Question of the Month: September 2007
By: Sam | September 2nd, 2007
We had mixed opinions regarding a designated player in Toronto last month, some saying that the squad needed some gelling before we went for the big move, some saying that a player of talent and stature was needed to get us out of our funk. You’re still welcome to put in your two cents about that issue here.
This month’s question is as follows:
If Mo was fired tomorrow, who would you bring in as manager, and why?
You folks kick it off and I’ll be sure to contribute to the debate.
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I definitely agree colman, unfortunately you and I don’t own the club. Klinsmann would be pretty cool, in the sense that the manager’s backgrounds influence the players we’d get… Ballack as a DP? Yes please!
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I agree none of this is Mo’s fault but… Juergen Klinsmann would be completely awesome! Suppose they HAD to bring someone in and it was him, I would be happy about it. If his background was influencing which players come to TFC then I would hope that influence would be Torsten Frings or Bastian Schweinsteiger over Ballack.
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i also do not think this is mo’s fault at all. but i will answer the question anyways because i have never been one to keep my mouth shut….i would agree that klinsmann would be great! torsten frings would be who i would want him to influence over ballack. also if he wasnt coaching Juve at the moment i would say Ranieri would be the best!! that guy is totally awesome…everything about him. plus he knows players from good “soccer-ing” country in europe. italy, england, spain…but marcello lippi could also do the job…
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Yes Claudio Ranieri has a knack for scouting talent and building teams. He has done it so many times but for some resaon has never had a very long stint with any club he coached even though some of these teams he assembled went on and continued to be successful (damn! why did he have to go to Juve…? LOL ;). His longest was 4 seasons with Chelsea. If he was available I would love for him to coach TFC but I do not think he would ever take a job in the MLS. I need to put some more thought into this and come up with more candidates.
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Greg Andrulis and Fernando Clavijo as assistant, and Steve Sampson as the head coach.
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paolo hes at juve because juve are super cool!
if anyone know these people i would be extremely surprised but i could see Darren Tilley or Steve Payne coaching TFC. both are great guys and awesome coaches
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Juve super cool? LOL no comment
But I’ll admit Ranieri is!Darren Tilley used to play for the LYNX!! He was a good player and bounced to few teams. What coaching experience does he bring/have? Steve Payne, don’t know much about him but he is qualified to coach in a variety of places (I cheated I checked on Google). You think they would be able to and/or trusted enough to secure some good talent and bring in a one of those DP’s were were talking about?
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I have broke the word on a few deals on this site and so on. Been great and love the columns, but I hate when people write unrealistic things. There is no way in hell klinnsman, no matter what he was paid that he would coach in canada or the us mls team, and msle doesn’t care about toronto fc standings, just cash anyways. So if you are going to answer the question, think realisticaly, this league hasn’t grown that much yet. Most liklely another ex fired mls coach would take over or a surprise coach in Stephen Hart since the canadian guys like him, or Frank Yallop when he gets axed from the galaxy at the end of the year. That would be great because then radzinski would join after his year contract is up in greece as he loves yallop. Or the ultimate coach would be Craig Forrest. But as most people know he is being touted to join CSA, but I beleive Craig despite wanting to help Canadian soccer, is smart and will stay out of the CSA and TFC until the canadian soccer mess is fixed, then he will join one or the other.
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The problem is not the coach, it is the team, and management. MLSE will look at the rabid fans in Toronto as an opportunity to do nothing to improve the team. The Toronto Maple Leafs are the prime example of this, why win when the seats are full? The teachers pension owns the company, they look at this as an investment, not as a form of sport or entertainment…..the best way to challenge TFC to drastically improve the team with star players, and, if you think it is important, a star coach, dont’ go to the games, don’t buy tickets, don’t buy kits etc….the teachers pension only cares about the stock value of MLSE, and this is the only way to affect that stock price…..anybody who has lived in Toronto knows this….It is great to have the TFC in town, but, until MLSE sells the team, do not ever expect them to spend any more money…..particularly not on young, international stars….these players are a problem for MLSE because as they improve, and as they become more and more popular, they will demand higher contracts…..again, this is something MLSE will never do……you can bring Mourhino from Chelsea when he gets fired…he will make little, or no difference….if TFC can fill the stadium without scoring a goal the rest of the season, why should MLSE spend a dollar more next year…very negative, but MLSE has been around a long time…more than most of you have been alive……40 years without a stanley cup…..and during this time, MLSE has become the richest NHL team….
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more great news….Dichio may have broken his foot in training today…….xray tomorrow…but appears he is out for the season…..perhaps this will give TFC a chance to break even more records…….ouch
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Figo, I have been saying the exact same thing about the MLSE and the Teachers Pension fund. Its scary to think about especially when this is a city filled with plastic fans who keep piling into sports venues becasue its the cool thing to do. It drives the prices up and keeps real fans away. It keeps an organization making money whose main goal is to turn profit and never put anything back into the team. I used to love the Leafs and while I am still fan I have lost a lot of that love becasue I expect the 8th place that was slapped together just because the Budget included revenue for 2 home games of the 1st round of the playoffs. I hate brain washed Leaf fans who do not see what is happening. This better not happen with TFC.
But I think is, and correct me if I am wrong, more of a What if? situation. But still agree the ownership sucks.
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I think any team, and any coach, needs a good track record . Figo has been talking about some kind of boycott - it’s just a normal thing : if the team keeps on losing games, sooner or later the fans will start to go other places for fun (unless one finds losing funny).
Yet this is a new team, it’s its first season.
Mo should stay as coach for the next season. If it doens’t work out fine next season, then the search for another coach could ensue.
I live in Brazil.
Here it is so much different.
If the team doesn’t perform well the fans start to boo some of the players and there is pressure from the fans, from the media, from the board of directors, from sponsors.
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Paolo - Darren Tilley is an awesome coach and know A LOT of people. I know him personally and he is great guy too. He coached a couple of the guys on Canada’s National Team as teens and they ended up on the national team. Steve Payne another awesome guy that I know personally and he knows A LOT of people too. Both are more than quallified. Steve Payne can coach at an international level if he wanted to. if not head coach i would love for either of them to coach the reserves or their new youth academy which from what Darren tells me (haha) should be announced soon.
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Sofia, I take your word for it! I was aware of Tilley’s playing career and it was a good one, but not so sure what his coaching credentials were. I wasn’t sure if he took on such a role if players from abroad would trust his ability or buy into his system to make a move to TFC. Same with Steve Payne. I looked him up and noticed how many different levels of coaching he is qualified for in various countires. But I trust your opinion and we’ll see what happens if either of them get an opportunity like you mentioned, we’ll see how they do! Just remember the little people who need tix when you are rollin’ with the coaching staff
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Did someone say Craig Forrest? I’m a big fan of his, and especially when you pit him against the idiots that comment MLS, he seems to know his shit. What would you think of him as a coach?
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RAY FRIGGIN HUDSON! GREATEST SOCCER ANNOUNCER IN THE WORLD! Would be a great coach. BUT. Keep Mo. He hasnt done anything warranting a firing.
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Criag Forrest would be a great option. He seems to know what he is talking about. He provides good and to the point analysis. Keepers, I believe, are great students of the game and understand tactics and positioning, or at least they should. They see it all from being attacked on to helping keep the back line organized. They need to be great readers and have good anticipation of the game. Forest was a good keep and good keepers possess this kind of quality and intelligence with regards to game play. If he has a talent for scotuing players and implementing structure I think he would be a great option. He seems to nice of a guy though, he would need to toughen up.
Ray Hudson? haha imagine his post game press conference. He does come up with some crazy phrases to analyze the games he calls. He goes on too much. Some days he is annoying. I could here him now debating a call. “Referee man, it was a gorgesous, seemless pass. A true work of art. Mozart would not have been able to write something more beautiful and look at that finish, it was one of extreme quality, bravery and complete bliss. A true magicians touch that will have people shacking up all over the city tonight… how could you call offside?”
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Lombardo will be lone striker again this week. If we are lucky, we will celebrate one, or maybe, two shots on net, and settle for nil goals for. You could transport every Series A coach to texas for that game, with each providing personal instruction to the tfc players, before, and during the game. They could show them pre game videos of the EPL goals of the week……none of this would make any difference……these poor bastards will hop on the next plane to Rome never to return to North america…all because they will have Lombardo as lone striker, and a midfield with less talent than a US College women’s team. TFC needs an infusion of talent, not a new coach!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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Okay. Another crapper for tfc. Are they not the worst professional football team on the planet? How many times will Samuel give the ball away? Why can’t the midfield make a pass on the turf? Everything they do is in the air…giving the ball away cheaply is what this team does best, and as of the 69th minute, they still have not had a shot on goal. And Lombardo? Again, he absolutely stinks in all facets of the game. He will never score a goal for tfc, and will be playing in an adult mens league somewhere in Scarborough within a year or two.
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Lombardo. Again. He stinks.
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Paolo - when im “rollin with the coaching staff” i will remember all the people who were always soo suportive if TFC and everyone who believed in our young *cough* Lombardo *cough* but all those who didnt well dont expect a knock on the door with field level season tickets and an autographed dichio jersey….
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Some of the MLSE board of directors attended yesterday’s TFC game. They had a great time, rolling in the dough. None of them give a shit about the losing streak. MLSE did not get rich caring about the toronto maple leaf 40 year losing record, why should this same group of overpaid, selfish bay street louts care about soccer. To most of these guys, sport is golfing in Arizona, or skiing in Switzerland. Soccer is a game for working class dummies. If they can make a sheckle out of it, why the hell not. Spending money to improve the team is like giving a beggar a quarter when he would be happy with a dime. It just won’t happen. This is why nothing was done for the fans during the past two months. There are hundreds, if not thousands, of pro soccer players worldwide. Any number are available at any time, for both short term, or long term contracts. Not signing one striker to improve the team depth proves MLSE directors are assholes. So, we have watch the team take 22 shots on net, without scoring one goal. As most of you know, scoring in soccer is hard. It takes skill, talent, and smarts to be in the right position, at the right time. Few players have this skill, Cunningham and Dichio are the only two on TFC with these skills. And they are not world class. Angel was picked up this year and look at what he has done. He was an average EPL forward, at best. TFC could have found there own “angel” in south korea, Mexico, France, Brazil, Germany, Greece, Norway, Holland, Syria, Japan……etc….etc….but, they found nobody…..so, in all the world, we have Lombardo. With this “striker”, TFC has not scored in 10 games. I for one attended four games this year. I won’t ever go again if this shit continues much longer.
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i agree with figo.. sooner or later ppl will stop coming.. sooner or later we will all get tired of losing and not scoring.. and yes Lombardo is weak and all that and yes we do have ppl defending him but i bet they are his friends or some who jus likes the clown at the end we all know the dude is weak.. PLEASE MAKE THE JERSEYS BETTER!!!!
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Hello,
Take Marco van Basten as new coach.
Holland (and I) happy and Toronto also.Posted from
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Hello,
Who appointed Mo? who only know kick and rush.
Basic position play you don’t see.
Even I can coach the team that way.
Wake up and select a coach that wants to improve soccer.
Not a coach of North America but some body from France,Holland or SpainPosted from
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