Toronto FC may finally make the playoffs this year after 8-seasons but not without a complete franchise meltdown. After the publicity of signing Jermain Dafoe and Michael Bradley during the off-season it appeared that TFC was headed for a golden year. One of the problems is they kept their rookie coach, Ryan Nelson, who had guided the team to a pathetic 6-17-11 record the year before.
Ryan Nelson who was an active player at QPR of EPL at the time of hiring had zero coaching experience. Instead of hiring assistants with long coaching track records he surrounded himself with other novices. The word is that veterans like Dafoe and Bradley found his training methods to be bush league and his in game tactics to be even worse. On top of that MLSE management overruled their new General Manager and favoured Nelson's in season acquisitions. It was only when the GM rightly called out the players to step up their game did Nelson get his well deserved walking papers.
Who did MLSE replace Nelson with? Greg Varney who has no head coaching experience. Let's hope this works out but don't hold your breath. Then oft injured Dafoe is heading back to England.
I've advocated this before but if TFC miss the playoffs this season it is time for the fans to walk away from this franchise. They are getting their 9th coach in 8-seasons. Just when they seem to get their act together it all blows up in their face.
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