Where we left off last year
2023 season: 22 points, 15th in the Eastern Conference
It’s nearly impossible to imagine how last year could’ve gone any worse for Toronto FC.
Collecting the Wooden Spoon as the worst team in all of MLS? Check. Locker room fractures? Check. One Italian “star” yelling at fans while the other sows chaos in the locker room? Check. Those two “stars” combining for just nine goals? Check. Coach Bob Bradley getting fired 19 months into his tenure? Check. Even outside of all of those issues, none of the high-salary veterans who signed last offseason hit and none of the youngsters really took a step forward.
With the walls crumbling, who can blame them?
John Herdman was hired as the new head coach and made his club coaching debut in Toronto’s loss to Orlando City on Decision Day. Still, there’s no doubt that the entire year was a complete disaster, one that will send ripples through their 2024 campaign.
What changed in the offseason
Notable arrivals:
- Deybi Flores, CM: Toronto still need capable, professional bodies at basically every position in their squad. Flores, who arrives from the Hungarian top flight and spent a couple of seasons with the Vancouver Whitecaps in MLS, gives them one in midfield.
