Waking the Red · Mar 15, 2018
Should Tosaint Ricketts always be the backup striker?
In July 2016, 30-year-old Tosaint Ricketts was signed to Toronto FC via a free transfer. The pacey striker was playing in Turkey previously but left the team (Boluspor) as he was not getting paid. Ricketts has played all over the world, struggling for stability as he keeps getting moved along for various reasons.
When he joined midway through 2016, I was skeptical. Toronto FC had traded Dominic Oduro in the 2015 offseason. He was another fast striker who couldn’t hit the broad side of a barn. I thought that Tosaint Ricketts’ move to Toronto would play out the same way.