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OgtheDim
10-24-2021, 08:55 PM
There's got to be a morning after


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_KClpLzFftU


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Have at It People

PizzaEatingYeti
10-26-2021, 04:14 AM
"Let's keep on looking for the light"

Let's keep on hoping that for TFC the light comes as early as the next season - 2022.
The hope dies last...

PS:
Very nice song... (even for a hard rock guy)!
I've never heard of the singer or the song until now.

Joe Kool
10-26-2021, 08:40 AM
I like that song Og...no comment about the game really. Just entertain me TFC!! And don't embarrass yourself. :)

Auzzy
10-26-2021, 09:33 AM
Are there any more coaches we can get fired? Any teams we can still kick out of the playoffs? After a season like this, you have to look for the little joys in life. ;)

Gringo Starr
10-26-2021, 10:29 AM
It might be nice to finish ahead of Austin since they are new, we can chase that dream maybe

jloome
10-26-2021, 10:48 AM
"Let's keep on looking for the light"

Let's keep on hoping that for TFC the light comes as early as the next season - 2022.
The hope dies last...

PS:
Very nice song... (even for a hard rock guy)!
I've never heard of the singer or the song until now.

Lookup the succubus episode from South Park and you'll see it in whole new light.

PizzaEatingYeti
10-26-2021, 04:23 PM
Lookup the succubus episode from South Park and you'll see it in whole new light.

Lol... you were right, I've just watched that episode.
It was Chef's fiancee's (a succubus :reddevil:) song.

jloome
10-26-2021, 08:21 PM
Lol... you were right, I've just watched that episode.
It was Chef's fiancee's (a succubus :reddevil:) song.

I did not need to look it up, for a lad ruddy of cheek alighted on my doorstep just moments ago and offered to sing it. I said, 'what could you possibly gain from performing on my doorstep, young sir?" And he said, "I need about three-fitty."

MikeForbes
10-26-2021, 09:44 PM
The season is over in 10 days. Feels hard to believe.

Areathrasher
10-27-2021, 08:50 AM
The season is over in 10 days. Feels hard to believe.

Thank fuck. Then we can get on with winning the offseason :lol:

MikeForbes
10-27-2021, 05:58 PM
Looks like Bradley is continuing at CB.

https://twitter.com/TorontoFC/status/1453492021470146560?s=20

portu
10-27-2021, 06:53 PM
Tear it down and take my eyes while you’re at it, this keeps getting harder to watch somehow

ag futbol
10-27-2021, 06:53 PM
And that’s where the Bradley CB experiment should end. He’s not good at it!

Poor awareness by Okello too

OgtheDim
10-27-2021, 06:54 PM
Lawrence had to go in but why both Mavinga & Bradley went with the man.....

jloome
10-27-2021, 06:54 PM
And that’s where the Bradley CB experiment should end. He’s not good at it!

Poor awareness by Okello too

Just zero awareness of numbers, right off the bat.

jloome
10-27-2021, 06:56 PM
Lawrence had to go in but why both Mavinga & Bradley went with the man.....

They'd done it before, a few matches ago when Bradley was DM'ing. Guy drifted to that side and Mavinga immediately moved over to cover behind Bradley leaving his own man unmarked. This time, it was the wide man. The last time, it was the guy inside and Lawrence didn't cover.

They're just really unaware of imbalances, clearly.

Maybe Philly just watches a lot of tape.

OgtheDim
10-27-2021, 06:58 PM
Well...it wasn't a record goal against...

https://twitter.com/martyn_bailey/status/1453507139150962691

portu
10-27-2021, 07:03 PM
Midfield looking good again.

ag futbol
10-27-2021, 07:08 PM
They really need to open up Shaffleburg’s game a bit. Potential is there but if they don’t find him some more weapons, he’s not going to be able to use that left food as often (cause defenders will line up to take that away).

jloome
10-27-2021, 07:13 PM
Jiminy cripes, they almost did it again... Mavinga had no idea that guy was steaming in and this time Okello dropped back.

Thomas
10-27-2021, 07:27 PM
Boy, we look bad. Looks like we have given up

portu
10-27-2021, 07:31 PM
Credit to Shaff for putting in work on his right foot, don’t know if he’d even shoot with his right prior to this season

MikeForbes
10-27-2021, 07:39 PM
Feels like an exhibition game.

OgtheDim
10-27-2021, 07:58 PM
Not exactly a lot of attempts to do anything different being implemented here.

Thomas
10-27-2021, 08:02 PM
Seems like this scrimmage has been going on for ever

OgtheDim
10-27-2021, 08:06 PM
Alitidore is an underappreciated passer of the ball...overpaid for what he does do but he does that passing bit well compared to the rest of our forwards.


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Best part of this match is Okello minutes.

ag futbol
10-27-2021, 08:09 PM
I dunno. I feel like if Okello ever develops into something it’s not going to be at TFC

alex andrew
10-27-2021, 08:11 PM
( had trouble logging in, hmmm...try again, try again, wait 15 minutes, wait another 15 minutes )

we will win, pride plays good football

alex andrew
10-27-2021, 08:17 PM
aha !

Thomas
10-27-2021, 08:18 PM
We have life now

OgtheDim
10-27-2021, 08:18 PM
OK, it wasn't exactly pretty but Okello pinching in made that opportunity happen.


And....ooookkkkkkk

ag futbol
10-27-2021, 08:19 PM
petrescu is an idiot. That is a blinding obvious yellow

OgtheDim
10-27-2021, 08:23 PM
petrescu is an idiot. That is a blinding obvious yellow


He really is a dinosaur out there

Thomas
10-27-2021, 08:23 PM
Yeah…Okello looks more like he is finding his place on the team tonight

ag futbol
10-27-2021, 08:24 PM
He really is a dinosaur out there
He’s really never been at the level of being a MLS quality official. And that’s a low bar

portu
10-27-2021, 08:25 PM
It’s tempting to blame Bradley for the goals because he’s playing centre back tonight, but the real culprit has been Mavinga tonight. Terrible marking has been a pattern for him this season. Debatable if he should return next year imo.

alex andrew
10-27-2021, 08:26 PM
no guardiola can teach you basics

OgtheDim
10-27-2021, 08:26 PM
And that is why I don't see Mavinga being a good idea next season.

ag futbol
10-27-2021, 08:26 PM
It’s tempting to blame Bradley for the goals because he’s playing centre back tonight, but the real culprit has been Mavinga tonight. Terrible marking has been a pattern for him this season. Debatable if he should return next year imo.
Am I mad for thinking the best “CB” we have is Lawrence? Certainly feels that way

portu
10-27-2021, 08:29 PM
Mavinga simply no longer cares, strolling and watching as Przybylko jogs by him into our 18 yard box and dings the bar

OgtheDim
10-27-2021, 08:30 PM
Mavinga AGAIN....man needs an anchor beside him telling him what to do & neither Bradley nor Gonzalez are that.

OgtheDim
10-27-2021, 08:33 PM
Taking Mavinga off & putting on a LB as a CB is saying something - just don't know who that's supposed to be aimed at.

OgtheDim
10-27-2021, 08:37 PM
Poz has been shit tonight...

and that's a pen

alex andrew
10-27-2021, 08:42 PM
good night all

ag futbol
10-27-2021, 08:44 PM
Yep, that was a solid game by Altidore. Looks as fit as I’ve seen him in a long time.

Team is entirely broken though. They need to majorly clean house.

MikeForbes
10-27-2021, 08:49 PM
Good game by Jozy. He put that effort in all night. He knows he needs to show someone he still has something left in the tank. Okello was good too.

Mavinga was awful and might be playing his way off the team next year.

noxx98
10-27-2021, 09:31 PM
Tough to know what to do with Mavinga. He has been so good for us for so many years. He's battled injury struggles this year, personal issues, and a team that sucks overall. I don't blame him for the intensity being a bit down because of that. We need to be able to evaluate if the intensity will be there when it matters.

Auzzy
10-28-2021, 12:10 PM
Interesting game.

Obviously Bradley at CB is very iffy. Beyond the goals that Philly got, there were multiple opportunities for breakaways where Bradley would have had no chance, but Philly didn't take advantage.

But beside the risk of having Bradley back there, Mavinga was incredibly problematic last night, as others have mentioned. Pair him with Bradley and his lack of speed and occasional zen-like lack of awareness...

Is Gonzalez injured? I missed that.

It's really telling to end the game with a left-back & a midfielder as your two CBs... With Zavaleta still on the bench.

We've been rightfully concerned about Bono, but I think Westberg has also lost his edge. I don't know if it's lack of playing time & game sharpness, or age catching up to him. He's had some gaffes and lack of command of the 6-yard box this year, that we didn't see in the past. Maybe the coaches saw something in training that gave them at least a bit of justification to play Bono so much. Even if that didn't work out either, our record with Westberg has actually been worse this year.

Petrescu just unbelievable. Multiple blatant yellows for Philly missed (similar to the previous game vs Montreal). I guess he made up for it by not giving a PK on Bradley's handball.

613reppingTFC
10-29-2021, 08:43 AM
I believe yes OG is injured, something leg related I think from two games ago they mentioned.

In the reply it looked like the ball came off Bradley's knee or quad and then his his hand. I don't think they award a PK for a deflection like that (which might be why he didn't give one?)

Mavinga has been great in the past but boy did he switch off on that 2nd goal. He was man marking him and then as soon as the ball came in he let him go and looks around as if someone else should have been picking him up. I don't know what his thought process was during that play but it wasn't good at all. Same with the first goal, I get he probably wants to protect Bradley and back him up but that left so much open space behind him and Lawrence couldn't cover them...

Really not too sure how they are going to handle this off-season, curious to see how it all unfolds.