There was a sense of deja vu in the Toronto FC camp last week when the Seattle Sounders booked their place as the visitors in Saturday’s MLS Cup final.
The Reds and the Sounders will face off in a second straight championship, the third time in league history two teams have met in back-to-back finals.
Most of Toronto’s current team was around for last year’s penalty shootout loss on home turf; of the 18 players on the roster that day, only defenders Mark Bloom and Josh Williams and midfielder Will Johnson moved on. In their place are midfielder Victor Vazquez amd defender Chris Mavinga, regulars in the lineup, and wingback Nico Hasler, an effective substitute that gives TFC an extra attacking option.