German forward puts his hand up, but TFC still shooting itself in the foot on defence

Toronto FC midfielder Jahkeele Marshall-Rutty, left, reacts to a missed shot as he is embraced by forward Prince Osei Owusu during the second half of the team's MLS soccer match against Charlotte FC in Charlotte, N.C., Saturday, April 13, 2024. Toronto FC’s search for a forward to complement Italian stars Lorenzo Insigne and Federico Bernardeschi continues as the MLS transfer window nears its close.

Owusu, who has split forward duties with 21-year-old Canadian Deandre Kerr, timed his run perfectly to stay onside before extending his left leg to knock home a Bernardeschi cross from close range. Toronto badly needs such clinical finishing, entering weekend play tied with Charlotte for 25th in offence with just six goals in its first seven games.“He’s been an outstanding professional over the last three, four weeks as we’ve given opportunities to different players,” Herdman said. “He certainly took his opportunity.”

“It’s where we’re at,” he said. “As a manager there’s things you can coach, there’s things you can organize but there’s just some things that are going to take time for this team to understand, learn. And we’ve going to have to go through these tough moments.”The first came from a failed clearance and the second from midfielder Alonso Coello’s giveaway.

Toronto has been outscored 10-3 during the slide, despite leading the opposition each game in XG with a 4.6 to 3.5 edge in total. With the primary transfer window closing April 23, Herdman says the club has “a pot of money” earmarked for forward help.

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