'It was nice for guys to just kind of let their guard down for a little bit out on the soccer field and just enjoy themselves.'
"We trained relatively light, did some things tactically and then the guys just had some fun," said Vanney. "We did a finishing game. There was a lot of laughing, guys were relaxed a little bit and settled in.
Since then, the players suffered through the pandemic lockdown before gradually resuming training — first individually, then in small groups and finally as a full team. "It’ll be difficult to be playing these games with everything that’s happened but I’ll be honoured to be out there as always representing Toronto, which is such a great city, and I’ve felt incredible support from them," said Morrow.
There is plenty to choose from. Toronto retained 17 of the 18 players that dressed for the MLS Cup final, missing only French winger Nicolas Benezet, now with Colorado.While all 24 remaining teams at the tournament — FC Dallas and Nashville SC were forced to withdraw after COVID-19 ripped through their rosters — remain works in progress given lack of serious preparation time, Toronto is a known quantity.
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