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Friday 28 June 2013

Beyond POV-FS – Know Your Enemy: Real Salt Lake at Waking the Red

    Preview of Toronto FC’s weekend opponent, Real Salt Lake, is up over at Waking the Red.

    Part One focuses on their lineup and form, while Part Two reviews the game film for strengths and weaknesses, as well as highlighting some points of interest.

    Check them out – Part One and Part Two.

Wednesday 26 June 2013

Beyond POV-FS – MLS Week in Review and Canadian Content at Canadian Soccer News

The usual pair of weekly posts are up over at Canadian Soccer News – the MLS Week in Review, looking at all the action from Round Seventeen of MLS play and the detailed Canadian Content post expanding on the contributions of Canadians in the league this round.

Check them out – MLS Review; CanCon.

Friday 21 June 2013

Beyond POV-FS – Know Your Enemy: Houston Dynamo – Meeting the Second at Waking the Red

    Preview of Toronto FC’s match on Saturday against Houston at BBVA Compass Stadium is up over at Waking the Red.

    Check it out.

Beyond POV-FS – Paul Mariner Reveals the Details of his Scouting Network, Bombast at Toronto FC, and a Lack of Respect at Waking the Red

    A post over at Waking the Red yesterday, using a few loose words from Mariner on ESPN’s Press Pass as the launching point for a discussion on the culture of over-the-top rhetoric at TFC and why such throw away lines seem to resonate more than the accomplishments of the people who make them.

    Check it out.

Wednesday 19 June 2013

Beyond POV-FS – MLS Week in Review and Extended Canadian Content at Canadian Soccer News

    The usual pair of weekend review posts are up over at Canadian Soccer News.

    The first, a general review of all the weekend action and the second a detailed look at the Canadian performances of the week with Dwayne De Rosario, Russell Teibert, and Nana Attakora taking the top three spots in the first round of the season to feature at least one Canadian in each match.

    Check them out – MLS Week in Review; Canadian Content.

Friday 14 June 2013

Beyond POV-FS – Know Your Enemy: DC United at Waking the Red

    Two posts in the Know Your Enemy series, previewing Saturday’s match between Toronto FC and DC United at RFK Stadium, are up over at Waking the Red.

    The first looks at their lineup and form, while the second reviews game film and highlights some points of interest.

    Check them out – Part One & Part Two

Wednesday 12 June 2013

Beyond POV-FS – MLS Week in Review & Extended Canadian Content at Canadian Soccer News

    The usual weekly posts are up over at Canadian Soccer News. Portland nabs the goal of the round, while Russell Teibert, Kyle Porter, and Will Johnson earn the top three spots in the Canadian rundown.

    Check the out – MLS Review & CanCon.

Friday 7 June 2013

Are Late Allowances Solely a TFC problem?

    Having looked at the nine goals Toronto FC has allowed in the final quarter of an hour, if only superficially, yesterday – further investigation is definitely warranted, perhaps there will be time next week – today the question is whether this is a TFC problem alone or an affliction of MLS?

Thursday 6 June 2013

Toronto FC's Late Goals - Torturous Viewing and Time for a Change

    Toronto FC has conceded nineteen goals this season, nine of which have come in the final fifteen minutes of matches.

    Here are all nine of those late goals: not recommended viewing for those with weak constitutions.


Beyond POV-FS – MLS Week in Review & Extended Canadian Content at Canadian Soccer News

    The usual pair of posts are up over at Canadian Soccer News – the MLS Review and Canadian Content.

    Check them out – Review; CanCon.