PRE/IN/POST-match TFC vs. Vancouver Whitecaps, Wed Jul 11

[denime]

Which TFC team will show up?

It's never good to point out others for your own mistakes.

“It’s not necessarily the back four,” Eckersley continued. “We need to defend as a team and it starts at the front … It’s the whole team as a unit.”

MARQUEE MATCHUP
Danny Koevermans vs. Jay DeMerit

The Dutchman’s run of form came to an end in Philadelphia on Sunday as the Reds continue to search for a secondary goal-scorer to post double digits behind Koevermans. Simply put: The Reds continue to rely too heavily on the offensive output of one player. Up against one of the more physical centre-halfs in the league, Koevermans will see his time and space dwindle with freshly named MLS all-star Jay DeMerit up his back. Like Philly before them, if the Whitecaps cancel TFC’s only real threat, a single goal at the opposite end will likely be enough.


TFC KEYS

TEAM SHAPE: Head coach Paul Mariner continues to make excuses for Richard Eckersley, who struggles to read the game when partnering in the middle. The Englishman has yet to figure out what it means to act as a secondary defender when playing off Jeremy Hall – and it cost Toronto on Freddy Adu’s goal on the weekend.

MIDFIELD PLAY: The club is currently playing with a converted midfielder at right back, a fullback at centre back, a former USL centre back and an underclassman out left. As a result, whoever pairs with Torsten Frings must do a better job eliminating penetrating balls into Vancouver’s attackers.

I was optimistic in previous 3 games,and I'm still optimistic we can pull good result tonight,tie 1-1.

[Stouffville_RPB]

my lineup prediction:

There is too much of a disconnect between the forwards and the midfield in this formation.

[scooterTFC]

I'd like to see something like this for tonight:
-------------Kocic----------------
Eckersley-Emory-Henry-Hall
---------------Frings---------------
Soolsma------Silva------Morgan
----Johnson--Koevermans----

However I expect Mariner will go with:
-------------Kocic----------------
Eckersley-Emory-Henry-Morgan
---------------Frings---------------
Lambe-----Dunfield------Avila
----Johnson--Koevermans----

[Yohan]

Morgan looks lost at left mid. Hes effective making overlapping runs from lb. Hall was pretty bad last time he played lb

[maninb]

my lineup prediction:

That's the exazat sam elineup as before...like I previously posted..if he';s dumb enough to field that exhausted lineup we'll get SMOKED!

[bigredone]

I have an urge to say something....something about the team....whats that feeling again......

...oh....yeah......

.....c'mon REDS!!!!!!! ALWAYS RED!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[Initial B]

I hear they might rest Koev, meaning we probalby won't score. And Henry might be rusty returning to the CB position. I predict 2-0 Vancouver.

[bigredone]

I hear they might rest Koev, meaning we probalby won't score. And Henry might be rusty returning to the CB position. I predict 2-0 Vancouver.

Do you know why Chuck Norris does not play soccer? Because Koevs would school his ass!

As much as I love Koevs it may be better to rest the big guy. He is teetering on a ?fat? injury and his body has had little time to rest for preventative reasons, at his age(and mine too) rest is important. For the sake of our other goal scorers and their want to feel useful perhaps this is for the better.

God damn, who am I trying to convince.

[denime]

Do you know why Chuck Norris does not play soccer? Because Koevs would school his ass!

As much as I love Koevs it may be better to rest the big guy. He is teetering on a ?fat? injury and his body has had little time to rest for preventative reasons, at his age(and mine too) rest is important. For the sake of our other goal scorers and their want to feel useful perhaps this is for the better.

God damn, who am I trying to convince.

LOL

[bigredone]

*denime* 1 -1 is a good call!

I think you prediction is right. Even without Koevs, Johnson will shoot the ball at the net 15 times, hit it 2 times and score 1.

[T-boy]

I might have missed something, but where does it say that Koev's isn't playing tonight?

[denime]

I might have missed something, but where does it say that Koev's isn't playing tonight?

No ,you did not miss anything.It was just bigredone opinion that we should rest Koev's tonight.

[Canary10]

No ,you did not miss anything.It was just bigredone opinion that we should rest Koev's tonight.

He is listed as questionable tonight.

[Ajax TFC]

If Mariner goes with a 4-4-2 despite only having one striker, then we'll know that he only knows one formation. If he goes with a lone striker formation, there will be some hope.

If Koevermans is out I'd like to see something like this:

Or rest Frings as well and move Avila back a line and put in Silva at AM

[ag futbol]

What about Matt Stinson? I don't know if he's regressed since last year or what, but he should be able to prove us with something in the midfield in terms of energy and breaking up play. I would put him next to Frings in front of the backline and then play JDG a little more advanced next to Lambe and Avila. Johnson up top

[hodgkiss]

my prediction:


--------------------Kocic--------------------

Hall-----Eckersley-----Emory-----Morgan

Silva----Dunfield----Frings----De Guzman

---------Johnson---------Koevermans------

[hodgkiss]

stinson will be on the bench with avilla, henry, aceval, roberts and company

[T-boy]

I'll predict:

Kocic
Hall, Ecks, Henry, Morgan
Soolsma, Frings, De Guzman, Silva
Koev, RJ.

If I AM Mariner, I'll be right! haha!

[ryan]

I'll predict:

Kocic
Hall, Ecks, Henry, Morgan
Soolsma, Frings, De Guzman, Silva
Koev, RJ.

If I AM Mariner, I'll be right! haha!

Not necessarily, you could be Paul and you could be drunk.

[Canary10]

I'll predict:

Kocic
Hall, Ecks, Henry, Morgan
Soolsma, Frings, De Guzman, Silva
Koev, RJ.

If I AM Mariner, I'll be right! haha!

If you are Mariner, you wouldn't want to show that you are Mariner, which you would do by telling us the line-up, so this will be wrong.

[Eastend]

I consider this pre-game but not to do with the actual game.

1/2 of Joes is reserved for a private party tonight.

Dom

[habstfc]

Chiumento no longer with whitecaps< apparently gone to europe.

[wesvahr]

Everyone can remove Nick Soolsma from the lineup tonight, as TFC just released him. (via official TFC Twitter account)

I guess T boy isn't Marnier if he included him in his lineup.

[jloome]

Everyone can remove Nick Soolsma from the lineup tonight, as TFC just released him. (via official TFC Twitter account)

I guess T boy isn't Marnier if he included him in his lineup.

Jesus, you're kidding right?

[iy12l]

#TorontoFC‬ XI: Kocic; Hall, Eckersley, Emory, Morgan; Dunfield, de Guzman, Frings, Silva; Koevermans, Johnson.. ‪#TFC‬ ‪#MLS

WTF you release Soolsma and you still play that dipshit duncefield. HE ONLY MADE 2 CHANGES! We might as well get relegated to the CSL

[narduch]

Lambe is out. Returned to Bermuda for family reasons.

[iy12l]

2012 - TFC is dead

[narduch]

According to TFC twitter, these are the subs available tonight: Roberts; Henry, Aceval, Maund, Stinson, Avila

Not sure whey there is only 6, must be a mistake.

[habstfc]

Soolsma and TFC agreed to aprt ways according to sportsnet. Chiumento to fc zurich.

[narduch]

According to TFC twitter, these are the subs available tonight: Roberts; Henry, Aceval, Maund, Stinson, Avila

Not sure whey there is only 6, must be a mistake.

Just checked the MLS site and its also showing a shortened bench.

We don't have anyone else to throw onto the subs bench? We're at home? I don't get this club at all.