Toronto FC come crashing back down to earth

Toronto FC miss out on a new club record for games unbeaten, as they once again struggle in Foxborough, versus the New England Revolution.

Is it possible we were beginning to take Toronto FC‘s roster depth for granted? Maybe the team themselves were beginning to believe they could grind out a result, no matter who was in the lineup?

Whether that’s the case or not — Greg Vanney would likely never allow his players to become so complacent — TFC came crashing down to earth on Saturday night, in Foxborough. In the process, they missed their opportunity to set a new club record for consecutive games unbeaten.

Of course the record is secondary to suffering the biggest defeat of the season and yet, you could argue the 3-0 scoreline did not accurately reflect the performance. (Although the Revolution still deserved to win.) Regardless, the Reds two-week break looks to be coming at a good time, with the recent barrage of games finally starting to catch up with them.

Vanney admitted afterwards that his players looked tired almost from the word go. Speaking to the Toronto Sun‘s Kurt Larson and other members of the media, the TFC coach said:

"“Part of it was our legs were starting to go away. We had a few chances to equalize (early) … but we gave away a lot of chances…Sometimes it’s not your night. The team was disjointed for various reasons — fatigue. It happens.”"

Ultimately, this is just one game, with Toronto FC having the excuse of lining up without two of their best players, in Michael Bradley and Jozy Altidore. (Both are away on international duty, something which didn’t affect the Revolution squad for this game.)