This is the most loaded question that could exist considering where it is being asked. I am excited as anyone about this season but I am waiting until the boys actually take the pitch for real before I get too crazy.
Chicago
Chivas
Colorado
Columbus
DC
Houston
KC
LA
Montreal
New England
NY
Philadelphia
Portland
Salt Lake City
San Jose
Seattle
Toronto
Vancouver
This is the most loaded question that could exist considering where it is being asked. I am excited as anyone about this season but I am waiting until the boys actually take the pitch for real before I get too crazy.
Remember The Man, The Legend, The Goal 5-12-07 and All That #9 Left On The Pitch, Thanks For The Memories !!!
Injuries are somewhat unpredictable and play a part for every team. Agreed.Originally Posted by ManUtd4ever
However, the older you get the more likely it is that you will have an injury just as it is true that your skills decline. Age increases that risk of injury.
That's why Kevin Payne wanted to go the young DP route. In Bradley and Gilberto his successors have made good choices in that regard.
But Caldwell (33), Orr (31), Defoe (31) Caser (34), and DeRo (35) would appear to be more at risk for injury due to their age. 3 of them are coming of injuries in the fall that saw each miss 2-3 months of action. A big part of TFCs spine is over 30.
If it happens and anyone starts whining about bad luck they need to be reminded that the odds of injury were higher. Building a foundation on aging player has always been very risky. From the Leafs to TFC, it has almost never worked out.
The way this team has been built it certainly is a high risk, high reward sort of situation. We are only a couple of injuries away from seeing Weedman in the starting 11 now....
Also - the other concern with injuries. The way you keep older players on the pitch is through squad rotation. Will Nelsen have the know how to do so, and will he actually do it? If Defoe is feeling a bit banged up and needs a break for a game, will he rest him like he should, or will he put him out there? Big questions which will be interesting to see the answers to as the season progresses.
We're in fact that 4th youngest team in the league and our spine is no different from teams like RSL and NY:
Real Salt Lake: Morales (34), Saborio (31), Beckerman (31), Rimando (34)
NY Red Bulls: Cahill (34), Henry (34), Olave (36)
The difference is we haven't had guys we were over 30 that have had decent injury histories. Hopefully our FO has done their homework and we can see these guys play 30 out of the 34 games.
Henry is 36, Olave is 32
“Years have gone by and I’ve finally learned to accept myself for who I am: a beggar for good football.
I go about the world, hand outstretched, and in the stadiums I plead: ‘A pretty move, for the love of God.’
And when good football happens, I give thanks for the miracle and I don’t give a damn which team or country performs it.”
-Eduardo Galeano
We're in fact that 4th youngest team in the league and our spine is no different from teams like RSL and NY:
Real Salt Lake: Morales (34), Saborio (31), Beckerman (31), Rimando (34)
NY Red Bulls: Cahill (34), Henry (34), Olave (36)
The difference is we haven't had guys we were over 30 that have had decent injury histories. Hopefully our FO has done their homework and we can see these guys play 30 out of the 34 games.
That's an interesting chart. Full rosters are within a year and half of each other across the league.
Would be interesting to see the starting 11.
As for NY and RSL, yes, they would be in the same situation as we are with respect to "luck" vs "odds"
POLL QUESTION - Who Has Won the Off-Season?
+ Toronto FC
+ TFC
+ Toronto Football Club
+ Toronto
+ All of the Above
"...Money wasn't tight, but it like, it wasn't right..."
You forgot the mainstream media's favorite:
- F.C
And the international media's favourite:
FC Toronto.
FC Toronto who play in America
Looks like the Don is on here.
I would say that move to take them back by MLS is a big win for them for the off season.
FCD quietly putting together a good team.
Moderator
So what do we put above the crest on our jersey, for winning the offseason? How about a little dunce cap?
- Scott
“Heroism breaks its heart, and idealism its back, on the intransigence of the credulous and the mediocre, manipulated by the cynical and the corrupt.” ~Christopher Hitchens
pretty much every team is slowly putting together a good team, using TFC to deflect attention
“Years have gone by and I’ve finally learned to accept myself for who I am: a beggar for good football.
I go about the world, hand outstretched, and in the stadiums I plead: ‘A pretty move, for the love of God.’
And when good football happens, I give thanks for the miracle and I don’t give a damn which team or country performs it.”
-Eduardo Galeano
i be curious to see what the chart looks like at the end of the season and you only include players that appeared in 10 games or more
Best 11 for each team right now, IMO
Chicago
Chivas USA
Colorado
“Years have gone by and I’ve finally learned to accept myself for who I am: a beggar for good football.
I go about the world, hand outstretched, and in the stadiums I plead: ‘A pretty move, for the love of God.’
And when good football happens, I give thanks for the miracle and I don’t give a damn which team or country performs it.”
-Eduardo Galeano
Columbus
DC United
FC Dallas
“Years have gone by and I’ve finally learned to accept myself for who I am: a beggar for good football.
I go about the world, hand outstretched, and in the stadiums I plead: ‘A pretty move, for the love of God.’
And when good football happens, I give thanks for the miracle and I don’t give a damn which team or country performs it.”
-Eduardo Galeano
Houston
LA Galaxy
Montreal
“Years have gone by and I’ve finally learned to accept myself for who I am: a beggar for good football.
I go about the world, hand outstretched, and in the stadiums I plead: ‘A pretty move, for the love of God.’
And when good football happens, I give thanks for the miracle and I don’t give a damn which team or country performs it.”
-Eduardo Galeano
New England
New York Red Bulls
Philadelphia Union
“Years have gone by and I’ve finally learned to accept myself for who I am: a beggar for good football.
I go about the world, hand outstretched, and in the stadiums I plead: ‘A pretty move, for the love of God.’
And when good football happens, I give thanks for the miracle and I don’t give a damn which team or country performs it.”
-Eduardo Galeano
Portland
Real Salt Lake
San Jose
Last edited by Yohan; 02-24-2014 at 03:27 AM.
“Years have gone by and I’ve finally learned to accept myself for who I am: a beggar for good football.
I go about the world, hand outstretched, and in the stadiums I plead: ‘A pretty move, for the love of God.’
And when good football happens, I give thanks for the miracle and I don’t give a damn which team or country performs it.”
-Eduardo Galeano
Seattle
Sporting Kansas City
Vancouver
Last edited by Yohan; 02-24-2014 at 03:31 AM.
“Years have gone by and I’ve finally learned to accept myself for who I am: a beggar for good football.
I go about the world, hand outstretched, and in the stadiums I plead: ‘A pretty move, for the love of God.’
And when good football happens, I give thanks for the miracle and I don’t give a damn which team or country performs it.”
-Eduardo Galeano
great work on the lineups yohan; i was mettling around with dallas today as well; they have a deep, deep squad; 34 players on their roster, which means they need to make 4 cuts; i don't know who they cut, but i wouldn't be surprised if some of the older guys like hassli, benitez, and luccin are on there way out
3 familiar players (former reds) on 2/3 teams made best 11 in 2014: Wynne, sturgis, AvilaBest 11 for each team right now, IMO
Chicago
Chivas USA
Colorado
Hassli is going to get cut; he's just lost interest ever since getting married. Benitez will stick around as long as Dallas has no depth at FB. luccin just signed a new deal IIRC
“Years have gone by and I’ve finally learned to accept myself for who I am: a beggar for good football.
I go about the world, hand outstretched, and in the stadiums I plead: ‘A pretty move, for the love of God.’
And when good football happens, I give thanks for the miracle and I don’t give a damn which team or country performs it.”
-Eduardo Galeano
there are quite a few ex TFC players around... a lot of them end up doing well in other teams
“Years have gone by and I’ve finally learned to accept myself for who I am: a beggar for good football.
I go about the world, hand outstretched, and in the stadiums I plead: ‘A pretty move, for the love of God.’
And when good football happens, I give thanks for the miracle and I don’t give a damn which team or country performs it.”
-Eduardo Galeano
Houston
LA Galaxy
Montreal
Montreal starting 11 looks ok and if divaio keeps scoring and the 8 or 9 returnees can recapture last years early form I think they would be a mid table team. Where are they looking to add DP? Attacking MF?
Maybe 11 if you count cups of coffee like urruti?
striker. di vaio is retiring at the end of the season
“Years have gone by and I’ve finally learned to accept myself for who I am: a beggar for good football.
I go about the world, hand outstretched, and in the stadiums I plead: ‘A pretty move, for the love of God.’
And when good football happens, I give thanks for the miracle and I don’t give a damn which team or country performs it.”
-Eduardo Galeano
On my lists
Avila
Wynne
Sturgis
Silva
Dunivant
Eckersley
Casey
Edu
Urruti
Cronin
Frei
Nagamura
Teibert (TFC academy)
“Years have gone by and I’ve finally learned to accept myself for who I am: a beggar for good football.
I go about the world, hand outstretched, and in the stadiums I plead: ‘A pretty move, for the love of God.’
And when good football happens, I give thanks for the miracle and I don’t give a damn which team or country performs it.”
-Eduardo Galeano
Luccin signed last summer...much like Elmer did; he's played in 10 games the last 3 years; don't think he is worth a spot + an int. spot when you have jacobson, michel, moffat, thomas, watson, probably ahead of him in the pecking order for the 2 holding midfield spots
Acosta, Michel, Loyd, and Hernandez can all play LB, but i think Benitez, with his green card, is most likely to stay, but at 35, I question his ability to keep up physically/athletically for a whole season
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