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Tag: VMP Final Countdown

  • VMP 2016 Final Countdown #3: Michael Bradley

    Kristin: 4 – So weird; I actually liked Michael Bradley this year.  Vanney found/he agreed to a new position on the pitch, he didn’t try to do everything himself every game, defensively worlds better, huge towards the end of the season. But please stop taking free kicks. K, thanks. Michael Bradley has been with Toronto…

  • VMP 2016 Final Countdown #4: Drew Moor

    Duncan: 1 – This is a bit of a hypothetical number one ranking really as it’s based on what probably would have happened if he got injured. Bradley, Altidore, Giovinco, Irwin, all missed time at various points in the season, and we got by fine enough, and I don’t think that’d be the case if Moor…

  • VMP 2016 Final Countdown #5: Clint Irwin

    Kristin: 7 – Lost places for lack of playing time and only a so-so return post-injury.  However, started the season pretty great, he’s young and is great bang for the buck – hoping for really good things in 2017. Clint Irwin has had an interesting career arc – to say the least – from playing…

  • VMP 2016 Final Countdown #6: Justin Morrow

    Kristin: 5 – Scored more than any of the midfielders, held down the defense and threw in some nice crosses.  Productivity going forward helped to offset the occasional lacking on the defensive side. Still, one of the best fullbacks in the league. Justin Morrow has been one of the most consistent players for Toronto FC…

  • VMP 2016 Final Countdown #7: Steven Beitashour

    Duncan: 7 – He’s maybe a bit overpaid, but with how TFC play, the full backs might well be the most important players on the pitch, and Beitashour was alright out there. Not super convincing at either defending or attacking, but he does both of them about as well as can be asked form an MLS…

  • VMP 2016 Final Countdown #8: Jonathan Osorio

    Mark: 8 – One. Touch. Legend. Osorio had a mid-season epiphany that seemed to be documented by the Vocal Minority.  Earlier on in the season, he had a habit of making several touches before attempting to shoot the ball.  Sometimes, it was having to beat EVERYONE before attempting the shot.  Others, it was needing to settle…

  • VMP 2016 Final Countdown #9: Tosaint Ricketts

    Kristin: 11 – Super sub extraordinaire!  Speed, nightmare for opposition defenses late in games and Canadian!  Plus that goal against Montreal – thrilled that he’s with TFC, looking forward to seeing a full season from him. The rumours of Tosaint Ricketts coming to Toronto FC were murmured for several months this past year – his…

  • VMP 2016 Final Countdown #10: Will Johnson

    Duncan: 11 – A shame about the injury as he’d had a decent first half of the season. By the time he was fit again, lost out in a numbers game as we just have too many similar midfielders, so letting him walk as a free agent kind of makes sense really. Forever a part of…

  • VMP 2016 Final Countdown #11: Benoit Cheyrou

    Kristin: 6 – Our favourite menacing dock worker – and the most intelligent player on the pitch – the sublime (yes sublime) Cheyrou, our midfield maestro, keeper of the ship during injuries and scorer of the most amazing goal ever. Hopefully we get one more year of his marvelousness. Benoit Cheyrou remains one of my…

  • VMP 2016 Final Countdown #12: Nick Hagglund

    Mark: 18 – Fell to obscurity and then fought back into the starting eleven right at the end of the season.  They haven’t quite beat the forward out of him and I’m perfectly fine with that. Ah, Nick “The Salmon” Hagglund.  The defender who thought he might be a forward, then had that beaten out of…