East Side Stand Up

Another home game. Another draw. Another performance that just wasn't good enough. It's hard to fault any of the players for their effort, as every one worked hard and played with energy. Ultimately, this game provided a good comparison between a Real Salt Lake squad that looks to be a genuine MLS contender and a TFC squad that is still a little short on talent. Toronto generated chances and worked very hard, but never really threatened to score. And again and again the touch of the majority of the TFC players was off just enough prevent the team from finding a breakthrough goal. While the starting eleven played a solid but unspectacular game in earning a draw against one of the best teams in the league, the substitutes that came on in the second half both delivered subpar performances that had to disappoint Preki.