Toronto FC have been good enough this season for us to occasionally give them the benefit of the doubt.
They had it when they lost consecutive games against the Montreal Impact and New England Revolution, which it seemed reasonable to attribute to the combination of a tight run of games and a few key absences.
And we gave it to them again before the international break against the New York Red Bulls. The performance was messy and imperfect, sure, but hey - they still scored four goals against a good team, and the first win after a couple of defeats isn’t always pretty.