Toronto FC closed out the Major League Soccer season on Tuesday with the news that Greg Vanney will continue as coach despite rumors that the club was considering adding former NYCFC coach Jason Kreis.
Kreis parted ways with NYCFC on Monday while Toronto was ousted in the knockout round of the MLS Cup playoffs on Tuesday.
New Toronto FC president Bill Manning, who worked closely with Kreis at Real Salt Lake, confirmed that Toronto would opt to keep Vanney this offseason
Vanney led the team to a 15-15-4 record and the final playoff spot in the East.
Head Coach Greg Vanney on the playoff loss and the 2015 season. WATCH → https://t.co/GG9MtyCrTe pic.twitter.com/cYNEYNXxdo
- Toronto FC (@torontofc) November 4, 2015
"No," was Manning's response when asked if the club was considering a 10th different manager heading into their 10th MLS season in 2016.
Manning did admit to speaking with Kreis on Monday.
"I thought about the future of this franchise, the history," Manning said at Toronto FC's end-of-season availability. "We've never had [a coach] that's started two seasons in a row. Greg has coached 44, 45 games. The team has improved. [Greg] deserves the opportunity to continue what he started.
"He wants to prove that he can build this season into a championship contender, and I'm going to give him that."