Change ahead?
July 11th, 2011 by Dan Dunleavy
We know Toronto FC is in the midst of a rebuild. Head coach Aaron Winter and his associate Bob de Klerk and MLSE management have held fast to their plan of 4-3-3 and finding the right players to play in that system. After the disaster that was NY and Houston, I would not be surprised [...]
TFC line up notes pre Houston
July 8th, 2011 by Dan Dunleavy
Just spoke with head coach Aaron Winter. Aaron tells me Julian De Guzman will not join the team Saturday in Houston. Also Maicon Santos will not join the team. Both players are injured. Winter says he expects to start two players ready to come back again from injuries. Alan Gordon and Jacon Peterson. Stefan Frei [...]
History repeated itself in Jersey.
July 7th, 2011 by Dan Dunleavy
The faces were different, not only the names have changed. The 5-0 loss in Jersey did not have the pouring rain and lightening backdrop of a couple years ago at old Giants Stadium, but the silence around the team after this loss was similar. As I watched Toronto FC fall apart vs. The NY Red Bulls [...]
The rivalry that could dash all hope for a team.
June 28th, 2011 by Dan Dunleavy
A week that could be the season for Toronto FC is upon this club. After a hugely disappointing loss at home to Seattle in extra time, TFC went on the road to Real salt Lake and were soundly beaten in Sandy Utah. No Shame in losing to RSL, a team I think can win the [...]
Note to MLS players, Man up!
June 21st, 2011 by Dan Dunleavy
Recently while calling a Toronto FC game in Major League Soccer I was saddened and sickened by what I witnessed on the pitch a few times. I have been seeing it in every game played almost now in MLS this season. I am here to plead with the men who play soccer in North America. [...]
Playoffs? Oh come on really Dan?
June 17th, 2011 by Dan Dunleavy
There are some good signs within Toronto FC’s ranks of late that could see this team sneak its way into: The Playoffs?! Did I hear me right? Did I say playoffs and TFC in the same sentence? How on earth did I even come close to that conclusion? Let’s delve deep into the mind [...]
One man, one point.
June 14th, 2011 by Dan Dunleavy
Can one man be that valuable to Toronto FC? Well right now if your name is Alan Gordon, the answer is a resounding YES. Careful not to overstate one players meaning to any team sport that has 11 players on the field at a time, Alan Gordon is TFC’s heartbeat right now. It is fair [...]
Has BMO lost its bite?
June 6th, 2011 by Dan Dunleavy
Not sure how I am supposed to get all excited over MLS games that don’t feature in some cases, the teams best players. With many stars off to play for their country in the Gold Cup, MLS fans are left with “subs for their ticket stubs”. Call me old fashioned but anytime you purchase a [...]
Respect needs to be earned.
June 3rd, 2011 by Dan Dunleavy
The talk around MLS this week was not about Gold Cup call ups. Talk around MLS locker rooms this past week was all about Toronto FC giving up six goals at home to the Philadelphia Union. (Union had eight goals for before coming to Toronto last weekend). KC goalie Jimmy Nielson was asked about playing [...]
A Major victory so far.
May 26th, 2011 by Dan Dunleavy
What we just wont know until after the MasterCard Memorial Cup is over is if this nationally recognized junior hockey event is enough to wake up the GTA and stop coming up with excuses as to why they wont attend an OHL game. The attendance is good at Mississauga’s Hershey Centre. Thanks in large part [...]
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