Greg Vanney has often been referred to as a mad scientist with the way he picks his lineups. Yesterday, it was not hard to imagine Toronto FC’s coach in a lab coat as he stitched together a back line made up of three fullbacks and a goalkeeper making his first start of 2018.
It was a back four united by necessity as a result of injuries. Gregory van der Wiel, signed as a right fullback, played as a centre back. Ashtone Morgan, who started just three games the past two seasons, got the start at left back.