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Toronto FC: 3 takeaways from 2-1 preseason loss to Houston Dynamo

By Paul Taylor

Jun 23, 2021; Nashville, TN, USA; Toronto FC midfielder Michael Bradley (4) and Toronto FC midfielder Jonathan Osorio (21) celebrate after a goal during the first half against the Nashville SC at Nissan Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Christopher Hanewinckel-USA TODAY Sports
Jun 23, 2021; Nashville, TN, USA; Toronto FC midfielder Michael Bradley (4) and Toronto FC midfielder Jonathan Osorio (21) celebrate after a goal during the first half against the Nashville SC at Nissan Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Christopher Hanewinckel-USA TODAY Sports /
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Sep 22, 2021; Toronto, Ontrario, Canada; Toronto FC forward Ifunanyachi Achara (99) talks with Toronto FC midfielder Michael Bradley (4) during the warmup before the quarter final of the Canadian Championship against York United at BMO Field. Mandatory Credit: Nick Turchiaro-USA TODAY Sports /

Other notes

  • A last-minute change to the starting XI saw defender Kadin Chung replace Jahkeele Marshall-Rutty. As per John Molinaro of TFC Republic, sources have told him TFC has signed Chung, who has been with the club as a trialist since they arrived in Austin, Texas.
  • Chung is the second player to join TFC from Pacific FC this offseason, after fellow defender Lukas MacNaughton. In respect of MacNaugton, he started the second 45 minutes of Wednesday’s game versus Houston.
  • There is a lot of excitement surrounding Ifunanyachi Achara, who was picked in the first round of the 2020 MLS draft and showed promise last season. He scored TFC’s only goal against Houston, courtesy of a well-executed volley in the 74th minute:

Quote of the day

Head coach and sporting director Bob Bradley took responsibility for the overall performance versus Houston. As per James Grossi of Torontofc.ca, Bradley said:

"“It’s a difficult day, conditions not easy. We’ve also trained hard, so it was evident today that in terms of energy and being able to really get after Houston, we didn’t have that. “I take responsibility there, because we wanted to continue to train hard at the beginning of the week and then give everybody 45 minutes. I don’t think it was our best football day.”"

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What stood out for you in Toronto FC’s 2-1 loss to Houston? Was there anything in particular, which impressed or concerned you? Let us know in the comments section below.

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