Vocal Minority: Facts, Frivolity, Football
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VMP 2016 Final Countdown #1: Jozy Altidore
Mark: 1 – Quite the tale of two halves and I’m a sucker for a redemption story. On May 15th, a game against Vancouver, the version of Jozy Altidore, the one that was brutal and had the “press” coming to his defense, hit a new low. Perhaps even a bottom. Goal drought, down by two, gets…
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VMP 2016 Final Countdown #2: Sebastian Giovinco
Duncan: 2 – Didn’t really get a lot of support for various tactical reasons through the long away trip and the mid summer patch where everyone else was injured but generally still kept playing well, scoring goals and doing his Seba things. Eventually seemed to wear him down and towards the end of the season and…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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Episode #169 – 17/01/19 #thatsLikeTwoPlatas
Supersub James Grossi (@grawsee) joins the other 75% for this week’s show as they go over Toronto at the SuperDraft and their one pick, touch on recent Canada call-ups and retirements, thoughts on the expanded World Cup, news about the CONCACAF Champions League possible reorganization and the current iteration of the MLS schedule. In this…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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