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Red CB Toronto
02-03-2015, 11:37 AM
In their first action of the pre-season the Reds will be taking on the Montverde Academy today at 3:30 pm in Orlando.Will be interesting to see the lineup. Updates will be coming from TFC's twitter feed.

Red CB Toronto
02-03-2015, 11:40 AM
Info on their opponent.

http://mvasports.com/soccerinstitute/

Red I
02-03-2015, 03:53 PM
10' Goal - Robbie Findley - So far, so good!

Areathrasher
02-03-2015, 03:57 PM
Only 1-0 up against a HS team??

Bez and Vanney out

mowe
02-03-2015, 04:02 PM
Wish they posted the lineup, would've been a good indicator of the formation Vanney might prefer.

Red CB Toronto
02-03-2015, 04:14 PM
The match is being played with three sets of 30 minutes.

Red CB Toronto
02-03-2015, 04:16 PM
https://pbs.twimg.com/media/B88uTVlIEAIOJ4J.jpg

Robbie Findley and Collin Warner walking to the pitch.

Petor
02-03-2015, 04:23 PM
Best part of the tweets for today's match is watching Duane Rollins having a mental meltdown.

Walms
02-03-2015, 04:27 PM
Best part of the tweets for today's match is watching Duane Rollins having a mental meltdown.

haha yea, #COYR

Fort York Redcoat
02-03-2015, 04:52 PM
Is Grapes on in the second intermission?

Red CB Toronto
02-03-2015, 04:53 PM
https://pbs.twimg.com/media/B8826lhIEAA6QM9.jpg

flamehawk
02-03-2015, 05:10 PM
I know it's a friendly and it's not supposed to matter ... but lol, it's a little sad to let in two goals against a high school team.. 2 - 2 right now.

flamehawk
02-03-2015, 05:12 PM
Hamilton scores his second. 3 - 2

Fort York Redcoat
02-03-2015, 05:28 PM
Hamilton scores his second. 3 - 2

IT's JAMAICA ALL OVER AGAIN!!

It's Hammer time.

Petor
02-03-2015, 07:25 PM
Game ended 4-2 TFC.
TFC goals...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DVGTsQsK8d4
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QpiGQmxA6vo
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zpb30mA75jg
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XZ-CfnvWROU

Areathrasher
02-03-2015, 07:36 PM
Cracking ball from Oso on the first. Jay Chapman assisting on the last 2.

Nice.

Defoe
02-03-2015, 07:51 PM
I know it's a friendly and it's not supposed to matter ... but lol, it's a little sad to let in two goals against a high school team.. 2 - 2 right now.

I don't get the point of playing a high school team. HIGH School. Sort of amateur imo or am i out to lunch

Phil
02-03-2015, 08:13 PM
I don't get the point of playing a high school team. HIGH School. Sort of amateur imo or am i out to lunch

its pre season and we are just getting fitness on the guys with a heavily rotated squad. Best not to read too much into it one way or the other.

aajking
02-03-2015, 08:20 PM
Does anyone know the formation and lineup Vanney used?

Mr. Bigby
02-03-2015, 09:46 PM
The guys have been in Florida for what - three or four days, with half the likely starters either off on national duty or still in transit. Consider this as the footie equivalent of taking that first bucket of balls to the driving range to work on that crappy slice that you developed at the end of last golf season, and to see just how much rust crept into your swing over the winter.

Initial B
02-03-2015, 10:13 PM
It looked like they played mostly the newcomers and depth players in this game. Not bad I guess. Was it just me or did those players seem to be older than high-schoolers? I'd like to see a whole game against decent opposition at the Suncoast Pro classic before commenting on TFC's 2015 chances. And why are they going back to Toronto, then back to Florida again for the tournament?

OgtheDim
02-03-2015, 10:19 PM
Nobody wants to be away from the wife and kids and girlfriends for 3 weeks straight.

Petor
02-03-2015, 10:40 PM
I don't get the point of playing a high school team. HIGH School. Sort of amateur imo or am i out to lunch

The academy that they played against has great facilities, if TFC are using it for their week of training they probably owed a match of good will for that.
I'm just guessing here.

Yohan
02-03-2015, 10:52 PM
The academy that they played against has great facilities, if TFC are using it for their week of training they probably owed a match of good will for that.
I'm just guessing here.
and spends enough money to hire Frank Rijkaard as one of their advisors
http://www.topdrawersoccer.com/club-soccer-articles/frank-rijkaard-joins-montverde-academy_aid29152

Red CB Toronto
02-03-2015, 10:54 PM
The schools they played today has a high performance athlete program, it's not your average HS.

Hieberrr
02-04-2015, 12:28 AM
The schools they played today has a high performance athlete program, it's not your average HS.

A high school nonetheless.

Defoe
02-04-2015, 03:39 AM
A high school nonetheless.

Yep it just doesn't look good for the brand of the team. It's crazy how well a system can work though if the players buy in. A bunch of kids taking on a professional team and almost getting a result is impressive though good for them

Fort York Redcoat
02-04-2015, 09:45 AM
The coverage reflects the match importance. An academy team helped our club with an early scrimmage. We're all just gagging for the season to start.

This is akin to the Iceland friendlies last month. Just a team looking for games in good weather.

PopePouri
02-04-2015, 09:50 AM
A high school nonetheless.

More like a college actually.

JonO
02-04-2015, 10:07 AM
More like a college actually.
Don't mean to belabour the point, but everything I could find on it seemed to indicate it is a high school...

Fort York Redcoat
02-04-2015, 10:19 AM
http://freelancelibrarian.files.wordpress.com/2014/04/zoolander-for-blog.png?w=696&h=479

PopePouri
02-04-2015, 10:26 AM
Don't mean to belabour the point, but everything I could find on it seemed to indicate it is a high school...

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Montverde_Academy

Montverde Academy is a private college-preparatory school that serves grades PK3-12. The boarding program serves grades 7-12 and Post Graduate.

https://twitter.com/travismclark/status/562738673268326401

https://pbs.twimg.com/profile_images/522074408572444672/ImivwiOr_normal.jpegTravis Clark @travismclark (https://twitter.com/travismclark) · 17h17 hours ago (https://twitter.com/travismclark/status/562738673268326401)

@DesaiDevang (https://twitter.com/DesaiDevang) should be noted Montverde is more collegw than high school

JonO
02-04-2015, 10:50 AM
Not sure why I am replying because I don't really care, but although they do offer post grad studies the soccer team certainly appears to include high school students. Either way, it is a preseason runaround with no real significance other than for the players to get a feel for each other...

C.Ronaldo
02-04-2015, 11:04 AM
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Montverde_Academy

Montverde Academy is a private college-preparatory school that serves grades PK3-12. The boarding program serves grades 7-12 and Post Graduate.

https://twitter.com/travismclark/status/562738673268326401

https://pbs.twimg.com/profile_images/522074408572444672/ImivwiOr_normal.jpegTravis Clark @travismclark (https://twitter.com/travismclark) · 17h17 hours ago (https://twitter.com/travismclark/status/562738673268326401)

@DesaiDevang (https://twitter.com/DesaiDevang) should be noted Montverde is more collegw than high school


In other words, its the 1%'s kids

jloome
02-04-2015, 01:10 PM
In other words, its the 1%'s kids

Thought they looked sort of collegiate. Big kids for high schoolers; I remember the difference (going to school in Quebec) when my high school team of mostly grade 11 and 10 students played Crescent's grade 13 kids. They shaved, we didn't. We only lost 1-0 but it was brutal.

Shakes McQueen
02-04-2015, 01:10 PM
We need to take the full three points from this one, boys.

jloome
02-04-2015, 01:18 PM
Orlando currently beating FC Dallas 3-0 at half time. Kaka has a penalty goal and an assist.

I think Dallas has a weaker lineup out though; Orlando playing the first team.

Fort York Redcoat
02-04-2015, 01:34 PM
Orlando currently beating FC Dallas 3-0 at half time. Kaka has a penalty goal and an assist.

I think Dallas has a weaker lineup out though; Orlando playing the first team.

Bekker?

jloome
02-05-2015, 02:19 AM
Bekker?

Started the game, played the first half with mostly youth players, draftees and trialists. They had no cohesion but had never really played together before and were pretty easily overrun. Then again, personal opinion is that anytime they start Bekker in the mid, they're going to get pretty easily overrun.

Fort York Redcoat
02-05-2015, 09:32 AM
Started the game, played the first half with mostly youth players, draftees and trialists. They had no cohesion but had never really played together before and were pretty easily overrun. Then again, personal opinion is that anytime they start Bekker in the mid, they're going to get pretty easily overrun.

Thnx j :thumbsup:

OgtheDim
02-05-2015, 04:44 PM
..Then again, personal opinion is that anytime they start Bekker in the mid, they're going to get pretty easily overrun.

Video proof....about 24 seconds in so you don't have to sit through the Borg rants for long.

http://www.mlssoccer.com/video/2015/02/05/kaka-mvp-and-other-knee-jerk-preseason-predictions-mls-now