Feb
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TFC and Adrian Serioux
It emerged yesterday that Adrian Serioux has been released by Toronto FC, something that came as a shock to most supporters of the club. Duane Rollins of The 24th Minute reacted somewhat angrily to the news, more so the way it was handled than the actual decision itself. There may well be a case to be made that TFC should have handled the release of the information better, but at the end of the day it has been done and a press release would not have made Serioux any more comfortable with the decision I would assume.
At the end of last season when the postmortem began, most people believed Serioux should be held onto, but as a utility player and the bonus of him being Canadian, rather than a key player in the starting XI. It was also becoming obvious that Serioux has developed a persistent, if not serious neck injury which prevents him for playing consistently and at his best. In a league with a salary cap where every cent is crucial, a tough decision has been made, and looking at the end of last season it is easy to understand why this decision has been made. It has been suggested this neck injury could mean the end of Serioux’s career, obviously I and everyone else in the game would wish him well and hope he can continue his career, be it at TFC or elsewhere.
The up side to the high player turnover this winter is that it would appear that Preki is being given a free rein to shape the squad he wants, and before the season begins (novel idea!). This may be down to the fact he has MLS experience, or that Mo knows and trusts his opinion (or possibly a little of both). The end result is going to be a manager working with a squad of players he has chosen and trusts. In a league that is so tightly contested and a massively disappointing TFC only just missed the playoffs last season, 2010 could be the season MLS is fully introduced to the sleeping giant of TFC.
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