You want another player who repeatedly holds the ball too long and then tries unsuccessfully to pass through two or three opposing players thereby losing possession?
Another world-class player and upgrade to Beitashour. The one question I have is why couldn't he crack the starting 11 at Cagliari?
I'd rather sign a pure 6 than sign another Cooper. He was good off the bench in the second half of the 2016 and 2017 seasons but I'd rather give Chapman that role now. We need someone who can either be cover for Bradley or play beside him in a double pivot.
You cut off my quote before I specified I wanted a player for Concacaf antics. If nothing else, Cooper is good at killing games and being a prick to play against and with him gone we don't have anyone on the roster who can specialize in that (mayybe Osorio can do that job). That said, I agree with adrenaline that we need depth at CDM so if we can get a Central American CDM/CM to cover for Bradley and do CONCACAF bs I'd be happy
Imo the biggest loss this off-season isn't copper or Edwards, but Cheyrou retiring. He's the only player who could come within a country mile of filing in for Bradley. A 6 to back up Bradley is a must, but we'd be better off getting someone in the Cheyrou mold who can play in the first XI as an 8, but move back to the 6 hole when Bradley is out
We have a trade to announce: NEWS: 💰↔️💰@torontofc has acquired $225,000 in General Allocation Money (GAM) from @dcunited in exchange for $337,500 in Targeted Allocation Money (TAM). pic.twitter.com/9cVUzqr4GF— Toronto FC (@TorontoFC) February 6, 2018
That is the most MLS type trade ever. I guess we need the Garber bucks to help sign a player or two (hoping for CDM and CM)
Speculation is they needed GAM as opposed to TAM to re-sign a couple of players and still be cap compliant (Hernandez and Endoh)
Yeah we don't really need big money player as much as depth players to fill out the squad hence why the move makes sense.
Interesting move I would figure that holes in our side now are bodies to play CB/CM/CDM and we just signed a RB/RWB a week before but I guess maybe be seen as a replacement for Edwards if Vanny doesn't mind playing wide players on their off wing.
It's official Auro has signed with the club on a loan deal https://www.torontofc.ca/post/2018/02/13/toronto-fc-sign-defender-auro
Toronto FC linked to Spainish attacking mid-fielder Aketxe (article in Spainish) http://athletic.elcorreo.com/aketxe-llega-acuerdo-20180214130024-nt.html
#TFCLive sign GK Caleb Patterson-Sewell after acquiring his rights from New York Red Bulls in exchange for Toronto FC’s fourth round pick in the 2019 MLS SuperDraft.— Laura Armstrong (@lauraarmy) February 14, 2018
NEWS: Toronto FC sign Spanish midfielder Ager Aketxe📰: https://t.co/8A3oAqwuLv#TFCLive pic.twitter.com/TYGM4HVaKb— Toronto FC (@TorontoFC) February 23, 2018
We still have the upper hand via continuity. We've upgraded all the weakest positions on the pitch without losing key players. Basically replaced Beitashour with VDW/Auro and on paper pushed Osorio/Delgado down to depth rolls with Auro/Aketxe. And Both Delgado and Osorio have played their best games when fighting for playing time, so more competition for midfield spots will likely improve everyone's play. Looking at the roster now, I don't see any areas of the first XI that don't have an all-star level or potentially all-star level player
Take one look at his highlights and it's easy to see why he was brought in. - he's a threat to score from outside the box. You saw teams bunker against us with some success last year (DC United away comes to mind) and with Aketxe now, it gives us a tool to help draw defenders out.
Left footed set piece specialist to boot. Him and Giovinco could be a lethal 1-2 punch from free kicks. At the very least having the option of a left footed shooter should open things up more for Giovinco
Another re-signing https://www.sportsnet.ca/soccer/toronto-fc-signs-justin-morrow-multi-year-extension/
Jason Hernandez will be back with us this season as the club re-signed him a couple days ago http://torontosun.com/sports/soccer...ez-as-long-time-defender-joins-reds-in-mexico