They have been told that there are only a few games left right? I mean, TFC didn't think this was another run out against a Saskatchewan amateur club did they? Another away match, same away form for The Reds as they never looked like they were interested in giving Colorado a match which they lost 1-0. There are really no positives to take away from this lifeless performance which sees Toronto slide that much deeper into the playoff abyss.
Once again, manager Chris Cummins (or a line-up faxed from Mo...whatever) could not create a formation that could create a goal. A good chance would have been nice. Chad Barrett played the whole game - that was special.
The reliance on the TFC cheap movement, sorry, youth movement, finally cracked as Emmanuel Gomez gave away a penalty (which Conor Casey missed) and Amadou Sanyang was red-carded with sloppy tackles. Adrian Serioux showed some solidarity with the young African by getting his own red card and dropping TFC to 9 men. By that point Conor Casey had already put Rapids ahead with a strong header which was met with zero resistance from TFC's "defence" and the rest of the team were wondering if Marley & Me would be playing on the flight home.
We may scoff at Colorado's mishandling of promotions and atmosphere but they have every right to scoff at our line-up tonight. Poor. The frightening aftermath of this result is the post-match interviews - especially Dwayne De Rosario's. You can practically see the regret of coming to TFC rising of the man. In his entire MLS career he hasn't had to deal with such a poorly managed squad. "You can't leave it to one or two guys..." was De Ro's explanation of a team who thinks scoring goals is kind of important sometimes. Danny Dichio's negative body language was telling as well but Mo Puppet (aka Chris Cummins) was still touting the keep your heads up and work hard philosophy which has seen TFC slump into mediocrity.
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I wasn't able to see the game, but listened to it (intermittently) on the radio. What was Serioux red card for? There aren't that many straight red card offences:
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2) Violent conduct (any other act of violence)
3) Spitting at anyone
4) A deliberate handling offense to deny an obvious goal-scoring opportunity by any player other than a goalkeeper in his own penalty area
5) Committing an offence that denies an opponent an obvious goal-scoring opportunity (informally known as a professional foul)
6) Using offensive, insulting or abusive language or gestures
7) Receiving a second caution (yellow card) in one game.
I can only surmise that the newly minted Referee thought that it was Serioux Foul play.
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The Serioux foul came out of nowhere really and was a generous red card. Likely considered a violent foul but a more seasoned ref may have kept it at a yellow. To be honest the game was already out of reach for TFC with the previous red to Sanyang.
ReplyDeleteAs for the scoff Jason, humbly accepted. As written above - TFC were poor. For a team that claims the playoffs are a priority, few showed up to play. If Rapids do the trick up here next week then the season in my eyes is truly done.
Honestly though, the Rapids weren't much better. At least we have the excuse of missing Mastroeni, Smith and Clark. Still we got a PK and 2 red cards and still only managed to win 1-0. A truly good team would have put you guys away. If we play like that next week on your turf we won't win.
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