Jozy Altidore has gone through long periods without playing during Toronto FC’s playoff run, and he’s not interested in another rest until he has lifted a trophy.
The American striker is used to taking part in the international break that prolongs Major League Soccer’s post-season schedule, but with the United States out of next summer’s World Cup, Altidore wasn’t called to the national team’s camp last month. Then he was suspended for the first leg of the Eastern Conference final, keeping him out for 23 days.
The time off made these playoffs feel longer than they did in 2016, the striker said during a conference call on Tuesday.