Oh my god he almost broke his right leg.
Oh my god he almost broke his right leg.
Hamilton, two chances, two goals. Pozuelo, one chance, two goals.
Our defense was shambolic.
I think it was a great sub, great timing. Having said that, I think we've consistently underrated Hamilton's ability. It's not like this is the first time he's scored for us, he just never gets any time.
jozzzzzyyyy. i thought we fixed this shit
Will take the 3 points
I'm darn sure that's Jozy out until July
The defence is just not good enough
Hamilton played well & should be the starting up top striker for May through June.
One of the best games I've ever seen at a regular season game at BMO
It was a good sub. Minnesota’s defense is pretty bad, so the change in formation let Hamilton find some space and capitalize. Great performance from him.
If Jozy is going to be out we may see more of him, but he’ll be exposed incredibly quickly. The same thing happened with Ricketts.
It's funny how insanely predictable this game was. Minnesota is a glass cannon, and so are we without Moor. And that's exactly how the game played out. We need a TAM CB so badly.
I want to slightly walk back my comment earlier about Vanney's decision to play Bono. I still think it was the wrong decision, but I do understand the angle he was probably playing - sit Bono for a game to wake him up and make sure he knows his spot on the team sheet is being looked at and hopefully he responds when you start him next. But he's been playing so poorly for so long, it's time to demote him. And he didn't respond today anyways, so that angle didn't work. Give Westberg a run of games now.
Altidore with another hamstring injury is just... it's never going to change is it? He's so good when healthy. Fuck.
Well done Hamilton, Osorio, and obviously Pozuelo today.
Get a Tam fucken C B it’s so obvious they need a CB , Ciman is a bloody joke I wouldn’t take him on my beer league team. Every time Moor is out TFC sucks ! Hurry up get another CB before it’s too late!
My point would be Hamilton is clearly a capable backup striker and so is Akinola (but he plays in a different style). The team wasted its time going to get Boyd and misevaluated it’s own roster.
Of course the backup is not as good as a starter. Any team would be in this situation (notwithstanding we still need a a FW).
This was my fear with Jozy in the off season. But if he’s this potent when he’s on the field i’m willing to take my chances.
Yall talking like jozy had a major injury what happened.
Man Mavinga is having a horrible season. Him and Ciman paired together is like the Rash Bros.
Sooo many times theyre trying to win a ball that doesnt need to won. Just contain and keep them in front. Luckily it didn't cost us today.
I’ve been Hamilton’s biggest critic but he certainly saved our ass tonight. If he continues to show the same fight and reading of the game he might well have a future at BMO after all. However I hope Jozy isn’t badly injured (hamstring) or were in real shit.
I don’t want to be too critical after a fighting win like that. However it needs to be said, you can put lipstick on a pig, but at the end of the day, it’s still a pig. Our defence and midfield need serious work if we’re to have any hope in challenging this season. When we attack with pace we’re as good as any side in the league, but it’s too infrequent. We have too many mediocre players. We don’t press teams enough when we don’t have possession. Our defence is a shambles (all three goals we gave up tonight were unacceptable at this level) and our midfield is all but invisible. Most worrying, there is no one in the wings that can improve things. MLSE need to loosen the purse strings and get a ‘fourth DP’, with TAM & GAM, like we did 2017. So far we’ve got Pozuelo to replace both Vazquez and Giovinco, and good as he is he can’t be expected to replace both.
Although they lost the plot at the end I can understand Minnesota’s frustration. The harsh truth is they outplayed us for long periods tonight. However, goals win games and despite flaws throughout our lineup, we’re showing a never say die attitude this season that’s admirable, and might serve us well when the chips are down
Last edited by General Woolfe; 04-19-2019 at 09:26 PM.
I think he overstretched it on that last pass or attempt on goal. I doubt he will be out long. Let's see how good Hamilton looks with pozuelo. Also go sign a winger asap! Moor is back next week. I thought ciman was decent today I would start him with Moor and sit mavinga for a game.
It wasn't an obvious sub. Hamilton has played quite a number of games without scoring. What Vanney saw was weakness on Minnesota's left defense, by throwing Hamilton in there he exploited a vulnerability.
Minnesota's right defense was much stronger and defeated a lot of attempts throughout the game.
As much as we think Bono's distribution is poor, he looks brilliant compared to Minnesota's keeper.
Last edited by Oldtimer; 04-19-2019 at 09:30 PM.
We need another winger for sure. Because Delgado needs to go on the bench, and be that sub when we're trying to close out a game. It will allow Osorio to be more central, because he's not a 1v1 player and it becomes an unbalanced attack with DeLeon running down the right side.
Minnesota’s keeper made several outstanding saves...but that team is shit. TFC should not be giving up 3 goals and should not be relying on one player to make everything happen, offensively. Without major upgrades at several key positions, they are going to be a 6th or 7th place team this year.
And Jozy just gave us something to talk about
Check out this tweet at https://twitter.com/plattoli/status/1119429890732974081
Lets hope that is just the injury talking
Mavinga will always lean on the side of risky. He has the pace and ability to do it though, he just needs a steady head beside him (Moor) to keep him and the backline in general in check. He's been shakier than I'd like but I don't doubt him over the long term.
Ciman is just cooked though. We need another CB for sure.