Kingston Posted January 30, 2023 Share Posted January 30, 2023 1 hour ago, Metro said: Good stuff, that sounds about right G-L I'm a bit more optimistic than most when comes to Bradley Jr. taking on a different role. I've never seen him as a selfish player. He took pay cut so the team could improve; I can see him finally agreeing to take a step back if it'll help the team win. As for Bradley Sr., he has something to prove this year. Scraping by into 7th place is not going to cut it if we are to believe what Manning says about the team's goals are true. The key for me is MAK, as Ozzie suggested above. He HAS to step up and show he can command the no. 6 position. Given your optimism, what are your expectations for the team this year? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bison44 Posted January 30, 2023 Share Posted January 30, 2023 2 hours ago, BearcatSA said: Hedges and Johnson address the biggest weakness from last season. Hedges should help, but we also thought Salceido would be the answer too. I still feel queasy about the defense. If we have to rely on Oneill or Mcnaughton to start for long periods I cant see how we wont end up on the bottom half of the table fighting for a playoff spot. Maybe we can win a bunch of 4-3 games, it'll be fun to watch i guess. Metro and narduch 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Metro Posted January 30, 2023 Share Posted January 30, 2023 1 hour ago, Kingston said: Given your optimism, what are your expectations for the team this year? The club REALLY needs another CB to shore up that spine. I'm optimistic we have enough in the central midfield to give it a go. An Observer and BearcatSA 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BearcatSA Posted January 30, 2023 Share Posted January 30, 2023 2 hours ago, Bison44 said: Hedges should help, but we also thought Salceido would be the answer too. I still feel queasy about the defense. If we have to rely on Oneill or Mcnaughton to start for long periods I cant see how we wont end up on the bottom half of the table fighting for a playoff spot. Maybe we can win a bunch of 4-3 games, it'll be fun to watch i guess. Hopefully Hedges can lead the line like Moor did. I think they definitely need another guy in that mix, however. Bison44 and An Observer 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kingston Posted January 30, 2023 Share Posted January 30, 2023 1 hour ago, Metro said: The club REALLY needs another CB to shore up that spine. I'm optimistic we have enough in the central midfield to give it a go. I meant more like, where do you predict they will finish this year? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SoCalTransport Posted January 31, 2023 Share Posted January 31, 2023 3 hours ago, Kingston said: I meant more like, where do you predict they will finish this year? MLS is so competitive, a couple bounces go their way. No one gets injured. I can see them at the top of the table. If they have some injuries, the Italians aren't motivated, McNaughton is a starting CB, and Bradley keeps playing his son in every single minute of every game. . I can see them finishing bottom of the table also. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jordan Posted February 1, 2023 Share Posted February 1, 2023 Rosted deal reported as done aredding77, narduch and YorkRegionFan 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ozzie_the_parrot Posted February 1, 2023 Share Posted February 1, 2023 That means a completely different goalkeeper, back four, front three and one out of three central midfielders in the preferred starting lineup from the opening game last season. Only Osorio and Bradley are the exceptions depending on how you view Victor Vazquez's role at this point. A DP signing still to go. Have to think a long term replacement for Bradley Jnr is the missing piece of the puzzle now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kingston Posted February 2, 2023 Share Posted February 2, 2023 On 1/31/2023 at 9:20 PM, Ozzie_the_parrot said: That means a completely different goalkeeper, back four, front three and one out of three central midfielders in the preferred starting lineup from the opening game last season. Only Osorio and Bradley are the exceptions depending on how you view Victor Vazquez's role at this point. A DP signing still to go. Have to think a long term replacement for Bradley Jnr is the missing piece of the puzzle now. I'm not sure TFC will sign a DP right now. That's a $600+ k hit against the cap for a cap constrained team. Also, while a DP-level player is always welcome, I'm not sure it is what they most need right now as compared to what they could add to the team with a couple of $300 k players. An Observer 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ozzie_the_parrot Posted February 4, 2023 Share Posted February 4, 2023 My guess would be they hope JMR is ready to take on the right back starting role when Richie Laryea's loan expires and that would free up cap space to do something extra elsewhere on the roster in the summer window when the cap hit for an incoming DP halves. Also worth bearing in mind that the cap hit for a U-23 DP is considerably lower. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
narduch Posted February 6, 2023 Share Posted February 6, 2023 Got a good lol out of this one. Bison44 and yomurphy1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SoCalTransport Posted February 6, 2023 Share Posted February 6, 2023 On 2/2/2023 at 3:47 PM, Kingston said: I'm not sure TFC will sign a DP right now. That's a $600+ k hit against the cap for a cap constrained team. Also, while a DP-level player is always welcome, I'm not sure it is what they most need right now as compared to what they could add to the team with a couple of $300 k players. I really think TFC needs a striker upgrade. If Ayo, Jimenez, and Diomande don't produce, they should use their third DP there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jordan Posted February 6, 2023 Share Posted February 6, 2023 Nelson linked to Rosenberg Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jordan Posted February 7, 2023 Share Posted February 7, 2023 Ruffian, Ivan and aredding77 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BearcatSA Posted February 7, 2023 Share Posted February 7, 2023 3 hours ago, jordan said: Well, that's done. We'll see how they roll. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kingston Posted February 7, 2023 Share Posted February 7, 2023 1 hour ago, BearcatSA said: Well, that's done. We'll see how they roll. Should be okay. To my mind, the only major remaining hole is Bradley. Shway 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bison44 Posted February 8, 2023 Share Posted February 8, 2023 Oh be fair, even I will admit that Bradley is only half a hole. If they managed him at all (15-20 starts, 2000min tops) he might be able to do a good job. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
An Observer Posted February 8, 2023 Share Posted February 8, 2023 They seem to have a decent first 11 but with all the young Canadians they have gotten rid of recently (shaffleburg, petrasso, okello, probably nelson, and priso from last year), they don't seem to have much depth which I think will cost them over the season and one reason I am not overly optimistic for their chances this year. Others that watch them more closely than I may have a different view on that but they are only a couple of injuries away from a disasterous season and with all the old players they have on the roster, that is more likely to happen than not. Kingston, Shway and Ruffian 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SoCalTransport Posted February 8, 2023 Share Posted February 8, 2023 56 minutes ago, An Observer said: They seem to have a decent first 11 but with all the young Canadians they have gotten rid of recently (shaffleburg, petrasso, okello, probably nelson, and priso from last year), they don't seem to have much depth which I think will cost them over the season and one reason I am not overly optimistic for their chances this year. Others that watch them more closely than I may have a different view on that but they are only a couple of injuries away from a disasterous season and with all the old players they have on the roster, that is more likely to happen than not. I said this earlier, they could finish top of the table, but I could see them at the bottom also, it'll be an interesting season for sure. Kingston 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shway Posted February 8, 2023 Share Posted February 8, 2023 For me…with TFCs win now mode, means free all the higher rated homegrowns for me. Shaffelburg ✅ Petrasso ✅ Nelson ✅ Akinola (23) 🔜 with Diomonde in, he will probably split time with both him and Jimenez JMR (18) 🔜 with the Italian in, Laryea will play on his natural side, which means JMR will be competing for backup minutes with a natural RB in Chung. He needs to play his natural position. Thompson (20)🔜 the utility man, has shown he can play anywhere and will need consistent minutes to improve - wherever that is. I just don’t see his minutes increasing, and more than likely decreasing below 1600 this year. …. the rest (Mbongue -18, Kerr -20, Italian Translator- 22, Themi -21) can stay and play the fringe minutes that they will receive. narduch 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kingston Posted February 8, 2023 Share Posted February 8, 2023 The Nelson move is official: https://www.mlssoccer.com/news/toronto-fc-transfer-jayden-nelson-to-norway-s-rosenborg-bk narduch, YorkRegionFan and Ruffian 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jordan Posted February 8, 2023 Share Posted February 8, 2023 Preseason roster YorkRegionFan and Shway 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
narduch Posted February 8, 2023 Share Posted February 8, 2023 (edited) Better late than never I guess. I count only 23 players signed to the 1st team. Edited February 8, 2023 by narduch Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kingston Posted February 8, 2023 Share Posted February 8, 2023 17 hours ago, An Observer said: They seem to have a decent first 11 but with all the young Canadians they have gotten rid of recently (shaffleburg, petrasso, okello, probably nelson, and priso from last year), they don't seem to have much depth which I think will cost them over the season and one reason I am not overly optimistic for their chances this year. Others that watch them more closely than I may have a different view on that but they are only a couple of injuries away from a disasterous season and with all the old players they have on the roster, that is more likely to happen than not. I agree that their depth will determine how well the season goes. I don't see much chance of another disasterous season, though. More like a choice between actually quite good and just okay. It's also interesting to note the young/bench Canadians on the team even after sending away the players you mentioned. They still have JMR, MacNaughton, Chung, Thompson, Kerr, and Perruzza as well as Mbongue and Antonoglou. (I'm not sure if Singh counts any more.) That's on top of presumptive starters Osorio, Kaye, and Laryea and whatever time goes to Akinola. I don't think those younger/bench players will see the minutes they got early last season (over 6000 for that group) but there will be opportunities. Hopefully we can see further Canadian player progress at or via TFC this year. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kingston Posted February 8, 2023 Share Posted February 8, 2023 Waking the Red reporting the fee for Nelson was between $800 k and $1 million. https://www.wakingthered.com/2023/2/8/23590875/rosenborg-completes-signing-of-jayden-nelson Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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