What a campaign the
lads of the Toronto FC had this 2016, after reaching all the way to the MLS
Finals, after taking care of their cross the 401 foes the Montreal Impact in
last campaign Eastern Conference finals.
A squad that since
its inception in 2005 always failed to make it into the league postseason until
2015 when they got eliminated early in the knockout rounds.
In 2016 it was a different
story for Greg Vanney and his chaps, after staging a one of a kind campaign and
finishing in third place in the Eastern Conference, the Reds did not had an
idea of what was to come in the postseason.
In their first match with
conference foes the Philadelphia Union in the knockout rounds, the TFC earned
its first win in the playoffs, going to play the NYCFC and considered a heavy
favorite to win this match and even the league finals.
The Canadian squad
did the ultimate of staging an all-around upset in the American version of the
Sky Blues, thanks to its trio of Sebastian Giovinco, Jozi Altidore and Michael
Bradley.
The heat was on to
see a top of the line semifinals match were the Toronto Boys came out alive and
eliminating the NYCFC and upsetting the heavily favorites Big Apple Boys.
When the stage was
set to play the Seattle Sounders at BMP Field the TFC had all the advantage of the
world and momentum, but they did not see themselves going to the infamous PKs
to define the championship and here they fell prey.
Still second place
for a squad not considered to be amongst the finalist is one amazing achievement
and for their boss Greg Vanney 2017 is back to business and his aims a possible
return to the promise land of the grand finale.
As this campaign is
to start, the TFC roster in its majority is to return to an encore of repeating
the feats of last campaign and maybe this time bring the desired and coveted
MLS shield to its halls at BMO Field.
With new faces to
make out the squad and others that left, the Reds welcome the likes of defenders
Chris Mavinga from Rubin Kazan, Brandon Aubrey- Super draft and Sergio Camargo
as a Homegrown player and Victor Vazquez as a free agent.
For Manager Vanney
with these newcomers and its roster already in place and assuring the majority
of its initial eleven, the TFC is poised and ready to rock the living
foundations of Major League Soccer.
If this squad continues,
displaying their t is amazing and one of a kind football as it did last
campaign we may have a champion in the works and considered a total contender and
finish in regular play in the first two spots.
After last campaign disheartening
loss in the final, the TFC learned its lesson and now will make the best of
their opportunities and try this time to take all the silverware available in
the MLS Cup and Supporters Shield, Canadian Championship and the Trillium Cup.
At the end with a
positive preseason for the TFC, the outlooks for a positive and all-round
stellar campaign are in the works and endless for this club that will display
once again its might and resilience of a champion.
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