Toronto FC looks to build on four-game unbeaten run against Revolution

TORONTO — A swift turnaround at Toronto FC has the Major League Soccer club on an urgent late-season push to make the playoffs.

TFC enters a key game against the visiting New England Revolution on Wednesday night just four points out of a post-season spot in the Eastern Conference.

On a four-game unbeaten run since the debuts of Italian transfers Lorenzo Insigne and Federico Bernardeschi, TFC coach Bob Bradley says the pressure is on with just nine games remaining.

"It's there, we all know that," Bradley said. "We know that we've got to finish in a good way and we know that we're in the moment playing better and better every game.

"We still focus on trying to make sure that the work that we're doing, the football that we're playing can grow (and) continue and that's going to get us where we need to go. That's really the way we handle things."

Toronto has outscored its opponents 11-4 over the four-game run. The unbeaten streak began with a 4-0 win over Charlotte, followed by a 0-0 draw against New England, a 4-3 win over Nashville and a 3-1 victory over Portland.

Midfielder Jayden Nelson, who has started in place of Mark-Anthony Kaye, attributes the turnaround to the team's mindset.

"I feel like from minute one to the 90th minute, we're all engaged and that competitive nature you can see is a bit different," he said. "We're all backing each other and you can see there's a difference. We're all in that mindset that we need to do like a whole turnaround. It's just everyone working together and working hard and I think you could see it."

Bradley did not say whether Kaye will be made available for Wednesday's match after missing the last three games.

Toronto (8-12-5) currently sits 12th in the conference standings, in a