Reds seen as early MLS Cup contenders, but coach thinks team has gone through year’s worth of adversity in half a season.
When the final whistle blows on the Chicago Fire’s visit Saturday night to BMO Field, it will signal not only the end of Toronto FC’s 17th match, but the midway point of its regular season.
In the week leading up to the game, the Reds hovered around the Eastern Conference’s playoff line.
While putting distance between itself and that post-season cutoff rests in Toronto’s hands u2015 the Reds have at least one game in hand on four of the conference’s top six teams u2015 it still isn’t an ideal position for a club lauded as both a Supporters’ Shield and MLS Cup contender at the outset of the year.