East Side Stand Up

A 2-0 loss to DC United gives TFC an 0-8 start and an embarrassing accolade that really sums up over five years of missteps. Toronto started with five at the back, Frings locking it down, but could not hold off the likes of Chris Pontius who finished his chance and scored the winner. Where Toronto goes from here is anyone's guess - if history is any indication, TFC brass are not ones to be proactive or take initiative - so we'll have to wait and see when and where the Reds can ever get a result.

A 0-0 draw with Montreal pretty much says it all. It was not an exciting affair, however, a clean sheet is a start, but in the process Toronto couldn't show any teeth and it was all Impact down the stretch. To take something from this, hopefully no one is injured and the Reds will be geared up and ready to take on DC United on the weekend to try and avoid an unprecedented 8 straight losses to start a season.

Toronto FC are killed by mistakes as any chance of snapping what is on track to be the worst start to an MLS season is undone by poor decisions. A Reggie Lambe brace is wasted by slack defending and mental errors and there is little to be positive about in this one. At the end of the day it's an 0-6 start for the Reds with little signs they can turn it around. It will be a tough uphill climb for TFC to get this debacle of 2012 on track.

A 1-0 loss to Chivas USA was underscored by another match with a complete inability to finish chances. Luck is not on Toronto's side this year and now stand 0-5 to start the season. No team has been able to come back from such a start and it will take more than just preparation to turn this around. Next week is against Chicago and they are a team that has always come to BMO Field looking to make an impression.

Toronto FC are now off to their worst start since 2007, losing 2-1 to the Montreal Impact and giving them their first MLS win. It's becoming a reoccurring theme with the Reds in the league that they don't come out with fire in their bellies and don't have alot of ideas moving forward to create a killer ball. Two goals from Montreal on the counter once again highlights a lack of pace in the middle and defence, as Ty Harden and Logan Emory were not able to cope with the pace of Montreal's attackers. The Reds now have a week to try and get their campaign on track against Chivas USA.

Don't stop believing. Toronto FC bowed out of the Champions League in a very rough fashion as Santos Laguna humbled the Reds 6-2, but the score doesn't tell the whole story. Two penalties did in TFC in the worst way, but it cannot be forgotten they punched above their weight several times in the competition and ultimately stood toe to toe, and beat, some teams who were clearly better. With the tournament over for Toronto, it's 100% MLS ... for a month anyways when it all begins again!

That's right, another season and it's as though nothing has ever changed. Struggling at center back, struggling to finish, as Toronto FC are off to a tough start with two losses at home to start the year, and have yet to score at BMO Field. The Crew were there for the taking but the Reds could break through and now must regroup and get ready for their biggest challenge in history in heading to Torrean to face Santos Laguna Wednesday.

The Reds came in with a gameplan and for the most part executed an excellent strategy against Santos Laguna in the Champions League. However, you can never prepare for the degree of antics and straight despicable behaviour of Santos Laguna who were constantly down for the count and a pair of two footed challenges leading to red cards underlined the melee at the end of the game. A 1-1 draw will be tough to overcome in Mexico, but now TFC have a positive result to get their season back on track.

TFC are dropped 3-0 by the San Jose Earthquakes as once again Chris Wondolowski is unable to stay contained and punishes the Reds for two goals. Toronto were flat footed from the start and it was a performance to forget as they were out of it from the beginning and even when they found a way back in it, could not create anything of note. After two great results against Los Angeles, TFC will need to find a way to get their 2012 season on track sooner rather than later.

Toronto FC took a gamble leaving off De Guzman, Koevermans and Morgan, and with their anchor and top player Torsten Frings going down early on, it meant TFC just didn't have the horses to compete with a side like the Seattle Sounders. A David Estrada hat-trick sunk the Reds and once again raises concerns over a back line that doesn't look like it can compete without a sweeper to clean things up. Toronto will have a week to recover and try to get things right before hosting San Jose in their home-opener next weekend.