You couldn’t blame Toronto FC coach Javier Perez on Wednesday night for not knowing whether to laugh or cry.
The Blue Jays have their home run jacket. The Reds might consider acquiring a straight jacket for their coach as Perez agonizes over his team’s constant Jekyll and Hyde persona.tap here to see other videos from our team“You can tell that we’re not used to having the lead in games because we kind of put the foot off the pedal a little bit,” Perez said. “But I’m happy with the performance. It’s not in the cards this year for us, but the quality is there and we deserved more tonight.
“The team fought, the team took control of the game. I think we were the better side. We didn’t win the game but the effort is there,” Perez said. The Reds went ahead four minutes later on an own goal when Union defender Jack Elliott deflected a Jacob Shaffelburg cross into the box.Article content “Michael is such a leader for us,” Okello said of his captain. “Not only on the field but off the field, especially with us young players. I feel like he’s helped me grow a lot, especially this year.”
Despite the goal, TFC was on the front foot for much of the first half, holding 59% possession, but the Union defenders stood tall, absorbing the TFC attacks.Article content
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