Toronto FC: Toronto FC/Canada Soccer Discussion Thread - WC Qualifiers continue

[robertmac43]

Did this guy get a start? I missed game. Why is he even still on team? Must be a loan deal i guess.

He did start and no he is not on loan.

 

[theaub]

Pretty sure he's TAM which is even worse lol

That being said, blip on the radar and move on

 

[robertmac43]

Pretty sure he's TAM which is even worse lol

Lol yeah he is TAM.. Don't remind me

 

[TMLeafer]

TFC vs NYC on now.

Defense seems porous.

Morrow's missed a few good opportunities.

 

[CabanaBoy5]

The team is missing some key guys (Piatti, Mavinga, Osorio, Altidore) and the players who came in have not produced. Pozuelo is obviously frustrated with the likes Endoh, Mullins, Fraser who just don’t have quality. Bradley may be finished. He’s slow and passes go astray. Laryea has been reading his clippings, too much lack of effort. Defensively Ciman and Gonzalez are terrible together. We’ll be better once we get the injured guys back.

 

[robertmac43]

. Bradley may be finished. He’s slow and passes go astray.

I think part of it is he has been shoved into action real quick. Went from no games and injury to games every 3 days because we are desperate.

His speed likely won't improve as he has lost a step, but his match sharpness will improve in the coming weeks. At least that would be my guess/hope.

 

[JT AM da real deal]

Piatti is a huge miss. Poz needs a guy to play with to create. Once he is back we should be ok again on offense.

I think Ciman and Omar are way past prime now. It is the achilles heel in our lineup when we play seattle again. Way to slow on ball and to react. Omar is now strictly a tall guy to play headers which he is ok at. Useless with ball at his feet. Missing Mavinga big time.

Bradley had lost his step a year or two ago against fast teams they were stealing ball from him. He needs more support around ball for his little give and go passes. But overall he still knows where to go and he is a great team leader.

 

[robertmac43]

Piatti is a huge miss. Poz needs a guy to play with to create. Once he is back we should be ok again on offense.

I think the main issue is missing Altidore and Akinola, we do not have enough goals in the squad without them. Piatti is obviously great and would help with link up play, but without the main strikers we are far less threatening.

Mullins does not do the trick up front.

 

[Clark4Ever]

As long as we are relatively healthy by the playoffs, we should be alright.

That was almost a reserve squad on the pitch last night, and they played a competitive match. I especially liked the way our kids from the Academy have looked.

 

[Clark4Ever]

The team is missing some key guys (Piatti, Mavinga, Osorio, Altidore) and the players who came in have not produced. Pozuelo is obviously frustrated with the likes Endoh, Mullins, Fraser who just don’t have quality. Bradley may be finished. He’s slow and passes go astray. Laryea has been reading his clippings, too much lack of effort. Defensively Ciman and Gonzalez are terrible together. We’ll be better once we get the injured guys back.

Bradley needs a couple of more games to regain his form. He had a long layoff.

 

[JT AM da real deal]

I think the main issue is missing Altidore and Akinola, we do not have enough goals in the squad without them. Piatti is obviously great and would help with link up play, but without the main strikers we are far less threatening.

Mullins does not do the trick up front.

Yes of course 1 of 2 back would help over our backups but Poz gets 2 to 3 man coverage now and he has no one to be creative with so he is getting boxed out constantly ... hard to explain it but it is like when Seba had Vaz it was like magic and it created many easy strikes for Altidore ... but you are right a solid consistent finisher is missing too

 

[heatersthebest]

As long as we are relatively healthy by the playoffs, we should be alright.

That was almost a reserve squad on the pitch last night, and they played a competitive match. I especially liked the way our kids from the Academy have looked.

Definitely some glimpses from Nelson in the parts of the last couple games I have seen.

 

[robertmac43]

Big game tonight in terms of the shield. At this point though the most important thing is to get people back to full helath and match sharpness.

 

[sabremike]

About 2k here.

 

[heatersthebest]

Priso-Mbongue looked decent tonight. Calm with the ball.

 

[sabremike]

Pic of the penalty:

 

[robertmac43]

Jealous @sabremike! Miss being at live footie matches

 

[robertmac43]

Having an actual striker back was huge. Akinola was a beast on that first TFC goal!

 

[JT AM da real deal]

I think the main issue is missing Altidore and Akinola, we do not have enough goals in the squad without them. Piatti is obviously great and would help with link up play, but without the main strikers we are far less threatening.

Mullins does not do the trick up front.

Mullins looked like da real deal to me last night although against a weak team. We miss Piatti once he is back we will dominate again. He activates Poz. Skill and creativity was lacking again last night. One of Akinola or Altidore is needed in front of net to bang in a goal a game.

 

[Clark4Ever]

Grinded out a win against a surprisingly good Miami club with a a few key guys still out.

Akinola is right up there with Pozuelo for our MVP in my opinion. Where would we be without his contributions this season?

 

[robertmac43]

This may be part of the reason why his time here was underwhelming from a footballing perspective. Hoping the best for Greg!

 

[TMLeafer]

MLS Decision Day is underway! TFC vs NYRB on TSN.

 

[TMLeafer]

Atrocious.

 

[robertmac43]

Brutal so far...

 

[robertmac43]

We just looked lost really