Dobson on TFC: Final preps in Toronto
Posted February 17, 2011 4:55 pm.
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It’s hard to believe but TFC went through their final training session in Toronto Thursday until final preparations before they depart for Vancouver and the season opener which is now just a month away.
From here it’s off to Florida and the Disney tournament in Orlando, which precedes the annual final tuneup event in Charleston South Carolina.
Head coach Aron Winter expects to take a smaller squad with him than the much larger group he dealt with in Turkey and Toronto. The three new Dutch players will be in tow however, along with several new trialists who are North or South American based.
Winter says another designated player is a possibility although he was quick to point out that character is just as important as ability. He has also come to love the versatility he sees in Dwayne De Rosario but pointed out that he would prefer to use him in one specific role as much as possible.
For his part, De Rosario agrees with the boss and says he’s happier now than at any time since he signed with the club. We’ll see how that goes.
We also had an interesting chat with goalkeeper Stefan Frei, who told us his role is changed as well under Winter. The new philosophy has this team playing ball up through the back so proper goalkeeper distribution becomes critical.
Check out our interviews here with Winter, De Rosario and Frei.
Everyone gets the weekend off now to get settled before the final push to ready themselves before the new season gets underway.
