Do you believe in miracles!!!1!11!
In the lead up to Toronto's game Saturday you would have thought that there had been no greater mismatch in football history. The Canadian minnows were doomed against the powerhouse from Ohio.
No chance was given. Get out of town with dignity still in place and call it a victory.
A point was too much to ask for. Three? Absurd.
The pre-game predictions forgot a few key points.
For one, this is MLS. Although watching seven years of Toronto Torontoing makes it difficult to understand, the simple truth is that there is no such thing as an impossible task in this league. Sure, Columbus probably deserved to be the favourite, but to give no chance to TFC.
No. That was silly.
It was especially silly when you factor in the other thing that the doom and gloomers forgot.
Toronto has Michael Bradley.
It's not that simple, but it is. When you have the best player of the 22 on the pitch you will always have a chance to win. There aren't many players in MLS as good as Bradley. Which is why there aren't many games TFC will be no hopers in this year.
It's going to take some time for that to sink it. However, Saturday's game should be evidence enough that it's a lesson worth learning.
This isn't the same old group of misfits wearing TFC red anymore. It's time to get used to that and to move on from the bad old days.