19 matches into 2019, Toronto FC finds itself in a unique position. Currently hanging onto the seventh and final playoff spot in the Eastern Conference, they sit tied on points with a rejuvenated New England Revolution side.
Wait…tied with New England? Weren’t they in the basement about a month ago? They certainly were, but after moving on from Brad Friedel and hiring former USMNT boss Bruce Arena, the squad has jolted out of its slumber, and are right back in the playoff hunt.
The reason I divulged into that anecdote so early, breaking every journalistic rule in the book, is to prove what a simple managerial change can do for a team.