Getting The Best Out Of De Guzman
Paul James
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No excuses for de Guzman this season
If Toronto FC expect to challenge for a playoff spot this season, then designated player Julian de Guzman will have to make an impact. So far he has received a tepid reception by TFC fans.
Joining the team during the final phase of the 2009 season, de Guzman looked a little off the pace, especially considering TFC director of soccer Mo Johnston laid out millions to acquire the Toronto-born talent.
While reasons for his lacklustre displays can be pinned on his inactivity for most of the 2009 Major League Soccer season – a layoff caused, in part, by the wrangling with his former European club, Deportivo La Coruna in Spain – there can be no such excuse this season.
