Match Day MLS Cup Final- One For the All & All For the One - Seattle @ TFC Sat Dec 10

[C.Ronaldo]

I think the "Canadians play in winter" thing is hugely overrated. At the youth levels Soccer is a summer sport here and the game moves indoors in the winter.

I know more than a few guys who have moved overseas to train and they needed to adjust to what were on occasion softer and muddier fields than what they saw in Canada.

It's hard to even find cleats here that are made for a soft field.

agreed, overrated

if those VIP fans arent prepared, they will be cold and leave for the box, tunnel or home

that could take away our advantage

[Bobo]

East Coast/West Coast - Toronto vs. Seattle

Softest battle of all time.


Seriously though, with 1,500 away tickets allotted, BMO Field is going to see away support like its never seen before. It shouldn't be hard for us to get up for this one, but if things aren't going our way, we really can't afford to let spirits drop.

[A Stick]

Hey ExiledRed;

Are you still in Guelph?

Cheers; Adrian

Im actually going to agree with you, and your tone, which must mean hell froze over hahaha.

in season 1 it was a bouncy plastic pitch and we couldnt possibly damage it any more than the Genesis concert. It also wasn't the MLS cup final which meant that at the end of the game, everybody other than the fans and the stadium workers got the fuck out of the stadium. After this game they'll be doing promotional and media stuff for quite some time.

We might not be using the pitch again til next year, but we cant have a thousand fans in random footwear running on it. they did a fine job after the grey cup, but come on!!!

you guys still kill me though. love ya

[Canary10]

I think the "Canadians play in winter" thing is hugely overrated. At the youth levels Soccer is a summer sport here and the game moves indoors in the winter.

I know more than a few guys who have moved overseas to train and they needed to adjust to what were on occasion softer and muddier fields than what they saw in Canada.

It's hard to even find cleats here that are made for a soft field.

I totally agree. I've never bought soft ground boots. Pitches in southern Ontario are usually rock hard in the times we play.

Also, soccer is game with a lot of running. Hot temperatures force your body to spend energy regulating your body temperature. You don't perform optimally when it's hot. Saturday is a little on the cooler side (your body also has to spend energy to stay warm). But something like 5-6 is ideal running temperature. 0 to-3 isn't too far off ideal.

The temperature forecasts have been warming over the past 24 hours. -3 is the low now.

[Whitbyreds]

This will be a warm weekend for me it's -29 here!!!

[Canary10]

This will be a warm weekend for me it's -29 here!!!

Ouch.

[Initial B]

East Coast/West Coast - Toronto vs. Seattle

I would love to see the both of them at the pregame involved in a Rap Battle repping their respective cities...

[Canary10]

I am already unable to work. And we still have a day and half left....

[ensco]

Re the cold: the reason why I believe it's meaningful is not a question of soccer per se.

I think it makes a difference whether you grew up in a cold winter climate or not. It's a mental thing just as much as a physical thing.

Sports is about having and exploiting tiny edges.

[Canary10]

Re the cold: the reason why I believe it's meaningful is not a question of soccer per se.

I think it makes a difference whether you grew up in a cold winter climate or not. It's a mental thing just as much as a physical thing.

Sports is about having and exploiting tiny edges.

I can see the psychological, and that most likely wears on them more than us. So everyone should keep bringing it up!

But running in -3? They'll be sweating fast and forget temperatures.

[Platts]

My worry is the Jordan Morris vs Stephen Beitashour matchup. I think Morris is likely to destroy him with some huge speed and some guile. I hope Vanney has plan to deal with that.

Definitely a KEY POINT to the match

Actually I'm more afraid of Lodeiro sending Morris through against a leveraged Zaveletta. Our three CBs need to be inside the width of the box for our security and my sanity. I'm hoping Johnson can have a very effective day at stopping through balls to the outside channels.

[Ben - D.O.W.]

This will be a warm weekend for me it's -29 here!!!

So - shirts off?

[C.Ronaldo]

I would love to see the both of them at the pregame involved in a Rap Battle repping their respective cities...

no we wouldn't

drake would get killed, not a freestyler in anyway shape or form

back to soccer.
Seba was a little over dressed at training, maybe his little body doesnt handle the cold as much as we'd had hoped

[molenshtain]

He's from a mountainous city in Northern Italy. It's fucking freezing there during the winter. He'll be fine.

[Canary10]

He's from a mountainous city in Northern Italy. It's fucking freezing there during the winter. He'll be fine.

He's from Turin, not Antarctica!

[TFC Tifoso]

Just for some context re. Giovinco......

Kickoff temp for Juve's CL game yesterday v. Dinamo Zagreb at Juventus Stadium (in Torino) was +5 deg. C......

[molenshtain]

Turin is a lot closer to Zurich or Lyon than it is to say, Rome, which isn't even all that far south. The winters he's used to aren't all that different from ours.

[TFC Tifoso]

Turin is a lot closer to Zurich or Lyon than it is to Rome. The winters he's used to aren't all that different from ours.

ya.....I'd say he has played in a few games in Italy with similar temps to what we will see on Saturday.....

[Canary10]

Turin is a lot closer to Zurich or Lyon than it is to say, Rome, which isn't even all that far south. The winters he's used to aren't all that different from ours.

Average winter lows there are about the same as what we'll see on Saturday. But that is a LONG way from winters here.

[Whitbyreds]

Sounds good

[Canary10]

Alonso and Brad Evans are listed as questionable. Both would be pretty big loses for Seattle.

[C.Ronaldo]

Alonso and Brad Evans are listed as questionable. Both would be pretty big loses for Seattle.

anyway Toronto salters can avoid salting their hotels?

[Canary10]

anyway Toronto salters can avoid salting their hotels?

I'd go no salt.

[MisterMacphisto]

Are we going to see the orange ball for this match?

[ochos]

So - shirts off?

Shirts of for life! But seriously it's not even a doubt as to whether I'll be shirts off this weekend...

[molenshtain]

two sleeps and one win away from a cup. Couldn't have asked for a better group of guys to represent us.

[RPB_RED_NATION_RPB]

If you turn on the KC vs Oak nfl game...you will basically see how cold it will be like at BMO Field on Sat night...look how nice and bundled up they all are -8 there tonight

Ive been to a bills game and it was -20...the adreniline alone will make sat night feel like plus 8 ...mixed with a little alcohol...all 👍

[OgtheDim]

Thankfully work is an avalanche of activity right now otherwise I'd be counting the hours.

Two more sleeps till all fun breaks lose.

[RPB_RED_NATION_RPB]

Fun poster

Love it....you need to start selling your ideas to ML$E...

But you got them breaking through our tower....change that now hahaha

Are u a sounder in disquise??
Cheers bro!

[flatpicker]

Love it....you need to start selling your ideas to ML$E...

But you got them breaking through our tower....change that now hahaha

Are u a sounder in disquise??
Cheers bro!

It's an image made by Sounders.
Thought it looked good.
But maybe I'll delete the post in case any superstitious people freak out.

btw, our tower would beat their tower in an epic tower sword fight 10 times out of 10!