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    Default TFC 2023 player in-season roster discussion

    For discussion of trades, rumours, and roster construction.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Mr. Inbetween View Post
    BTW, I just do not think Mamah is going anywhere in the summer window... @23sec...
    Quote Originally Posted by MikeForbes View Post
    I mean, Jesus was in the initial reveal and he got traded like a week later. This is just promotional material and Richie is a Canadian. Only makes sense to have him there.
    My assertion was more from Richie's emotional expressions- the body language- perspective. However, your counter is more than fair and valid; I even suspect right. I mean they parade JJ out... making him partake in a WTF? skit/bit of song and dance and literally shortly after 'bye-bye' him; yesh and ouch!

    BTW, seems Victor can get down; gots the rhythm!

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    For the love of Lothar Matthaus... what we need is... and I won't stop stomping... the number of the day... a...


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    Kadin Chung has had his contract terminated by mutual consent. I assume he occupied a supplemental roster spot?

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    Quote Originally Posted by Smokecell View Post
    Kadin Chung has had his contract terminated by mutual consent. I assume he occupied a supplemental roster spot?
    Seems clear he's not going to make it with the first team. Ah well, worth a shot.

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    Early hot takes:

    Rosted on TAM is going to look dumb as hell
    The teams ends up moving to a two man midfield because Bradley can’t keep up
    Insigne ends up playing in a Seba role
    BB out
    Panic moves galore before the first window closes- depth necessary
    Hedges is going to be the signing of the MLS off-season
    Team makes the conference final

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    Rosted looked WAY better then McNaughton et al last year.....but then I kinda liked our Polish CB that year so what do I know.

    Heck, SKC CB did a "pass back to a forward from the other team" move last night and that was the second one of the weekend.


    (I know, hot takes)

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    Quote Originally Posted by OgtheDim View Post
    Rosted looked WAY better then McNaughton et al last year
    I think Rosted will be okay. I am always reluctant to dump on new players to MLS until they get a run of matches under their belts.

    Also this year it felt like, and now looks like, MLS teams kind of did a rush job on preseason. Lots of matches this past weekend looked like preseason in terms of level of play. Some atrocious errors, terrible finishing, arrant passes, and a general sense of confusion over what to do & where to be (except Philly who are basically the same team as last year). Expecting more chaos this weekend.

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    Quote Originally Posted by portu View Post
    Early hot takes:

    Rosted on TAM is going to look dumb as hell
    The teams ends up moving to a two man midfield because Bradley can’t keep up
    Insigne ends up playing in a Seba role
    BB out
    Panic moves galore before the first window closes- depth necessary
    Hedges is going to be the signing of the MLS off-season
    Team makes the conference final
    Honestly not too unrealistic. Many points are plausible both good and bad.
    Hedges is class you can see it immediately.
    Rosted didnt look good but hopefully a few more games to adapt will change that.
    Two man midfield or pivot likely.
    Insinge in Seba role becasue of movement and quickness in theory looks good.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Ultra & Proud View Post
    I think Rosted will be okay. I am always reluctant to dump on new players to MLS until they get a run of matches under their belts.

    Also this year it felt like, and now looks like, MLS teams kind of did a rush job on preseason. Lots of matches this past weekend looked like preseason in terms of level of play. Some atrocious errors, terrible finishing, arrant passes, and a general sense of confusion over what to do & where to be (except Philly who are basically the same team as last year). Expecting more chaos this weekend.
    Defensively I actually thought we looked quite well for vast majority of the match. Just last 10 min was chaos. But yea, guys like Rosted and Petretta are new league, new country, new everything. Takes time.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Mr. Inbetween View Post
    My assertion was more from Richie's emotional expressions- the body language- perspective. However, your counter is more than fair and valid; I even suspect right. I mean they parade JJ out... making him partake in a WTF? skit/bit of song and dance and literally shortly after 'bye-bye' him; yesh and ouch!

    BTW, seems Victor can get down; gots the rhythm!

    Honestly I had the feeling Jimenez was going to mesh so well with the Italians this season after proper preseason and with Vazquez to support. I like them having fun in the skit so much that its giving me unease in my stomach that we made the wrong decision to ship out Jimenez like we did with Shaff.

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    Quote Originally Posted by SenorDingDong View Post
    Defensively I actually thought we looked quite well for vast majority of the match. Just last 10 min was chaos. But yea, guys like Rosted and Petretta are new league, new country, new everything. Takes time.
    The backline played well for most part. The team as a whole played defence horrendously IMO.

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    https://www.mlssoccer.com/news/sound...ld-vibes-more-


    Two videos from Doyle lay bare our midfield's issues - ok both goals against so we are not seeing when things go right but the slowness of everybody in the midfield is just BAD. And Oso on the end goal was just BAD in covering his man.

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    Latest update...


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    Quote Originally Posted by Mr. Inbetween View Post
    Latest update...

    No suggestion we're still in the running, although maybe Insigne getting injured might change that. He's not really a wide player.

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    We may not even be able to acquire him. After we traded an international slot with Jimenez, we have 6 slots left with six internationals - Insigne, Bernadeschi, Petretta, Rosted, Diomande, and Vázquez.

    We will have to acquire another spot, unless Vázquez is eligible for one of the exempt slots. Even with that, I wonder if we even have any GAM/TAM left since we have so many TAM players.

    Edit: Although if Insigne is out long-term, maybe it opens up a slot. I think when Gallardo got injured we went over the international slot to replace him and then never re-activated him and sent him to TFC2 because we had no slots.
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    So Luke Singh loaned to Ottawa....

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    Apparently the LI injury isn’t too bad:

    TORONTO — The injury news on Toronto FC star Lorenzo Insigne is positive.
    Insigne, who hobbled off the pitch in last weekend's season-opening loss at D.C. United, trained briefly Friday and is listed as questionable for Saturday's match at Atlanta United.
    Coach Bob Bradley says it doesn't seem like the lower body injury will keep him out long

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    I especially like that he trained Friday when it’s only thursday

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    Quote Originally Posted by OgtheDim View Post
    So Luke Singh loaned to Ottawa....
    Not surprising at all, he was never really going to get much action here. It took a bit of work last year to get him a CPL loan after Pacific agreed to a loan and then decided against it. In the end he went to the league run Edmonton FC who was taking as many loans as possible to keep payroll down.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Gringo Starr View Post
    I especially like that he trained Friday when it’s only thursday
    Tomorrow he is going back in time to last Saturday, and avoiding the injury. We are all set.
    “What the world needs is more geniuses with humility; there are so few of us left.”

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    Quote Originally Posted by Gringo Starr View Post
    I especially like that he trained Friday when it’s only thursday
    I guess for some people (myself not being one of them) Thursdays are the new Fridays lol.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Gringo Starr View Post
    I especially like that he trained Friday when it’s only thursday

    Insigne's working hybrid....

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    Anyone else get the sense the team won't be making any additions until summer? Feels like this is the team, come hell or high water.

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    Quote Originally Posted by jloome View Post
    No suggestion we're still in the running, although maybe Insigne getting injured might change that. He's not really a wide player.
    Yes. Although MLS may be one of only a few options. Perhaps an interesting read for some... 'beyond the pitch, inside footy operations, geeks'... among us.


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    Interesting... due diligences... one with a Canadian connect...


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    Quote Originally Posted by TFC/Everton View Post
    Anyone else get the sense the team won't be making any additions until summer? Feels like this is the team, come hell o high water.
    I think we will but any signing(s) will be more of the MacNaughton/Chung variety than the fancy Euro or returning American variety.

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    Roster turnover visualization. Now with Singh, essentially 15 players have departed from the start of last year. Yesterday's presser... Raoul seems very personable. My takeaway, he expressed the sense that the team needs time to get to know one another; each others play styles.



    https://www.torontofc.ca/video/train...a-march-2-2023
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