New Toronto manager has starting XI ready to go.

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CHARLESTON, S.C. – After an up-and-down Carolina Challenge Cup, Toronto FC manager Aron Winter believes that his side is ready for their opening match against Vancouver next week. The Reds finished the tournament with just one point, thanks to a draw against D.C. United on Saturday night.In the draw against United, just as in the defeat to Charleston, Toronto lost the lead that they had at halftime. Against Charleston, Winter blamed poor defensive mistakes in the second half. In the game against United though, the first half sending off of Mikael Yourassowsky did Toronto in."It's difficult playing with one less man, because D.C. has a good team, and it’s very tough," Winter said after the match against D.C. "But a compliment to the boys, and [Dwayne De Rosario] was good."De Rosario's appearance was his first that he made during the entire competition. His introduction to the side made a huge difference immediately, as Toronto flowed much better on the field against United than they had at any time against Charleston or Chicago.When asked after the match whether or not he was close to knowing his starting side for the game against Vancouver, Winter said that his mind was mostly made up."We are almost there with our starting XI," Winter said. "The league is long and we are still rebuilding, but the first 11, 12, 13 are there."The indication was that the starting team against United would be close to the team to trot out against the Whitecaps next weekend. In that case, Stefan Frei would be taking his normal spot in goal, while Yourassowsky, Ty Harden, Nana Attokora, and Dan Gargan would be playing in defense. The midfield would consist of Nathan Sturgis, Oscar Cordon and De Rosario, while the forwards would be Jacob Peterson, Gianluca Zavarise, and Maicon Santos.If that proves true, then the side would line up in a similar 4-3-3 that Toronto played on Saturday. That is the preferred formation of the Dutchman, and with a first team out there, Toronto proved a handful for United.Winter is still on the lookout for several players to add to his team, and he admitted toafter the Charleston loss that he wanted a couple of more positions to be strengthened."I am looking for other players because, at this moment I am missing a left winger and in the front I am missing a striker who is always there to score or to help the team," Winter said.On Thursday, Toronto announced that they had traded Nick LaBrocca to Chivas USA for striker Alan Gordon. When asked if that filled the need up top, Winter said that he would still like to sing another striker."I want on each position at least two players. I don't know what the future is going to bring us," Winter stated. "You have got to be prepared in June for the internationals that we will lose, and that is why we are still looking for good players."