Toronto FC's Latif Blessing: 'We have to be brothers'
"I'm here to make this team great again... I know this was a very big club. We need to get back to that," Blessing told TFC Republic.
Toronto FC coach John Herdman appears to have found a kindred spirit in veteran midfielder Latif Blessing.
During his five-year tenure in charge of the Canadian men’s team, Herdman constantly preached the virtues of brotherhood – he challenged his players to come together as one and fight for each other on the pitch as though they were brothers. They bought into what Herdman was selling and as a result the men’s team qualified for the FIFA World Cup for the first time in 36 years.
This concept of brotherhood was something that Herdman once again talked about when he was formally introduced as TFC’s new coach in August. That was music to the ears of Blessing, who was acquired by the Reds in a trade with the New England Revolution the previous month.
