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So, what now? How do you follow up the best season ever with something better?

How do you satisfy fans’ insatiable hunger for more results?

“We have to look at our goals a little differently,” Bezbatchenko answered. “With CONCACAF Champions league (CCL) the dynamic has shifted.”

If they make the CCL final the Reds will face eight additional games in 2018.

Inevitable squad rotation could make repeating as Supporters’ Shield winners difficult. It will make breaking their own points record almost impossible.

“We want to win the treble again, but is that the priority?” Bezbatchenko pondered. “Let’s see how we can do in CONCACAF Champions League and make sure we don’t step on our own feet in the regular season.”

That said, some goals never change, he added.

“What we want to do is win the Canadian Championship and ensure we’re in CONCACAF in 2019. We want to be a consistent contender. We need to get a (playoff) bye again. Those things don’t change.

“To satisfy fans is to create a dynasty and a culture where the expectation is for us to win. That’s what we expect from ourselves. That’s what our fans expect. There’s always something else out there to achieve.”

Maintaining, if not expanding, the gap that has opened between the Reds and the rest of Canada’s MLS clubs remains top of mind.

Bezbatchenko was almost two humble when asked to comment on leaving the Vancouver Whitecaps and Montreal Impact behind.

“We want to raise the bar and continue to be the preeminent team in Canada,” Bezbatchenko said diplomatically. “We want to grow the game. We want our national teams to be full of TFC players.