Greg Vanney made 17 changes to his starting lineup for Toronto FC’s past three games, and that already remarkable number would rise even further if you were to account for the different positions the players that did start consecutively filled. The coach came up with a different game plan for each fixture and they delivered nine points, creating separation between the Reds and the chasing pack in the Eastern Conference.
It was impressive stuff - especially in Seattle, where there was really very little Toronto tried that didn’t work. The performances against Columbus and Minnesota were more of a mixed bag, but Vanney reacted astutely to what he was seeing with some excellent substitutions that turned both games back in his team’s favour.