thursday, August 26, 2010 No Comments

Must Win.

It’s a phrase that gets thrown around far too often in sports, especially in today’s world of instant gratification. It’s one that I am loathe to use very often, but in the case of Saturday’s TFC match versus Real Salt Lake, I’m saying it.

It’s a must win game.

Don’t Worry… About A Thing…

Saturday, August 21, 2010 No Comments

Sometimes things just don’t go your way.

Toronto FC found that out the hard way Saturday afternoon, when the visiting Red Bulls of New York ended the Reds’ seemingly infallible home unbeaten streak with an emphatic 4-1 result.

It was not for a lack of trying on TFC’s part, though.

More of the Same

Thursday, August 12, 2010 1 Comment

Opportunity lost.

TFC really needs to figure out how to play on the road in MLS. For 15 or so minutes in the first half, it seemed as though the mojo that Toronto had recently found (in Honduras) would continue to be on display at beautiful brand new Red Bull Arena.

The Reds were looking the livelier of the two teams. Toronto was passing with purpose, making smart runs, and keeping the ball away from New York’s double-headed monster in the form of Juan Pablo Angel and Thierry Henry.

Time for Retribution

Monday, August 9, 2010 2 Comments

I try to block out the memory of October 24, 2009.

With monsoon-like conditions setting the scene for the final soccer game ever to be played at Giants Stadium, TFC’s hopes of a first ever playoff berth were washed away that night in a 5-0 drubbing at the hands of the godawful 2009 New York Red Bulls, one of the worst teams in MLS history.

All Toronto needed was a draw to advance, as they held the tiebreaker over Salt Lake, Colorado, DC and Kansas City. As it was, Salt Lake squeaked by the hapless Reds and proceeded to go on a hot streak that gave that side an improbable MLS Cup championship. The Utah side has arguably never come off that hot streak, as they are now sport one of the best records on the league nearly a year later.

Keep the Ball Rolling

Thursday, August 5, 2010 Comments Off

Are you rested yet, TFC?

Toronto FC returns to BMO Field Saturday after pulling off the Herculean task of securing a result in Honduras on Tuesday, allowing the team to move on in the CONCACAF Champions League. Nearly as impressive was the fact that the Reds scored a whopping two goals in less than 45 minutes.

Toronto hadn’t scored more than a single goal in a match since the May 29 road win over San Jose. In the two months between, TFC played nine games, scoring a total of five goals in the process. The wells had dried up as summer hit, making the two-goal second half that the Reds put together in Tegucigalpa a rare treat.

An Expected Disappointment

Sunday, August 1, 2010 2 Comments

Ok, so that was entirely predictable.

Anyone who has followed TFC for a substantial amount of time would not have been surprised by last night’s away loss to lowly Kansas City Wizards, in a match that featured two teams that didn’t really look too interested.

That KC pulled off the 1-0 win — thanks to Teal Bunbury opportunistically pouncing on an uncharacteristic mistake from Toronto’s central defence — speaks more to TFC’s horrendous road form than it does to the Wizards’ play during the 90 minutes.

Mid-season in Middle America

Friday, July 30, 2010 3 Comments

Is there any opponent that embodies the dregs of the MLS mid-season more than the Kansas City Wizards?

No disrespect to the great states of Missouri or Kansas, nor any to either Kansas City, but the Wizards are the definition of ‘meh’: A non-descript, unglamourous team in the middle of the continental United States, far removed from any other team in the league, without any real stars, sporting a terrible record and playing in a minor league baseball park.

TFC Needs To Do Better

Monday, July 26, 2010 1 Comment

Another two points dropped at home.

Toronto FC allowed FC Dallas to snatch a late draw on Saturday night, in a match that was all-too-reminiscent of those soul-shattering performances of 2009.

A Nice Distraction

Thursday, July 22, 2010 1 Comment

That was fun.

The friendly last night between Toronto FC and England’s Bolton Wanderers was a light-hearted little distraction from the grind that is TFC’s season. And the fact that exactly zero of TFC’s regulars featured in the match, played just three days ahead of a crucial game against FC Dallas, made it that much more enjoyable.