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Toronto FC players need to grow more in the game on Saturday night hosting the Seattle Sounders in BMO Field.
This match will be the first meeting after the Sounders defeated Toronto 3-1 to win the 2019 MLS Cup final in Seattle. This is a game played by many veteran TFC players. I want to forget.
"It's like a chip added to the shoulder to play in a match like this and then take the lead," said TFC goalkeeper following Friday's team training. One Alex Bono said. BMO training ground. "Every time I see Seattle on schedule, my memories come back. Sometimes it's good, sometimes it hurts a little more. They're always a dangerous team. No matter who they have on the field, their season We know they will come and join the game no matter how they go. ”
Seattle (7W 7L 2D) in 2017 Although he won Toronto's final victory in the MLS Cup final, the Sounders have only won twice. The past 11 road matches (D3 L6) dating back to October last year.
"Seattle is still the top team," said TFC coach Bob Bradley. "They proved it by winning the 2022 Champions League. A very experienced person who was with (for a while). They play hard edge, some really important players. (Nicolas) Rodero has been an important player for them for years – very active in the field. How people like CristianRolden and Jordan Morris have grown up and what they are doing. Seeing how they bring in games and launch games, as well as how to move forward ... I can continue. Out of the Champions League, the results are a bit below what everyone expects from Seattle. But they're still doing well and still capable on days that are a real threat. When they dismantle Kansas City (winning 3-0 on June 25), they're on all cylinders. I was firing.
"I expect the Seattle team to be competitive. Their thoughts on how they can move forward – They create an advantage on the side and take advantage of Morris' speed. Roldan is a man who is always on the move and always running. (Raul) If Louis Diaz is here, he is one of the nine best in the league. And have the real knack for finding the right place and scoring great goals. (The MLS Injury Report states that Louis Diaz has a left hamstring strain). Is a really good team and we look forward to a really tough match. "
Reds (5W 9L 3D) 2-1 to the Columbus crew on Wednesday night. If you lose in and want to secure the MLS Cup, you need to start winning streak immediately. Playoff spot. TFC is in 12th place at the MLS Eastern Conference, scoring 6 points from post-season positions and passing 5 teams. The Reds have created quite a few scoring opportunities in the last few games, but the lack of a finish in the last third is a problem.
"I think football from back to front was very good in this last match," Bradley said. "I think we had a time when the fluid was good, the ball was really good, it was moving fast, it was moving forward the right way, and now it's better around the box (priority). "
Bradley wants to make both keeper Quentin Westberg (lower leg) and centre-back Carlos Salcedo (for personal reasons) available to the game, both Wednesdays. I wasn't dressed in.
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