As the regular season wound down, Greg Vanney transitioned his club away from a variety of 4-4-2 formations to a 3-5-2. In their 11 matches with this formation (seven regular season, four playoff) TFC is 7-3-1 and averaging two points a match. The shift from the 4-4-2 has yielded great results for Toronto and and the goals are flowing offensively, but this comes at the cost of leaving the backline exposed often, and in a variety of ways.
What the stats say:
At first glance it looks like the change has greatly benefited TFC defensively.