If Zavaleta starts I am disappointed, we have better players.
If Zavaleta starts I am disappointed, we have better players.
Last edited by Defoe; 02-10-2018 at 07:50 PM.
I'm not sure where the Hasler love is coming from. He filled in for Beitshour reasonably well...but it wasn't clear that he was a significant improvement. Others have been seeing him as central midfielder on what evidence ...I'm not sure. This season will be the real test of how important a player he is for us. I hope he does well - but the jury is still out IMO.
I think this is how TFC sees the right side situation.
RB: Gregory Van Wiel
Sub: Hasler
RWB/RW: Auro
Sub: Kubel
They are still trying to sign a number 8. That will be the final final piece to the puzzle, and we will have 21 guys, battling for 18 spots through out the season. The left side is a little more complicated.
LB: Morrow
Sub: Morgan
LWB/LW: Aknola
Sub:?
Maybe Delgado over on that side as a LM?
Just in case anyone is interested, Hasler played Striker/Center Forward in Liechtenstien's WC qualification game against Spain. I foresee all these different players as giving Vanney the flixibility to play different formations depending on the opponent. For instance, what would be TFC's best starting 11 in each of these formations:
4-4-2 flat?
4-4-2 diamond?
4-3-3?
5-4-1?
3-5-2?
4-2-3-1?
4-1-4-1?
I name Oso and Hamilton in particular because they can become non existent on the field at times, IMHO
Again hoping they become more consistent and get more minutes on the field.
Last edited by Derko; 02-11-2018 at 12:49 PM.
I get what your saying; who know's where Auro/ VDW are at right now. And in regards to Osorio; the final was the best game i've ever seen from him. But I don't evaluate stock based on 1 month. Like Derko said, Oso has tendency to go invisible for long stretch's. He's not really a talent built for where MLS is heading. 4-5 years ago he would be great. I'm happy to have him as a substitute and he's a good player that can come in and give Vasquez a break... but to think he should be starting on a team like Toronto FC in 2018 is a little out there. Delgado is better and if we can find a formation that get's Auro + Van der Weil minutes, they would be best to do this.
Last edited by Defoe; 02-11-2018 at 01:39 PM.
I'll add that Morrow is as well. He doesn't get nearly the credit he deserves for his abilities in attack since he's not a flashy winger, but he's got 15 mls goals for TFC. And his output has been increasing every season. No other wide player in team history comes close to that offensive output. I don't think there's a more attacking fullback alternative to either Morrow or VdW.
Some of these moves are for 3-4 years from now when Father time comes to call on a few of our current pieces.
Any chance they maybe see GVW playing the right sided central role instead of Zav and that's why they are also tying up Auro for a RWB option?
vanney did say that weils can play in the back 3 if they need him to.
I'm sure he could play there if there were no other options at a particular point in time. But no, there's no chance they see him the same way as Mavinga as an option to convert to CB. He's been a RB literally his entire professional career and hasn't been a central defender since his academy days. Also during the press conference they mentioned that he could possibly play CB although it wouldn't be ideal. More likely they play him further up the field or midfield than CB if he's going to play out of position at all.
God it would have been nice to sign a right side CB this offseason, really worried that Drew Moor is gonna continue to decline.
I am really really really not a big fan of this off-season because I think we failed to upgrade where I think we should have but it's Bez so I'm trying not to criticize too much.
i think we have to accept that the various moves Bez pulled last year essentially got us four DP’s and we have little room to manouevre this year. Repeating is hard in a cap league, and in that context we have done ok. But your instincts are likely right. The league has gotten better, but we haven’t. Still like our team though.
Last edited by MightyDM; 02-11-2018 at 10:21 PM.
i think we have to accept that the various moves Bez pulled last year essentially got us four DP’s and we have little room to manouevre this year. Repeating is hard in a cap league, and in that context we have done ok. But your instincts are likely right. The league has gotten better, but we haven’t. Still like our team though.