Quote Originally Posted by Oldtimer View Post
The secret to TFC is not individual excellence, rather it is how well the team plays together. Part of that is stability, for sure, but a huge part of it is coaching.

Again this highlights how Vanney took a roster that wasn't one of the top rosters in MLS (despite a couple of very overpaid players in there) to the MLS Cup final. I'm still stunned by that achievement.
I was going to point this out on the expansion draft thread but you're 100% right. Sign of a great manager is getting more from less. With great rosters you expect them to pull through even with a sketchy manager like Atlanta & DeBoer but getting a group of players who are honestly all individually average (or worse) and still make the team successful is what proper managing is all about. Vanney has proven this and yeah our DPs are expensive and it drives up our total payrole but Vanney is getting a lot from the meat of the roster and the bench.