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The only thing missing from Toronto FC’s training session on Tuesday afternoon was coach Greg Vanney standing in the middle of the field performing a juggling act.

Basically, that’s what he has been doing the past couple of weeks — juggling his squad, preparing one squad for MLS play and another for the Canadian Championship semifinal against the Ottawa Fury.

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“Less,” said Vanney, when asked how much sleep he is getting lately. “Especially when games are coming fast and furious and you’re trying break down past games and set up a team for the next game and different stuff like that. But it’s fun. This is why we do it.”

It may be fun, but the Reds are in a precarious situation. TFC is fighting desperately to get into a playoff position. With nine MLS games left, the Red find themselves one spot out of a playoff berth in the Eastern Conference, with seven of the nine games against clubs from the East.

At the same time, it’s trying to defend its Canadian Championship and earn a spot in 2020 Concacaf Champions League play. And with two Canadian Championship games and three MLS contests in the span of 15 days, nothing has come easy.