Back-to-back losses to Sporting Kansas City and Vancouver along with a growing injury list have brought Toronto FC back to earth after an impressive 3-1-1 start to the MLS season.
Coach John Herdman is calling for bravery and patience from his depleted squad as it looks to end the slide at Charlotte FC on Saturday.Time to get healthy and time to mature under the former Canada coach.
Toronto edged Charlotte 1-0 in its home opener March 9 at BMO Field, thanks to a highlight-reel strike from Lorenzo Insigne from distance in the 80th minute. It was later judged goal of the week. Toronto, outscored 7-1 in the two recent losses, enters weekend play in seventh place in the Eastern Conference. Charlotte is two points below in ninth place.
Charlotte has gone 1-2-1 since the first meeting with Toronto, losing 1-0 at New England last time out. "If we weren't creating chances, that's when you start worrying," said English midfielder Ashley Westwood, the Charlotte captain."We're creating good chances. It's down to us to work hard in training and to put it right."
"We're pushing, absolutely pushing ," said Herdman."We've got a pot of money that we've accumulated. That pot of money is maybe not enough to get what we need in. And we're still looking at assessing what might need to go out.""We can't Band-Aid this and we can't just panic-buy," said Herdman."I'd rather just be patient and see what comes up in the summer window. And I know that will kill the fans.
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