Asif Hossain

Turkey Revisited On GOL


While Toronto FC continues to train ahead of their next Carolina Challenge Cup preseason match against the Charleston Battery (Wednesday 7:15 p.m. ET on TorontoFC.ca), GOL TV Canada takes you back to the early days of the present campaign.

Monday night at 8 p.m. ET Canada's 24-hour soccer network will air Toronto FC Season Five: Preseason In Turkey. It's a behind-the-scenes look at the Reds' time in Antalya, where head coach and technical director Aron Winter introduced the new playing style that TFC plans to implement in the upcoming Major League Soccer season.

The Reds have suffered a few stumbles since returning from Turkey and this has puzzled many supporters. There seems to be a change in form from the start of its campaign in Antalya to what we have seen in Orlando and Charleston. Preseason results though, are hardly indicative of what is to come in MLS regular season. For instance, D.C. United won the Carolina Challenge Cup in 2010 before finishing last in the league.

Preseason In Turkey will allow supporters to gain a greater perspective in the philosophy that will eventually encompass Toronto FC from its Academy to the first team; that priority is being placed on a team-first mentality to serve the club in the long run, rather than preseason results.

Toronto FC Season Five: Preseason In Turkey will repeat to air Monday at 9 p.m. and Tuesday at 10 a.m. ET.

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