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On November 3 2010 MLSE Announced The Hiring Of Former German International And Coach Jürgen Klinsmann And His California-based Company SoccerSolutions To Fix The Team's Game. Over The Next Six Months Klinsmann Assessed The Team Identifying A Playing Style And Recommended A Candidate For The Director Of Soccer Position On January 6 2011 The New Management Team For Toronto FC Was Announced Aron Winter Was Hired As Head Coach With His Compatriot Bob De Klerk Named First Assistant Coach. Paul Mariner Was Named As Director Of Soccer Winter Was Selected To Bring The Ajax Culture Possession And 4–3–3 System To Toronto FC Management Made Wholesale Changes To The Roster Before And During The 2011 Season Trading Numerous Players And Eventually Their Captain And Toronto Native De Rosario Toronto FC Used Its Remaining Two Designated Player Slots On Two Notable European Players Signing Torsten Frings And Danny Koevermans To 2.5-year Contracts The Team Went On To Set A Record For Most Players Used In A MLS Season With 39 Despite A Strong Finish To The Season With Only Two Losses In Their Last 12 Games TFC Missed The MLS Playoffs For A Fifth Straight Year Nonetheless They Earned A Win In Their Final Group Stage Match Of 2011–12 CONCACAF Champions League Visiting The FC Dallas Securing A Berth In The Knockout Stage Versus LA Galaxy After A 2–2 Draw In Toronto Before 47,658 Fans At The Rogers Centre, Toronto FC Defeated The Galaxy 2–1 In Los Angeles To Reach The CONCACAF Champions League Semifinals The First Canadian Team To Do So. They Were Defeated By Mexican Side Santos Laguna In The Semifinals 7–3 On Aggregate On June 7 2012 Aron Winter Resigned From The Team Upon Refusing To Be Reassigned From His Head Coaching Role After The Team Started The Season With A Nine-game Losing Streak Setting An MLS Record For Worst Start To A Season. Under Winter In 2012 The Team's League Record Was 1–9–0 And In All Other Competitions Was 3–1–4 Including A Fourth-straight Canadian Championship He Was Replaced By Paul Mariner But TFC Continued To Struggle Finishing With A 4–12–8 Record In League Play Under Him. Toronto FC Also Failed To Advance In The CONCACAF Champions League Finishing Second In Its Group With A 2–2–0 Record Overall They Finished The MLS Season On A 14-game Winless Streak And Ended Up In Last Place With Five Wins And 23 Points Building A Foundation (2013–2014)