Never Heard That One Before

By Ben Knight Onward!

Dichio’s descent
John Molinaro, over at CBCSports.ca, wrote a fine impassioned piece this morning about Toronto FC striker Danny Dichio, and the odd – even disrespectful – treatment he is getting from coach Chris Cummins.

Dichio – the team’s first hero for scoring its first goal – can’t get in a game. Cummins says he is too injured even to fly to the west coast for road games. No, I’ve never heard that one before.

This seems odd because, on the rare moments when Dichio does get into a game, he is second only to the rampant Dwayne DeRosario as the team’s most dangerous and creative attacker this season. If he’s so seriously hurt, why does he look so good – and produce so much?

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