Toronto FC coach Bob Bradley sees plenty of positives as players report for duty

TORONTO — While there are roster holes nonetheless to be crammed, head coach Bob Bradley was stuffed with optimism as Toronto FC gamers reported for pre-season medicals.

Bradley, beginning his second yr at Toronto’s helm, says TFC is setting its sights excessive. He says Toronto, which completed second from final within the league the final two seasons, will area a superb crew this yr.

There is figure to do. Toronto wants a beginning goalkeeper, centre again and left again _ in addition to assist at ahead and depth in midfield. Bradley believes a number of these wants will be crammed earlier than the crew opens regular-season play Feb. 25 at D.C. United.

Ten gamers underneath contract final season have departed together with first-team goalkeepers Alex Bono and Quentin Westberg and centre again Chris Mavinga.

A key newcomer is veteran centre again Matt Hedges. a former MLS Defender of the Year.

And Spanish playmaker Victor Vazquez is again within the Toronto fold after spending the final two seasons with the Los Angeles Galaxy. The 35-year-old starred for TFC in 2017 and 2018 earlier than leaving for a membership in Qatar.