Well I couldn't be happier about the TFC game. I know we didn't come away with a win, but we tied the best team in the league. The fans and supporters groups really put on a show and showed Canada and the world that we are as passionate as anyone about soccer/football. The beer can was a bit of a sour spot, but there is bound to be one dbag in every crowd of 45k +. They should ship him off to Vancouver.
If anyone here watched the season opener last year between TFC and the White Caps, you can clearly see that this team has turned it around and have the proper coaching, management, and players on the field to get the job done. Plata continues to impress. Silva, our first round pick last year, looked great in his debut. Frings has solidified the back end. Koevermans is a goal scoring machine. De Guzman has really picked his game up. Frei, if healthy this year, will solidify himself as one of the best keepers in the league. And we continue to bring up youth from the academy, and it's great to see them cracking the national team roster (Morgan, Stinson, Cordon, Henry, Lindsay, Makubuya).
Now it's off to LA for the away leg. Last year LA had an amazing 12-0-5 record at home. No easy place to play. And they have some of the best players in the league with Beckham, Keane, Donovan, and Buddle. Former TFC player Chad Barrett is also a secondary scoring threat. The one bright spot is that TFC earned a tie there last year, scoring in extra time to tie it at 2-2. But Toronto has traditionally been a terrible team on the road, going 1-9-7 in league play last year. Although they did walk into Dallas for the last champions league group game and thump FC Dallas 3-0.
Next game is March 14, 8pm MT. Can't wait!
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