After Saturday’s 4-0 dismantling of the San Jose Earthquakes, Toronto FC coach Greg Vanney was asked a question that would have seemed out of place earlier in the year: Would he consider resting captain Michael Bradley during the late season push for the Supporter’s Shield?



Bradley has, after all, played every single minute of every TFC game he’s been selected for, a team-high 2,160 minutes total. And that’s in addition to the six World Cup qualifying matches and the three Gold Cup matches he’s played for the American national team since this season started.



“It’ll be a wrestling match,” Vanney said of his attempts to get Bradley to take a break.



Kidding aside, the amount of physical exertion players must face in a game makes rest even more important. TFC have six regular season games remaining, including three in seven days starting on Saturday. In advance of what could be a lengthy playoff run, why...