It is obviously a great result for the boys to move to .500 for the first time in club history. However, as Carver said in his post match interview, it was clearly a tale of two halves – as the second half was a little troubling for TFC. It seemed as though, when they were not having the run of possession, the lack of pace up front caused glaring problems for Toronto. The Danny Dichio/Amado Guevara tandem works well in a possession game, but weak when possession is sparse and the offence is reliant on quick breaks against the run of play.
Game Notes
- The two wide combinations – Laurent Robert/Jim Brennan and Rohan Ricketts/Marvell Wynne – are both perfectly complementary. Robert and Brennan have similar skills crossing the ball, and Ricketts and Wynne both have great pace. This made the first half fun to watch. Teams with weak wide defenders are going to have a terrible time with TFC this season.
- It looks as though Carver may be asking a little too much of Danny Dichio. Even in the first half, Dichio looked a step slow, perhaps winded, and one wonders if the problem might be his additional duties tracking back. At the same time, there were still several flashes of the classic Dichio on display against RSL, particularly his layoff in the 81st minute which led to a good chance at goal.
- It is clear that Carver likes Marco Velez’ skill on the ball. Despite his remarkable knack for comedy in central defence, Velez is still Carver’s man on free kicks in the TFC half. To be fair, Velez is not a central defender – and not a starter at this level – when he makes the shift to back-up Wynne at right-back both he and TFC fans will be more comfortable.
- Amazing to see and here how impressed Laurent Robert was with the Toronto crowd. Coming from a man who has seen the crowds that he has, his comments at halftime were a real compliment to TFC faithful.
- Funny moment at the end of the match when Maurice Edu looked totally disgusted when Velez attempted to give him a congratulatory hug.
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