Five starts into his regular season, Jozy Altidore was already being asked the question: Where, people wondered, were the goals?
Altidore, with his $4.8 million (U.S.) salary and his English Premier League pedigree, was acquired by Toronto FC for a skill set seemingly built to dominate Major League Soccer. But after a fine-enough 2015 season ended in a single playoff loss in which Altidore failed to register a shot on goal, the striker began the current campaign on a cold streak. Five starts. No goals. Coupled with his various absences on account of injury and international duty — a combination that has kept him out of 20 games during his time with the Reds — the unproductive beginning was alarming to some.