Here are the updated standings:
Toronto FC or as shown through events of this past week “Shitshow”
What a game. The team
was able to get a goal just as the first half was ending, and when their
opponents came at them they were able to sustain the pressure and punish their
attacking mentality by playing the counter attack and were able to score three
more times. Oh wait, that was Portland
not Toronto. Seriously though, Toronto
FC did have a ten minutes stretch where they looked like they could get back
into the game. But it must be bad when
we, the players, and the coach cling to that ten minutes and see it as some
kind of growth. This team is just bad.
Alright the second goal which opened the flood gates was just a mistake by
Agbossoumonde, but the next two occurred because of players being out of
position after needing to cover for someone else.
But the game this weekend, for how bad it was, was the least
of Toronto FC’s worries this past week.
Before the game, Kevin Payne Toronto FC President/General Manager left
the club as seen
here. But after his
release and the game this past weekend, his most hyped acquisition Maximilliano
Urruti was traded to Portland along with an International Spot in exchange for
26 year old striker Bright Dike, not a fake name, a 2015 first round draft
pick, and allocation money. This one
transaction is a microcosm for how Toronto FC has been run; each person in a
position of power is pulling in their own direction while in the media they portray
a united front on how they will collectively change the culture of Toronto FC. How is it allowed by the organization to have
people on completely different pages of the type of players to bring in? It looks like the team is now Tim Leiweke’s
to run, he wants to and probably will bring in two big Designated Players with
the supposed $26 million that he has secured to use on these acquisitions.
Movers of the Week
In the Western Conference Seattle, Colorado, and Portland all
tied each getting 3 points closer to clinching a playoff spot. While Vancouver had the biggest drop in the
West this week, getting 6 points closer to elimination through a loss and 5th
place team points going up by 3. Whereas
in the Eastern Conference Montreal, New York, and Kansas City all got 6 points
closer to clinching a playoff spot through a win and the highest max points of
a non-playoff team dropping 3 points. Coincidentally
all teams in the Eastern Conference not in the playoffs all got 3 points closer
to elimination all through losing their respective game.
The under 20 club is getting filled up with almost everyone
with the season coming to an end, so next week it will become the under 10
club. But for this week Chivas USA, Toronto FC, Columbus Crew, San Jose
Earthquakes, Vancouver Whitecaps all are under 20 points till being eliminated.
Former member, DC United, was eliminated from playoff contention this past
weekend.
Predictions
Last Week
Houston Dynamo @ Columbus Crew
|
CLB Win
|
Correct CLB Win 2-0
|
Chivas USA @ Seattle Sounders
|
SEA Win
|
Correct SEA Win 1-0
|
Vancouver Whitecaps @ FC Dallas
|
FCD Win
|
Correct FCD Win 3-1
|
Columbus Crew @ Sporting Kansas
City
|
SKC Win
|
Correct SKC Win 3-0
|
Chicago Fire @ Seattle Sounders
|
SEA Win
|
Correct SEA Win 2-1
|
Colorado Rapids @ LA Galaxy
|
LA Win
|
Wrong COL Win 1-0
|
Toronto FC @ Portland Timbers
|
POR Win
|
Correct POR Win 4-0
|
New York Red Bulls @ Houston
Dynamo
|
Draw
|
Wrong NY Win 4-1
|
Montreal Impact @ New England
Revolution
|
MTL Win
|
Correct MTL Win 4-2
|
DC United @ Chivas USA
|
CHV Win
|
Correct CHV Win 1-0
|
Philadelphia Union @ San Jose
Earthquakes
|
PHI Win
|
Wrong SJ Win 1-0
|
Last Week’s Prediction Record
|
8-3
|
All Time Record
|
34-31
|
This Week
Chicago Fire @ Toronto FC
|
TFC Win
|
|
Real Salt Lake @ Seattle
Sounders
|
SEA Win
|
|
Columbus Crew @ Montreal Impact
|
MTL Win
|
|
LA Galaxy @ DC United
|
LA Win
|
|
Toronto FC @ New York Red Bulls
|
NY Win
|
|
Houston Dynamo @ Philadelphia
Union
|
Draw
|
|
New England Revolution @
Chicago Fire
|
Draw
|
|
FC Dallas @ Colorado Rapids
|
COL Win
|
|
Vancouver Whitecaps @ San Jose
Earthquakes
|
SJ Win
|
|
Portland Timbers @ Chivas USA
|
POR Win
|
|