I take a look at Toronto FC’s season a third of the way through the MLS schedule, compare it to where the club was at the same point in 2009 and draw some conclusions from the data, including an overall grade on the results so far.
In this video blog I talk about a cocky Chad Barrett, a strong TFC away win, an empty netter and of course the upcoming Voyageurs Cup game against the Whitecaps.
Comments always welcome
A Modest Proposal to re-jig the future editions of the Voyageurs Cup Tournament for the Canadian Championship. Comments always welcome.
The CSA should allow the TFC Academy to play next week in the Voyageurs Cup. And Vancouver fans need to lose the feeling of entitlement they appear to be developing.
Watching the game on Saturday got me thinking about how a team like Toronto FC that is on paper much weaker than 2009, with its three best players (DeRo, JDG and Attakora) out of the lineup, still managed to gut out a 1-0 win over the New England Revolution. The only conclusion I can come up with is that for the first time in the history of Toronto FC, we actually have a coach. And make no mistake about it, this is not Mo’s team anymore, this is Preki’s team.
I met some Red Bulls Supporters while camping this weekend and our conversation should be a cautionary tale for TFC supporters.
So TFC gets home and I immediately leave town. I am off camping this weekend and won’t be blogging on all things TFC until Monday and of course I won’t be in my usual south end perch. But before checking out and hitting the road this evening I want to quickly touch on the New England match tomorrow.
Why the Vancouver Whitecaps need to once and for all shut up about how the Voyageurs Cup was decided last season.
Comments as always are always welcome
I take a few moments to reflect on the draw tonight in Vancouver, why three games on the road without conceding a goal is a great accomplishment and why I don’t expect to hear a lot of whining from Whitecaps fans next week when the Impact runs out the scrubs.
Paul Dickov sat down yesterday with Leeds newspaper the Yorkshire Evening Post and talked about his short staywith Leeds United and what he plans for the future. When asked about his plans now that Leeds have released, him here is what he had to say…
