Amazing how we eat our own. Case and point, Andy Iro. A focus for this game given the trade:
In the Columbus/Neutral media, you get this build up to the game:
"The 6-foot-5 Iro partnered with Chad Marshall (6-foot-4) for much of his three-and-a-half–year Columbus career to form a towering presence in the middle, and the pair should have several aerial duels Saturday.
“It’s going to be a battle,” Marshall said. “He’s obviously dangerous on set pieces. He’s a big body. He’s scored a lot of goals for us. He’ll be looking to do the same for them. I’m sure he’ll be highly motivated to come back and play against his old team.
“He’s a good player, a good friend. I wish him nothing but the best for Toronto, just not this weekend.”
http://www.mlssoccer.com/news/articl...-got-his-start
In the Toronto media... well, just the always negative Toronto Sun, you get this:
"Iro has received unprecedented amounts of scrutiny for countless blunders that continue to grab headlines. From bad penalties to defensive gaffes, the towering Englishman — along with the rest of TFC’s defence — continues to chase a complete performance."
Writers can choose their angles. Ignoring Iro's gaffes in the first one and ignoring his solid performances of recent in the second one. You just don't expect the hometown paper to default to the critical piece.
Well then again, it is Toronto so perhaps this is as expected.