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By Paul James, GlobeSports Blog
Is Mo Johnston the right man to lead TFC?
Mo Johnston – the wrong guy. Or is he?

Under the circumstances, how do we fairly evaluate Toronto FC’s Director of Soccer when for three successive years the team has failed to make the postseason and all fingers are currently pointing at the leader responsible for the technical aspects of the game. Difficult for Johnston to shirk any responsibility here and while my instincts tell me that in the long run he will find it difficult to succeed, there are two sides to the argument.

After all, there have been some positives and in fairness to Mo, he was presented with a Canadian quota system that no other team in MLS has had to endure and which has made the task of producing a winning team extremely difficult. To a certain extent it has been like an albatross around his and the club’s neck. If paying over $2-million for Julian de Guzman (who has so far struggled) is any indication, the lack of Canadian talent should be a worrying concern as it highlights a poor infrastructure in Canada for producing enough quality players.

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