John Herdman walked through the doors of Toronto FC's training facility at 8 a.m. Thursday, just hours after watching his team blow an early 1-0 lead and suffer its fifth straight loss.
Toronto FC forward Lorenzo Insigne sits on the turf after losing to Orlando City SC in an MLS soccer match in Toronto on July 3, 2024. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Cole BurstonJohn Herdman walked through the doors of Toronto FC's training facility at 8 a.m. Thursday, just hours after watching his team blow an early 1-0 lead and suffer its fifth straight loss.
Herdman knows the regular-season runway is getting shorter with just 12 games remaining. Eighth-place Toronto is struggling to hang on to a playoff wild-card spot and, more worrying, is just four points out of the Eastern Conference basement. On Wednesday, Herdman lamented a lacklustre 20-minute period in the first half, allowing Orlando to get back in the game and hand Toronto its fifth defeat in its last six outings at BMO Field.
Petretta beat defender Dagur Thorhallsson to head the ball across goal. One defender was preoccupied with forward Prince Owusu and another, Robin Jansson, was slow to see the threat of an onrushing Etienne, who hammed the ball home from close range. But Toronto became static as the half wore on. Lack of movement made for an ineffective TFC offence while opening up channels for Orlando attackers.
Toronto's rigidity was shown again in the 32nd minute when Insigne, despite nine teammates in his immediate vicinity, gave the ball away when his attempted chipped pass was intercepted. That led to a Deybi Flores foul and an Orlando free kick from a dangerous position.Thompson gave the ball away soon after, failing to find Bernardeschi with a pass. And in the 36th minute, an irate Flores saw his attempted pass to Thompson roll into touch as the defender failed to move forward as anticipated.
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