Reader mailbag: What is Toronto FC doing to address injuries?
TFC hopes investments in improving their training facility and hiring a director of performance will curb the tide of injuries.
TFC Republic's reader mailbag column is where I answer questions from subscribers about Toronto FC and Canadian soccer in general.
I'll respond to the best queries submitted to me by TFC Republic readers, so feel free to drop me an email at jmo1897@gmail.com. You can also reach out to me via Twitter.
Here we go....
Do you have any thoughts on how TFC will manage all the young defenders they’ve signed to first team contracts? Obviously, there's not enough minutes to go around without loans or selling them off, but when, if ever, should they be looking to integrate them into the main team?
– Greg Finley
Greg asks an important question at an interesting time because it was only this past Wednesday that young defender Richard Chukwu made his senior team debut in Toronto FC's 0-0 draw away to the New England Revolution.
Chukwu, 18, signed his first MLS contract last week after cutting his teeth with TFC 2 in MLS NEXT Pro for the past two years. It was a roster move that was hardly a surprise and Chukwu is regarded as one of the club's most promising products and he is the 38th TFC youth academy product to graduate to the senior side.
