I have no idea who "Totera" is. Anyone?Originally Posted by nextpromo9
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MLS is a tough, physical league, that emphasizes speed, and features plastic fields, grueling travel, extreme weather, and incompetent refs. - NK Toronto
Dunno much about him, he writes for that site and runs some soccer podcast I guess. He had a good interview with Kocic after he was sent to Portland. But he comes off as a complete tool here. Let's see what he says:
1. "People who say Payne/Nelsen need more time to get results are just making excuses"
This would suggest he think 2 months is an adequate amount of time to turn a 0-9, 24 point, dysfunctional team and organization into a playoff contender... which is ridiculous. It's not an excuse, it's reality. Yeah it fucking sucks to be terrible for the 7th straight year but this is what you signed up for at the start of the season.
2. "Payne could have fixed this team and he didn't"
See last point. In 2 months? Are you kidding me?
3. "Everyone thinks this new DP, Matias Laba, is going to cure all the problems"
Literally nobody thinks this.
4. "TFC needs a DP that can score"
His name is Danny Koevermans and he's injured. But I guarantee if we made the Koevermans signing tomorrow instead this guy would just complain that TFC is buying aging talent instead of trying to get the core of the team together (which would actually be an ok argument).
5. "Nelsen should've made changes once the Montreal game got out of hand"
Didn't he make substitutions at half?
6. "TFC needs players that match Toronto's multiculturalism, e.g. Italian, Portuguese and French players"
fucking lol
7. "Look at all the good players Montreal signed compared to TFC"
Yes, because Montreal actually had established connections set up in Italy to bring in those players. Payne had nothing to go on when he arrived but what Nelsen could scrounge up. Then when Payne tries to sign good players using his own club resources (Laba) you dismiss it because he's a defensive midfielder? Right.
What a bunch of "win now" bullshit. The type of mentality that has hurt this team since 2007.
Only seen him once before, last year had a good interview with Milos Kocic.
Blog on last night's game in Vancouver
Mistake by the Lake
http://thereds.ca/ Great insight on Toronto FC.
Another recap of the week that was - TFC-heavy pod where PJ has his thoughts on what it was like to play in Mexico, the redeeming effort against Colorado and a pretty long segment on Ashtone Morgan and his thoughts on his potential. Of course goes coast to coast and no names are named but someone in Vancouver is not up to the task in preparing the side, and CWNT results.
PAUL JAMES ON SOCCER PODCAST: EPISODE 26
Also another couple TFC-centric articles
Resurgent De Guzman enjoying life at TFC
Koeverman's best has yet to come
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The one on De Guzman is a must-read!
MLS is a tough, physical league, that emphasizes speed, and features plastic fields, grueling travel, extreme weather, and incompetent refs. - NK Toronto
Another week, another roundup from Paul James - once again pretty heavy on TFC with the two games, as well as thoughts on tonight's game against Pumas. Thoughts on Winter's tactics/strategies and ideas how to approach the match.
And once again with two players there is always a blunt assessment on - De Ro and Hargreaves - two questions come in on their recent performances.
PAUL JAMES ON SOCCER PODCAST: EPISODE 27
I'm guessing any praise is grudging at best.
Haha yeah well he's been consistent in saying no doubt he's a great player but the baggage that comes with him he'd rather pass on. The question is pretty bold and puts him on the spot.
Tfc v tauro preview. three points a must here.
game preview.
Bigger than big. New strip now up at East Side Stand Up!
Don't forget this relative newcomer:
http://jimmystone.wordpress.com/
He already has his own thread somewhere on this forum but he should also be included here.
http://rednationonline.ca/Koevermans...nterAtTFC.aspx
Love this article about Koevermans
“Years have gone by and I’ve finally learned to accept myself for who I am: a beggar for good football.
I go about the world, hand outstretched, and in the stadiums I plead: ‘A pretty move, for the love of God.’
And when good football happens, I give thanks for the miracle and I don’t give a damn which team or country performs it.”
-Eduardo Galeano
Not the greatest performance, but tauro have upset better teams than us, so three points is all that matters. here's to at least one more week of relevance.
Toronto FC Still Alive in the CCL
http://viewfromthesouthstands.com/2011/09/still-alive/
Six points in four games in the group stages of the CONCACAF Champions League after Toronto FC defeats Tauro of Panama 2-0 at BMO Field on Wednesday.
In this video blog I take a look back at the game and I try and place the relative success TFC has recently had in all competitions into some sort of context. And I take a look ahead at the scenarios that might still give Toronto a chance to qualify for the knockout stages of the Champions League during the upcoming winter/spring.
CCL qualification permutations here.
anything less that 3 points in 2 games is completely useless. 3 points might be enough with the right help from Tauro. tie then win more than 1-0 is all good no matter what tauro do. win by less than 4-0, then tie is no good without help from tauro. 2 wins and we're golden.
if either we get a point or dallas drops points next week, we're still alive going into the last game.
Champions League vs MLS – Time To Decide
http://viewfromthesouthstands.com/20...ague-over-mls/
Why its time for Aron Winter to face reality such as it is and place his bets on the Champions League over a slim mathematical chance of making the MLS Playoffs.
link doesn't work.
MLS is a tough, physical league, that emphasizes speed, and features plastic fields, grueling travel, extreme weather, and incompetent refs. - NK Toronto
oops
http://viewfromthesouthstands.com/20...ime-to-decide/
Via RedNation Online, I interview Eric Avila about his adjustment to TFC, playing with Frings, and life in the big city:
Eric Avila Finding Himself At Toronto FC
http://www.rednationonline.ca/Avilaf...selfatTFC.aspx
Really good interview, I particularly liked this:
“Of course, it’s always a learning experience,” he says of his newfound playing time, which has seen him utilized as a centralized attacking midfielder, the top point of a 4-3-3 triangle. For Avila, a fixed position doesn’t restrict his game
That's really good that he can be creative within the system. It's so important.
MLS is a tough, physical league, that emphasizes speed, and features plastic fields, grueling travel, extreme weather, and incompetent refs. - NK Toronto
Decisions. Decisions. New strip now up at East Side Stand Up!
Bulls and Goats and Pumas, oh my!
My TFC preview, featuring B.A Baracus, and doing bad things to goats. we can rest players for tuesday (but we won't) and still put out a respectable-ish side.
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that was worth it. My report on last night's game
and looking beyond that
4-3-3 or not 4-3-3, that is the question. Even without the man the 5 at the back has been built around so far, do TFC go with that extra man back there on Tuesday, can it work?
yes they should, and maybe, hopefully, probably not but it's likely our best chance of getting the point we need.
Winter Gambles - Winter Loses - TFC Out of Playoffs
http://viewfromthesouthstands.com/2011/09/winter-loses/
My video look back at the loss in Los Angeles Saturday evening that saw TFC's slim mathematical chances of a late season run getting them into the back door of the MLS playoffs to an end in a 3-0 loss to Chivas USA.
Instead of taking much of a look back at a forgettable game I instead speak about the gamble that Aron Winter took with his lineup Saturday evening and how anything less than a win on Tuesday in the Champions League versus Pumas will likely open him up to a huge torrent of criticism from the fans based on the choices he made Saturday in California.
Something in common. New strip now up at RedNationOnline!
Nigel Reed has a blog on the Whitecaps:
http://www.cbc.ca/sports/blogs/nigel...an-empire.htmlThe Whitecaps are on course to become the worst expansion team since Toronto FC in 2007. Four years ago, Mo Johnston's hastily assembled motley crew won just six games. Vancouver, by contrast, has tasted victory just four times in 29 starts.
The loss to Seattle hammered the final nail in the coffin. As a result the Whitecaps officially became the first team to be eliminated from the post-season. No playoffs, no Cascadia Cup - not even a Canadian Championship to show for their months of endeavour.
MLS is a tough, physical league, that emphasizes speed, and features plastic fields, grueling travel, extreme weather, and incompetent refs. - NK Toronto
Plata Ready to Go Against Pumas
Joao Plata speaks to RNO about the upcoming Pumas game, his recent injury, contract for next year, and his gratitude to supporters
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