Toronto enters MLS
Finally after all of these months of preparation and anticipation Toronto FC kicked off their inaugural season on Saturday. Unsurprisingly they fell 2-0 to Chivas USA in Los Angeles. TFC really impressed me in the first half with Chivas' GK Brad Guzan making four tremendous saves to keep the score level. In the end though, fitness was likely the deciding factor as TFC couldn't make anything happen in the second half after falling behind late in the first.
I must say I'm not a fan of the 3-5-2 formation that Toronto was using. To me it seems far too vulnerable to the counterattack. It works fine against a slow buildup where the wingers have a chance to track back and help out the defence, but off a quick counter the defenders are pretty much left on their own. Perhaps it would work if you have three very good defenders on the back line, but that is the weakest part of Toronto's team and it showed in game one.
It was also great to see ABC is showing MLS games in HD. I watched Colorado Rapids (aka Arsenal USA) vs. DC United and the game looked fantastic. Hopefully Sportsnet is able to show some of TFCs games in HD this season and someday perhaps we will even get Premiership matches in HD (I believe Sky Sports is already broadcasting many of the games in HD in England, so it should be possible to use their feed). On an unrelated note I was thrilled to see that Shaw has added a new soccer channel to its lineup (Gol TV will be available starting on Wednesday). While they don't carry any EPL games, they have La Liga and Bundesliga as well as many South American leagues (so I can brush up on my Bolivian football :)
posted by CanadianGooner @ 12:37 PM
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i watched both those games too...we really are football knobs, bw. (and i say that with pride). i am with your game assessments entirely. that first have for tfc was pretty impressive.l better than i expected that's for sure. i hope potential fans of the team realize that the first season is going to be pretty dreadful, but there is hope on the horizon.
for me the best part of the mls day was the colorado game. seeing as they are arsenal usa i was interested to see them play. their new stadium is beautiful and they played a decent game against one of the better teams in the mls. i actually found myself entertained, and that's a good thing. this may be the first summer that i actually follow mls all the way. we'll see.
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