Mornin'
Serioux quickly proves his value to Toronto FC
Daniel Girard
CHARLESTON, S.C.–Adrian Serioux is hard to miss.
In person, it's his broad smile and impressive set of dreadlocks.
On the soccer field, it's his vocal organizing of teammates, aggressive tackles and long throw-ins that cause fits for defenders inside an opponent's penalty area.
Less than a month after a trade with Dallas brought Serioux to Toronto FC, the central defender is establishing himself as one of the team's leaders.
"Since he's arrived, he's been a big influence," coach John Carver said yesterday as TFC prepared for its final pre-season tuneup tomorrow, a championship game in the Carolina Challenge Cup against Real Salt Lake. "He's a real presence in the dressing room.
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Carolina One Year On
This time last year Toronto FC had traveled to the Carolina Challenge Cup with a squad that consisted of names such as Martin Brittain, Victor Pacheco and Kevin Gall. All were trialists who didn't see the light of day in a TFC shirt at BMO Field - or any other Major League Soccer stadium for that matter. Also on that club were traditional supporters' scapegoats such as Collin Samuel and Jeff Cunningham.
Going into the 2008 season the front office was also fielding calls about the lack of player acquisitions in the off season, the general direction of the squad and all other matters that lends to the anxiety of arguably North America's most passionate sports fans (although I see it more as a fact than an argument, but my bias forces me to digress).
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