Not a good sign/start! Terry Dunfield expects supporters to 'bring the noise' while Nick Eaves/MLSE decides to temper emotions...
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So, on a lighter note... For Terry Dunfield's debut in the TFC coach's box along the pitch's touchline, is he wearing an Adidas tracksuit and sneaks, no cap or does he go smart navy suit provided by his mother Sharon < own past reference? >, in white shirt and white sneaks?
We don't know why but sanctions in that area are usually well earned..it will be quieter but the price for noise can not be idiocy.
What are we saying for predictions. I say a 1-1 draw. Really can't see us losing off the dead cat bounce.
Also, don't be surprised to see Ayo start. I think Dunfield is gonna shoehorn all the young Canadians into the lineup he can. Unless they have a trade lined up for him when the window opens on Wednesday.
3-1 loss
Does anyone know why these sanctions are in place ?
Got to be from the scrap & megaphone night. Probably just did their do due diligence and had some face to face meetings first so it didn't blow up like that last time with the fireworks.Originally Posted by nick.mastro
Severe thunderstorm watch…could be a long night with delays if any lightning/thunder strikes happen near or during game time.
It mentions the June 10th game specifically-agreesive behaviour to mlse staff and extensive damage to seats. There was a guy with a dlsr camera at one match this year in the section can’t recall if it was this one, but he was taking pics of the fans not the game, dressed in civvies but had a mlse lanyard- we though he was taking snaps for marketing but seems like they are trying to enforce the code of conduct now
As I've said 1,000 times the sooner they ban the cosplay ultras the better
I'm weirdly wildly confident we're pulling the win here. Let's get that new manager bounce! This is going to be such a fascinating game to analyze. The positioning and performance of the Italians will say so much about what was happening and what we can possibly get too
Hmmm...data limits on twitter if you don't have a verified account (no, I am not paying $8 a month for that site) probably means some of the information flow pregame, during and post game will be harder to find.
Does anybody know where they announce the lineups apart from twitter?
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I dunno man, 10 people missing and RSL has points in 11 of their last 13 games.
I mean, we have enough talent but... who knows what we're actually going to see out there.
Good question. I was almost always able to find the line up on twitter without an account of any kind.
Oh it defies all logic and rationality but it feels nice to look at a match and feel...some kind of optimism and hope. Even if reality may soon crush it. It's been a while.
Vanney was not only our best manager but also our best dressed. Mariner was the greatest eyesore. BB, oddly to me, dressed as though he was an athlete in bad, informal workout gear. There is something to that… one of his ex-players said that after matches Bob would get on the exercise bike at the stadium as though he were an unused sub. The ex-player said it was difficult not to get on the bike as well or else be shamed. Total buy-in/high performance environment!
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Dunfield mentioned Kosi Thompson by name in his first press conference and then Thompson was the player chosen for the post training press conference Thursday. I wouldn’t be surprised if Thompson starts.
And O’Neil starts because Dunfield also mentioned him by name and then stated that he was not going to play anyone out of position. That he’d rather have young guys playing their proper positions than more experienced players out of position. So presumably not MAK at centre half nor (if we had him) Richie. Clearly the opposite approach to Bradley.
I suspect we'll see Kaye and Thompson centrally. I'm not sure what Servania's strengths are, yet. I think he's just basically competent but never really stands out. But Thompson is pretty strong defensively.
If he plays a mid three, I'd probably want to see Kosi as the six and Servania/Kaye as twin eight pivots, as both seem better going forward than back. Plus, Kaye shouldn't be at the six; he's a decent marker and tackler but his passing is very suspect. In the last game, he had five bad outlet passes, all for sloppy reasons: wrong weight, spraying it wide, putting bounce on it, trying to force one.
Hopefully someone here has their Twitter rate limit not hit so they can post the starting lineup. Thanks, Elon.
Either that or somebody tells Eric to also put the lineup on instagram.....
I'm optimistic that under Dunfield we'll see a difference. Whether that is this game or next we'll see. There's always a lot of intangibles and things behind the scenes that affect a team's play. It's quite possible that the team was underperforming due to such factors, at times they certainly didn't seem to be trying to win. If the cause was related to BB we'll know pretty soon. If it's something else, I guess we'll see how the season plays out.
I usually get the lineup from Instagram, it should also be posted on Facebook normally
I have a feeling we come out with a nice bump in pace & focus, and hopefully if role definition was ironed out along side the other stuff with proper clarity- we start to see a lot less confusion and panic in attack transitions or if we lose the ball how we regroup, and whether they can settle in on some consistency. Big question mark to me at least will be second half when rsl adjusts - and if were able to keep the bump going or if we drop focus and let in a bad goal or two. Either way, i'm feeling oddly optimistic and interested in how this rolls out.
Guess it also comes down to whether berna has shed his negative mood and sandbagging and gets back to expressive-on-field, happy Berna we saw in the first few weeks he landed, and whether Insigne can keep up form and build. The pints are ready lol.
Agree that MAK is not a six. Thompson there with MAK and Servania makes sense given the slim pickings if we play three. I’m hoping Servania fulfills more of his promise within more set responsibilities.
Seems like Rajitsingh is the weakest link. I’d be more optimistic if we had at least one of our two keepers. Still, it’s going to be much more interesting than usually lately.
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Check out this tweet at https://twitter.com/TorontoFC/status/1675273649396359168
Really surprised Ayo didn't start.
Coello on the bench is ncie.
I have no idea what to expect tonight out of this team...
Was really hoping to see Luka get a chance, he has a possible future here, Ranjitsingh does not.
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Interested to see what people on TSN say in their pregame about the firing compared to Apple.....
Also even more surprised Kerr didn't start on the right side. I rate him over Thompson (who I think belongs in MLS).
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