hm, i wrote previews for a private forum so cannot post them all here but ... my thoughts on TFC are below:
Toronto
- well, there's nowhere to go but up, right? After a 25 point season with 1 road win you have to think Toronto will be much more competitive in season #2 but I'm not so sure. They were last in goals scored and last in goals allowed but have great fan support and bring in an English coach that served on staffs with Leeds and Newcastle. This is a very young team and will be very thin at the back with a below-average keeper as last line of defense. Marvell Wynne will someday be a superstar at right back and he is perhaps the fastest player in MLS, but defense is not his forte. Dunivant at left back is not bad at all but the center of defense is troubling, at best. If one thing is certain in this league it is that Toronto's central defense is the worst in the East (if not MLS) and with the promise of more attack, they may really get lit up this year. Attack is below-average for MLS with againg Dichio and Cunningham up front but total depth is not bad as the dropoff from first team to second team striker is not huge. The MF is led by young US star Edu who, along with Wynne, will miss time due to the Olympics later this year. Both left and right midfield is without talent so the entire attack must come from the center third of the field. Basically this team has just a few things going for them...outstanding home field advantage with big crowds and artificial turf, two exciting Americans with Wynne and Edu, and the advantage of having a first year, European head coach which may make for some unortodox play for the opposition (or it may mean he cannot adjust to MLS). I still see this team in the 20's as far as overall points and they'll probably fight with SJ for being 2nd-to-last in the total table. Only sure things are death, taxes, and predict 7th in East
