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“We’ve had some players who have been at the club for four, five years now, who have a very clear understanding of what it is we’re trying to do as a team on the offensive side, on the defensive side. And I rely on those guys because a lot of what they’ve gone through is important to our style of play, to our relationships on the field, to our connections, to understanding what I’m asking for,” said Vanney.

“It took us a few years to get all together on that, from 2015 to 2017, to get everybody up to the same speed. And we’ve added some new guys to the team who have a lot of talent and we’re trying to get them to really connect and understand the things we play for, and the relationships on the field, the connections, the trust, the speed of which we need the game to move … appreciating all those details.

“When we put up video and we see the guys who have been here for years doing the things that we want them to do, we put it up and say, ‘It looks like this. And these are the details we need to happen for us to execute in these situations.’ And Jonny is one of those guys that we can model off of, as is Marky (Delgado), as is Jozy, as is Michael (Bradley) — the guys who have been in this environment for a while.

“And it’s getting the guys like Nico (Benezet) and even Poz (Alejandro Pozuelo) and Erickson (Gallardo) and Jacob (Shaffelburg), who’s really new, to read all the cues and all the little details that we have used over the years to be successful.”

Osorio said he is looking forward to the last eight MLS games, and the Canadian Championship final against the Montreal Impact.