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Saturday, August 21, 2010 Comments Off
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.
Tags: Dwayne De Rosario, Nana Attakora, New York Red Bulls, Pros & Cons, Rafael Marquez, Stefan Frei
Category: MLS, Toronto FC
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.
Tags: Chad Barrett, Joel Lindpere, Mista, New York Red Bulls, O'Brian White, Pros & Cons, Thierry Henry
Category: MLS, Toronto FC
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.
Tags: Hans Backe, New York Red Bulls, Rafael Marquez, Thierry Henry
Category: MLS, Toronto FC