New York Red Bulls 5-0 http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Toronto-FC-c40744: Red Bulls bring TFC back to earth – MLS News
Toronto FC finished got the better of their Canadian rivals, http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Vancouver-Whitecaps-FC-c40870, both in the Major League Soccer fixture and Nutrilite Canadian Championship at BMO Field. However, the 5-0 drubbing at the hands of New York Red Bulls at Red Bull Arena
on July 6 wiped clean the smiles on the Reds faces.
The Red Bulls were all over their Canadian opponents. The home team bossed the midfield, created chances and finished five of them. French Designated Player, http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Thierry-Henry-c34918, was in the limelight yet again as he opened the scoring in the 33rd minute.
The Frenchman recorded his 9th goal of the season to go atop the top scorers chart.
http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Greg-Sutton-c15219 and the right post came to the rescue, keeping TFC barren of any goals. Martina aside, however, the Canadian outfit lacked creativity and struggled in the final third. Head
coach Aron Winter witnessed a sluggish performance from his team.
“Five to zero is hard," said Winter. "Five times they went on the counter and got a goal. They got a chance and they finished. If you watched the game, you saw how many opportunities we had within the front of the box, but we weren’t able to score.”
In addition, the midfield failed to consistently hold on to the ball. The Metros were given majority of the ball possession and they made TFC pay dearly.
Right-back Richard Eckersley, who was unnecessarily deployed in the centre-back position, refused to shoulder responsibility of the defeat.
“I think it wasn’t just defensively, or just the back four," he said. "When we’re defending, we need to do it as a team. If one player runs off their man, they’re going to pick us off. New York did that tonight. They’ve got good players, and obviously we
paid the price tonight.”
However, according to left-back http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Dan-Gargan-c9844, there is no time to mourn the defeat as the team faces a busy schedule that takes them to Robertson Stadium on Saturday, July 9.
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