Amado Guevara, Rohan Ricketts and Laurent Robert. But getting them into the right spots was important work, too. So manager John Carver dumped his preferred 4-4-2, settling the team into a 4-2-3-1 alignment, one that better suited his talent.
Danny Dichio had six goals in his first 19 matches for Toronto, not a bad rate of production, but nothing to scream about, either. Since inheriting the lone striker role, he has four goals in seven matches, a more prodigious ratio, one that's helped the second-year success story establish itself as a true playoff contender.
Steve Davis is a freelance writer who has covered Major League Soccer since its inception. Steve can be reached at BigTexSoccer@yahoo.com. The views and opinions expressed in this column are those of the author, and not necessarily those of Major League Soccer or MLSnet.com.