He scored 13 of the club’s 30 goals last season,
played in 26 of 29 games for FC and is the captain and face of the franchise.
Compound that with the departure of forward Chad Barrett, who was traded to the LA Galaxy in January, and you have a lot of weight on De Rosario’s shoulders.
De Rosario tip-toed around the subject in a way that would make the cast of Black Swan envious, but the fact remains that FC needs to mend these wounds before it’s too late.
While the MLS is no NBA, it would be a shame to see this turn into a Carmelo Anthony-esque situation.
A mild crisis has been avoided, as De Ro said he will play in the season opener against the Vancouver Whitecaps on Saturday,
but the hometown hero hasn’t spoken to what will happen for the other 28 games this season.
Red flags are going up, TFC management.