Category: Analysis & Opinion
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Toronto FC sign Clement Simonin. MLS gonna MLS.
Given the Team Americaness of this year’s Toronto FC, international absences was always going to be something that would cause a problem sporadically throughout the year. Given the age and/or injury history of some of the more important TFC players, injuries were always going to be something that would randomly cause problems throughout the year.…
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Look Out Below! Depth Charge Exposes TFC’s Structural Weakness
While it’s not quite Toronto FC’s “Perfect(ly bad) Storm”, the list of potential absences in the squad for the next match is certainly a stern warning. When The Reds travel to The Holy Kingdom of Utah next week to face Real Salt Lake, the plane may be a lot emptier than usual. Due to…
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Morrow’s red card no excuse for tactically naive Toronto FC
Did Justin Morrow get the ball? Yes he did. Did he also get the man? Yes he did. Did he get the man first? It was close, but yes, yes he did. Was it a foul? Personally I think it was a good tackle, but I’m an old man with standards that are much more…
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Who’s Your Derby?: “The New Soft” and TFC’s Rivalry Matches
When you are the lone club in a province that is geographically larger than all of England, the idea of a local football derby becomes slightly amusing. But such is life for the North American supporter where – except for a few cases – the idea of “The Away Day” as perfected in Europe, is…
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Kit Nerd Corner : San Jose Earthquakes away
Disclaimer : I care and because I want to. San Jose Earthquakes away In a nutshell : OK no. Here’s what is good about this kit : the embossed pattern found in the club badge that’s supposed to represent fault lines. Now that that is out of the way, let the white kit garbage go.…
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Kit Nerd Corner : Sporting Kansas City home
Disclaimer : I care and because I want to. Sporting Kansas City home In a nutshell : it’s close, but in the end it lacks subtlety When I first laid eyes on this kit in an earlier leaked image, I really began to hate Sporting KC for more than just football. First they get that…
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Kit Nerd Corner : Columbus Crew home and away
Disclaimer : I care and because I want to. Columbus Crew home and away Columbus could have had it so much easier than this. As a bias towards football’s black and yellow, I’ve oft been disappointed with the offerings the pseudo-rivals have offered. There was that ‘stripey sports bra’ look, which was approved by…
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Kit Nerd Corner : New England Revolution away
Disclaimer : I care and because I want to. New England Revolution away In a nutshell : Christmas has come really early It’s bland. Very very bland and ordinary. If you have ever been a kit nerd like myself, you’d expect to see a similar shirt style in non-league England or the Bulgarian league, but…
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Greg Vanney – Master tactician?
Before the Vancouver game, there were 4 things I was mainly going to be looking at as harbingers of good or bad things to come, Jozy Altidore, Michael Bradley, Greg Vanney’s tactics and the Caldwell/Perquis partnership. It was a mixed bag for sure, but I’d say the good outweighed the bad. As with anything, it’s…
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Kit Nerd Corner : Real Salt Lake away
Disclaimer : I care and because I want to. Real Salt Lake away In a nutshell : fits the colour scheme, nothing remarkable This has to be a marketing manouvre as it seems like over half the league has a white kit, with eight of them (new ones anyways) being away kits. Throw another one…