Our beloved Toronto FC lost another match on Saturday, 3-1 to Chivas USA. As you all know, the team was missing nine players for this match and were forced to play their chief scout Tim Regan - due to so many of their defenders being away on international duty. And defensive matters weren't helped any when their only experienced defender, Marco Velez, was sent off with a red card just before half.
Chivas had their own challenges in this match, also missing nine regulars - though only four to international duty. And then they lost keeper Zach Thornton mid-way through the second half when the lumbering Danny Dichio deliberately fell on him.
As you all know, Zach Thornton, is the fattest goalkeeper in modern, professional football.
As he was being stretchered off the pitch in a long procession to the Chivas dressing room, I kept saying to my buddy, "Look at how they're struggling. Look at how that girl is struggling. They're going to drop him." And sure enough they did. Four adults - two males, two females - could not carry this whale of a keeper back to his dressing room.
Everybody in the stands had a good laugh. It was very WWF. No not World Wildlife Fund. I meant World Wrestling Federation - which of course is now WWE - World Wrestling Entertainment.
Some soccer "journalists" called the game "entertaining" - but that is not the correct word. The MLS and TFC really took the beauty out of the beautiful game in Toronto on Saturday and gave us absurdity.
I really feel badly for TFC Coach John Carver - who had to bear all of the pressure brought about by the league's and the team's poor policies and planning. You have to wonder what he was thinking at the exact moment when the fat keeper was dropped at his feet.
Though after the game he did offer this very honest admission:
"This is my toughest moment in football...I've had some good times, I've had some bad times, I've had some proud moments, but this was the toughest week I've ever, ever put in in 25 years of professional football."
Welcome to Canada John. Welcome to North American football. And just think - things are actually better now than they used to be. Canadian soccer people have never had it so good as they have it now with TFC. You think things were tough this week? Try growing up on this continent and trying to be the best player or coach you can be - you wouldn't last long or get very far in your pursuit of the beautiful game.
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Chivas had their own challenges in this match, also missing nine regulars - though only four to international duty. And then they lost keeper Zach Thornton mid-way through the second half when the lumbering Danny Dichio deliberately fell on him.
As you all know, Zach Thornton, is the fattest goalkeeper in modern, professional football.
As he was being stretchered off the pitch in a long procession to the Chivas dressing room, I kept saying to my buddy, "Look at how they're struggling. Look at how that girl is struggling. They're going to drop him." And sure enough they did. Four adults - two males, two females - could not carry this whale of a keeper back to his dressing room.
Everybody in the stands had a good laugh. It was very WWF. No not World Wildlife Fund. I meant World Wrestling Federation - which of course is now WWE - World Wrestling Entertainment.
Some soccer "journalists" called the game "entertaining" - but that is not the correct word. The MLS and TFC really took the beauty out of the beautiful game in Toronto on Saturday and gave us absurdity.
I really feel badly for TFC Coach John Carver - who had to bear all of the pressure brought about by the league's and the team's poor policies and planning. You have to wonder what he was thinking at the exact moment when the fat keeper was dropped at his feet.
Though after the game he did offer this very honest admission:
"This is my toughest moment in football...I've had some good times, I've had some bad times, I've had some proud moments, but this was the toughest week I've ever, ever put in in 25 years of professional football."
Welcome to Canada John. Welcome to North American football. And just think - things are actually better now than they used to be. Canadian soccer people have never had it so good as they have it now with TFC. You think things were tough this week? Try growing up on this continent and trying to be the best player or coach you can be - you wouldn't last long or get very far in your pursuit of the beautiful game.
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