Today's News, Sunday, Aug.31

[Nerepis]

Signs of rift at Toronto FC as manager Ryan Nelsen lambastes team GM after 3-0 loss (http://www.theglobeandmail.com/sports/soccer/new-england-punishes-lackadaisical-toronto-fc-in-lopsided-3-0-win/article20287089/)


Tim Bezbatchenko tells Toronto FC 'to take it up a notch' (http://www.cbc.ca/sports/soccer/tim-bezbatchenko-tells-toronto-fc-to-take-it-up-a-notch-1.2751432)


TFC manager Ryan Nelsen lambastes GM after loss (http://www.cbc.ca/sports/soccer/tfc-manager-ryan-nelsen-lambastes-gm-after-loss-1.2751680)


TFC coach Nelsen calls out GM Bez (http://www.sportsnet.ca/soccer/mls-tfc-toronto-fc-major-league-soccer-new-england-revolution-michael-bradley-jermaine-jones/)


TFC fall to Revs, lose footing in playoff race (http://www.sportsnet.ca/soccer/revs-snap-5-game-road-losing-skid-beat-tfc-3-0/)


TFC's Nelsen decries GM, press ratcheting up pressure (http://www.torontosun.com/2014/08/30/toronto-fc-loses-badly-against-new-england-in-mls-action)


Match Recap: TFC 0, REVS 3 (http://www.torontofc.ca/news/2014/08/match-recap-tfc-0-revs-3)




Toronto FC TV (http://www.torontofc.ca/video)

TFC/MLS blogs thread (http://forums.redpatchboys.ca/showthread.php?29582-TFC-MLS-blogs-thread/page50)

Sunshine Girl (http://www.torontosun.com/sunshine-girl)

[Eastend]

From a supporters point of view, I back the GM at this point. Enough BS and dicking around. I feel we have the players to make a run, but last night's game seemed effortless with no desire to give what was required by most. No heart. Bez has got it right and Nelsen is focused on the wrong end of the hierarchy for why his team lost. Better refocus quickly or it will no longer be his team.

Enough is enough. Get on with it!

Dom

[Fort York Redcoat]

I don't like pointing this out so soon but the chances this rift being shown to specifically the Toronto media is one we've seen before.

"Is there trouble at the top?"

-Wait, shouldn't we look at the players performance?

I don't like seeing even a show of discord in leadership but I think this is what good leadership may do to try and lessen attention on the players. If this is just a show I really hope it works. Luckily we have 2 quick games to find out if this is a blowup or a couple of hiccups.

[Alonso]

I don't like pointing this out so soon but the chances this rift being shown to specifically the Toronto media is one we've seen before.

"Is there trouble at the top?"

-Wait, shouldn't we look at the players performance?

I don't like seeing even a show of discord in leadership but I think this is what good leadership may do to try and lessen attention on the players. If this is just a show I really hope it works. Luckily we have 2 quick games to find out if this is a blowup or a couple of hiccups.


I guess it wasn't a show after all.

Nelsen is out, and maybe some players had a part in it?

I don't have any proof of that, but the whole coaching staff is reportedly being culled.

To me that says something else was going on as well.

Maybe some of the DP's and more popular players were in Bez's ear about the teams tactics.

Can't wait for this press conference now.

[Cashcleaner]

From a supporters point of view, I back the GM at this point. Enough BS and dicking around. I feel we have the players to make a run, but last night's game seemed effortless with no desire to give what was required by most. No heart. Bez has got it right and Nelsen is focused on the wrong end of the hierarchy for why his team lost. Better refocus quickly or it will no longer be his team.

Enough is enough. Get on with it!

Dom

Prescient words, my friend.