VMP FInal Countdown: Number 10 – Jackson
Dec05

VMP FInal Countdown: Number 10 – Jackson

  Highest Ranking: 5 Lowest ranking: 17 Average Ranking: 10.73 (Edit: Almost all of this was written before the decision to not pick up his option for next year) Tony: 10. If there exists the everyman in the “Joga Bonito” world of Brazilian football – it must be Jackson. He has the rough tackles of a Dunga, the man marking of a Fat Ronaldo and the white boots of… well the rest of them. But somehow, in this...

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In praise of Vanney and the 3-5-2.
Jul31

In praise of Vanney and the 3-5-2.

When TFC’s lineup was announced last Saturday, and announced as a 3-5-2, there was a lot of consternation and snark from some people on twitter (hi!) with many predicting doom and some (hello!) questioning whether the change was forced on Greg Vanney due to the fact he only had one healthy and competent full back at his disposal so the 4-4-2 had to be abandoned. Surely this wouldn’t end well.  There was plenty of evidence,...

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