Toronto FC Discussion Thread

IMAN5 · Post #1441 » by **IMAN5** » Wed Jul 23, 2014 7:42 pm

LittleOzzy wrote:
IMAN5 wrote:There was so much hype for this team and I feel like it's simmered down back to normal.

A little bit, but we are still sitting in 3rd in the East so fans should remain positive.

I don't follow soccer but that's good news.

LLJ · Post #1442 » by **LLJ** » Wed Jul 23, 2014 7:44 pm

IMAN5 wrote:
LittleOzzy wrote:
IMAN5 wrote:There was so much hype for this team and I feel like it's simmered down back to normal.

A little bit, but we are still sitting in 3rd in the East so fans should remain positive.

I don't follow soccer but that's good news.

When the playoffs come around the buzz should go up again. The big signings--especially Defoe in particular--have largely delivered on the hype so far.

BO55 · Post #1443 » by **BO55** » Wed Jul 23, 2014 8:26 pm

Seen this thread and wanted to mention I bumped into Jermaine Defoe, Dwayne De Rosario and Luke Moore @ the Chicago O'Hara Airport.

Didn't realize Defoe is short as hell! Regardless he was a humble guy. Even said "We might as well take a selfie than". So I ended up taking a selfie with all three of them.

LLJ · Post #1444 » by **LLJ** » Wed Jul 23, 2014 8:57 pm

Yah, Defoe is only about 5'7. I'm about the same size, so that makes me appreciate his skill more. :lol:

But the trick for masking his height is that he carries himself well, so you wouldn't think he was that short unless you saw him standing side by side with someone else taller.

Post #1445 » by **LittleOzzy** » Wed Jul 23, 2014 11:06 pm

LLJ wrote:
IMAN5 wrote:
LittleOzzy wrote:
A little bit, but we are still sitting in 3rd in the East so fans should remain positive.

I don't follow soccer but that's good news.

When the playoffs come around the buzz should go up again. The big signings--especially Defoe in particular--have largely delivered on the hype so far.

Yup, he's been well worth the price just for the way he has changed the mindset around TFC.

His goals have been plenty nice too.

Post #1446 » by **LittleOzzy** » Thu Jul 24, 2014 4:50 pm

Messi is King wrote:Will Toronto FC make the playoffs?

We are 3rd in the East, so we have a great shot at it.

Top 5 teams make the playoffs.

Post #1447 » by **LittleOzzy** » Thu Jul 24, 2014 11:49 pm

LifeBaller11 wrote:
LittleOzzy wrote:
LifeBaller11 wrote:Not a soccer guy but MLSE has given me the choice of 4 tickets to AC Milan vs Olympiacos next Thursday or 2 tickets to a TFC game later this season.

Which would be a better soccer experience for a soccer noob?

So what did you decide on?

I took the TFC tickets because the AC Milan/Olympiacos game was too quick of a turnaround since it's this week.

Got tickets to the Houston Dynamo game October 8th.

This is why I was glad you took the TFC tickets, I knew tonight's atmosphere would be terrible.

[tweet]https://twitter.com/NeilMDavidson/status/492454467951161344[/tweet]

Stadium is mostly empty, and the whole supporters section has no one in it.

AdamTheGreek · Post #1448 » by **AdamTheGreek** » Fri Jul 25, 2014 12:24 am

Looks fine on television to me, though it's dominated by the Greeks.

Post #1449 » by **Geddy** » Fri Jul 25, 2014 5:09 am

Has TFC been rumored for any transfers lately? Or do they not have any cap space left for any signings at the moment?

Post #1450 » by **LittleOzzy** » Fri Jul 25, 2014 12:17 pm

Geddy wrote:Has TFC been rumored for any transfers lately? Or do they not have any cap space left for any signings at the moment?

Very little cap space, plus we have the max of three DP's that can go over cap.

We won't likely be signing anyone else this season.

Post #1451 » by **LittleOzzy** » Sat Jul 26, 2014 7:55 pm

I won't be around to post this later, so just a reminder that TFC plays tonight at 7PM, and the game can be found on TSN2.

Post #1452 » by **Double Helix** » Sun Jul 27, 2014 12:39 am

Jackson has had quality chance after quality chance tonight and blown them. The same can be said for much of Toronto. Nice setups. Poor finishing. Some controversial calls in this second half from the ref.

Bradley's effort and intelligence always impress me. He's excellent out of set pieces as well. Definitely has enough talent to be playing in better leagues but thankfully for us he wants to play close to home and help grow the sport.

Wow. Red card just now. 15 minutes with a man advantage. Toronto has to capitalize.

Post #1453 » by **Double Helix** » Sun Jul 27, 2014 12:46 am

Wow. Embarassing defence from Toronto. KC scores down a man to go up 2-1. Brutal.

Post #1454 » by **Double Helix** » Sun Jul 27, 2014 1:01 am

Disappointing loss for TFC. Plenty of opportunities to take out one of the better teams in the league but the finishing quality was really lacking tonight.

Gilberto has been a major disappointment. When DeFoe is unable to play the quality difference up front is a massive drop off. They signed Gilberto to minimize that drop off and grow into a young star but he really hasn't done much this year to impress me. His style of play doesn't seem well suited to MLS. At least not yet.

On the other hand, Oduro was a great acquisition. He's fun to watch. Almost the Jose Reyes of the squad with his energy.

HeartBreaking · Post #1455 » by **HeartBreaking** » Sun Jul 27, 2014 6:10 pm

Double Helix wrote:Jackson has had quality chance after quality chance tonight and blown them. The same can be said for much of Toronto. Nice setups. Poor finishing. Some controversial calls in this second half from the ref.

Bradley's effort and intelligence always impress me. He's excellent out of set pieces as well. Definitely has enough talent to be playing in better leagues but thankfully for us he wants to play close to home and help grow the sport.

Wow. Red card just now. 15 minutes with a man advantage. Toronto has to capitalize.

Bradley wouldn't be really good in a higher level league. He was horrid in the world cup and had no ability to dribble past anyone, or do anything with the ball

T-d0t · Post #1456 » by **T-d0t** » Mon Jul 28, 2014 4:34 pm

It could have easily been 4-2 for us and Jackson could have had at least 3 goals so I wouldn't say the offense is shaky, just the finishing ability.
Not having Defoe hurt alot though. Defoe is not only a good finisher but I've noticed that he gets players involved and has assisted on many of TFCs goals.

Post #1457 » by **LittleOzzy** » Wed Jul 30, 2014 7:26 pm

We really need 3 points tonight, but that's going to be tough against a very good DC united.

3 points means we stay solely in 3rd, losing moves us further down this weekend and possibly out of the early playoff picture.

We have absolutely wasted all the games we had in hand, now it's going to be a fight every game.

Game starts at 7PM tonight, and can be found on Sportsnet 360 (The Score)

ForeverTFC · Post #1458 » by **ForeverTFC** » Wed Jul 30, 2014 7:47 pm

HeartBreaking wrote:
Double Helix wrote:Jackson has had quality chance after quality chance tonight and blown them. The same can be said for much of Toronto. Nice setups. Poor finishing. Some controversial calls in this second half from the ref.

Bradley's effort and intelligence always impress me. He's excellent out of set pieces as well. Definitely has enough talent to be playing in better leagues but thankfully for us he wants to play close to home and help grow the sport.

Wow. Red card just now. 15 minutes with a man advantage. Toronto has to capitalize.

Bradley wouldn't be really good in a higher level league. He was horrid in the world cup and had no ability to dribble past anyone, or do anything with the ball

Sorry to burst your bubble, but Bradley had himself a decent World Cup, all things considered. He is also a world-class player and can play in the EPL, Serie A, and the Bundesliga.

UK-Raptor · Post #1459 » by **UK-Raptor** » Wed Jul 30, 2014 8:01 pm

What has impressed me this year is our passing. However, we really need to get a quality Center Back in that can command the area and make important tackles.

Gilberto is a waste of space and frankly a waste of a DPA, we should look to move him to free up that spot. Nikola Zigic is currently a free agent, 6ft 6 striker who last played for the club I support here in the UK. Caused a hell of a lot of problems for teams in the Championship (2nd tier in the UK) so I would imagine he would be great in the MLS which is equivalent to 3rd tier in the UK.

Really enjoying this season though, TFC need to take 3 points from DC tonight in a big 6 pointer, close that gap with games in hand.

HeartBreaking · Post #1460 » by **HeartBreaking** » Wed Jul 30, 2014 8:39 pm

ForeverTFC wrote:
HeartBreaking wrote:
Double Helix wrote:Jackson has had quality chance after quality chance tonight and blown them. The same can be said for much of Toronto. Nice setups. Poor finishing. Some controversial calls in this second half from the ref.

Bradley's effort and intelligence always impress me. He's excellent out of set pieces as well. Definitely has enough talent to be playing in better leagues but thankfully for us he wants to play close to home and help grow the sport.

Wow. Red card just now. 15 minutes with a man advantage. Toronto has to capitalize.

Bradley wouldn't be really good in a higher level league. He was horrid in the world cup and had no ability to dribble past anyone, or do anything with the ball

Sorry to burst your bubble, but Bradley had himself a decent World Cup, all things considered. He is also a world-class player and can play in the EPL, Serie A, and the Bundesliga.

no he didn't. He played horribly. He would be on the bench and never play in those leagues. The MLS suits his game