Toronto FC will head into Thursday night’s clash against bitter rivals, Montreal Impact with some harsh words from frustrated head coach Greg Vanney ringing in their ears.
And that could spell trouble with a capital ‘T’ for the Quebecers.
2-0 up at half-time, coasting and about to face ten-man DC United in the blistering Florida heat for the second-half, surely Toronto’s margin of victory would only increase.
But it didn’t. Complacency set in and changes involving both central defenders contributed to an unlikely 2-2 result at the end of 90 minutes.
Whether the central defensive changes were forced or not, Laurent Ciman and Eriq Zavaleta, 64th minute replacements for Mavinga and Gonzalez should have been able to deal with the situation.