tmcmurph Posted January 30, 2014 Author Share Posted January 30, 2014 How so? YP Lee played more minutes than anyone on the roster except Coker. He played in 32 and had 30 starts added 6 assists. And it showed. He was not his rested self for a lot of those games. When rested he rocked but he isn't a young kid with recovery time measured in a few days. Playing wing back is a very tiring position. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheKottonmouthed1555362307 Posted January 30, 2014 Share Posted January 30, 2014 And it showed. He was not his rested self for a lot of those games. When rested he rocked but he isn't a young kid with recovery time measured in a few days. Playing wing back is a very tiring position. Okay, I understand that. My point is it was still a place strength regardless. Depth would have made it stronger, yes; however, speaking relatively RB was least of our worries when he had YP Lee, and if there was any it was what will we do when he retires. For myself I think Beitashour is the perfect in league replacement of him we will get all the YP qualities we are gonna miss: Work Ethic, Leadership, Defensive and Attacking quality. It is gonna be entertaining football down the right flank for the foreseeable future for the Whitecaps. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tmcmurph Posted January 31, 2014 Author Share Posted January 31, 2014 Yea I'm glad we got Beitashour as well. Like you say he is about as good a successor for YP Lee as we could hope for. I hope they keep Russell on the right side to play with him. That worked very good last year. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VWFC Posted February 5, 2014 Share Posted February 5, 2014 http://www.whitecapsfc.com/news/2014/02/wfc-add-uruguayans-fernandez-mezquida Caps add two young Uruguayans - Sebastián Fernández and Nicolás Mezquida International spots are an issue. With 5 CB's does this mean the end for Carlyle Mitchell? Almost guarantees Aminu Abdallah & Mamadou Diouf will be loaned to USL as they take up Int. spots. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheKottonmouthed1555362307 Posted February 5, 2014 Share Posted February 5, 2014 http://www.whitecapsfc.com/news/2014/02/wfc-add-uruguayans-fernandez-mezquida Caps add two young Uruguayans - Sebastián Fernández and Nicolás Mezquida International spots are an issue. With 5 CB's does this mean the end for Carlyle Mitchell? Almost guarantees Aminu Abdallah & Mamadou Diouf will be loaned to USL as they take up Int. spots. Hopefully, these kids can adjust to the MLS, nicely. Fernandez is on Loan while Mezquida comes on a transfer. The INT spots are filling up fast. 11 INT spots 1.Abdallah 2.Diouf 3.Leveron 4.Lewis 5.Mattocks 6.Mitchell 7.O'Brien 8.Ousted 9.Coker 10.Miller 11. INT's who count as domestics Manneh Watson Ballouchy Koffie Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tmcmurph Posted February 5, 2014 Author Share Posted February 5, 2014 4 spots left out of the 30 and you have to figure one is for a backup keeper. Interesting the Uruguayan connection. Canada has some players playing in their league and we get some of their players in ours. Hopefully these 2 are the next Forlan & Suarez. It does fill the attacking mid role with players a bit more seasoned than what we have. The comment from Robbo was that they see plays develop way ahead of time and adjust. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keegan Posted February 6, 2014 Share Posted February 6, 2014 4 spots left out of the 30 and you have to figure one is for a backup keeper. Interesting the Uruguayan connection. Canada has some players playing in their league and we get some of their players in ours. Hopefully these 2 are the next Forlan & Suarez. It does fill the attacking mid role with players a bit more seasoned than what we have. The comment from Robbo was that they see plays develop way ahead of time and adjust. Hopefully Gilberto is the next Ronaldo Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VWFC Posted February 6, 2014 Share Posted February 6, 2014 4 spots left out of the 30 and you have to figure one is for a backup keeper. Interesting the Uruguayan connection. Canada has some players playing in their league and we get some of their players in ours. Hopefully these 2 are the next Forlan & Suarez. It does fill the attacking mid role with players a bit more seasoned than what we have. The comment from Robbo was that they see plays develop way ahead of time and adjust. Currently 25 on contract, so 5 left of which 3 spots are reserved - GK x 2 and RB, which leaves 2 'open' spots. However they must loan a minimum of 4 to the Battery, so they could potentially sign 6 more in addition to the GK's and RB. Lots of movement in the next 4 weeks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
canadianfoot Posted February 6, 2014 Share Posted February 6, 2014 VWFC 3 - 2 Indy11 http://m.youtube.com/watch?v=561KOk2D0rA Post Match Martyn Pert: http://m.youtube.com/watch?v=ws6ju1DC3d8# Post Match Omar Salgado: http://m.youtube.com/watch?v=fsF-zMxgmVo# Interesting thing is Daigo Kobayashi is "training" with team. Sort of on trial... http://m.youtube.com/watch?v=FjLL75vVNb8# MATCH DETAIL Referee: Ricardo Salazar Scoring Summary: 26' - VAN - Ben Fisk (Mamadou Diouf) 29' - IND - Pedro Mendes 71' - IND - Don Smart 77' - VAN - Omar Salgado (Mitch Piraux) 81' - VAN - Omar Salgado (Sam Adekugbe) Match Stats: Shots: Vancouver 14 - Indy 8 Shots on Goal: Vancouver 5 - Indy 2 Saves: Vancouver 3 - Indy 0 Fouls: Vancouver 13 - Indy 11 Offsides: Vancouver 7 - Indy 6 Corners: Vancouver 6 - Indy 1 Cautions: 70' - VAN - Erik Hurtado VANCOUVER WHITECAPS FC 39.Simon Thomas* (18.Patrick McLain 46'); 42.Jordan Cyrus* (29.Solomon Kwambe* 59'), 41.Jackson Farmer+, 22.Christian Dean, 27.Ethen Sampson^ (3.Sam Adekugbe 59'); 46.Adam Mena# (Michael Calderon# 46'), 25.Andre Lewis (51.Michael Kafari# 46'), 32.Marco Bustos+ (38.Kianz Froese+ 46'), 26.Aminu Abdallah (25. Mitch Piraux+ 46'), 30.Ben Fisk^ (17.Omar Salgado 59'); 45.Mamadou Diouf (19.Erik Hurtado 59') *Trialist +Whitecaps FC Residency ^Whitecaps FC U-23 #Whitecaps FC MLS Draftee INDY ELEVEN 24.Kristian Nicht (Nathan Sprenkel 45'); Trialist (14.Chris Wey), Trialist (3.Baba Omosegbon 45'), Trialist (Trialist 45'), 4.Kyle Hyland (Trialist 45'); 8.Brad Ring (Trialist 45', Trialist '60), Trialist (Trialist 45'), Trialist (Trialist 45'); 2.Mike Ambersley (12.Don Smart 45'), 5.Pedro Mendes (Trialist 45'), 10.Walter Ramirez (Trialist 45') Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blackdude Posted February 6, 2014 Share Posted February 6, 2014 INDY ELEVEN 24.Kristian Nicht (Nathan Sprenkel 45'); Trialist (14.Chris Wey), Trialist (3.Baba Omosegbon 45'), Trialist (Trialist 45'), 4.Kyle Hyland (Trialist 45'); 8.Brad Ring (Trialist 45', Trialist '60), Trialist (Trialist 45'), Trialist (Trialist 45'); 2.Mike Ambersley (12.Don Smart 45'), 5.Pedro Mendes (Trialist 45'), 10.Walter Ramirez (Trialist 45') Did Jeffery play in that game? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
canadianfoot Posted February 6, 2014 Share Posted February 6, 2014 Did Jeffery play in that game? Info taken from Indy11 website: Indy Eleven Line-ups 1st Half (4-3-3): Kristian Nicht; * E. Cass, * R. Tipton, * F. Jefferson, Kyle Hyland; Brad Ring, * B. Elkhart, * B. Jennings; Mike Ambersley, Pedro Mendes, Walter Ramirez 2nd Half (4-3-3): Nathan Sprenkel; Chris Wey, Baba Omosegbon, * S. Allen, * F. Tippecanoe; * F. Jefferson (T. Lake 60), * Y. Grant, * M. Shelby; Don Smart, * S. Monroe, * S. Jay * Denotes trialists (aliases used) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blackdude Posted February 6, 2014 Share Posted February 6, 2014 Info taken from Indy11 website: ) You clearly didn't get the joke. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jpg75 Posted February 6, 2014 Share Posted February 6, 2014 Did Jeffery play in that game? Mr. and Mrs. Trialist must have been Catholic Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nolando Posted February 6, 2014 Share Posted February 6, 2014 Great to see Fisk bang one in early, and to see Farmer and Dean both go 90 (Perhaps no other new options, some might say). I also like Salgado's big impact soon after coming in - he might be well-suited to be a supersub of some type this season. I don't like the fact I haven't seen Pridham's name mentioned anywhere. He is in camp, right? (Edit - he's hurt. I predict he won't get much of a chance, unfortunately) Much less impressed with the Caps bringing in players sight unseen with no need to even trial: http://www.mlssoccer.com/news/article/2014/02/05/sight-unseen-vancouver-whitecaps-carl-robinson-excited-additions-sebastian-f Especially the purchase of Mezquida from second-tier Uruguay. Before following Cavallini's story a little more closely I would have been impressed with the name-dropping of Uruguay at all, but we have seen with our own eyes how even the bottom half of the Uruguayan division is not really top quality at all overall, let alone the second tier (which admittedly I know nothing about). Now I'd be pretty excited by Cavallini joining us but even he, a solid starter (and scorer I would hazard to guess) in the the top flight (with the right team) would probably come in at fifth or sixth in the pecking order. I realise Caps are weak at AM but making a TFC or Impact-like latin american purchase is no sensible decision. Even less excited to see Daigo's name pop up again. That smells of them not being able to find any quality in their price range, which is strange because by some accounts they should have a fair amount of wiggle room; I was expecting a Reo-Coker type player & contract coming in to the AM or RAM/RW role not the equivalent of a second go around with a gfriend who clearly didn't come close to satisfying you the first time around (Really...I'll try harder this time. Things will be different, I promise). However, I am a CR fan and will give him the benefit of the doubt, at least for the first year. Unlike a guy like Rennie he has been involved in the game at high levels, knows the league well and, perhaps most importantly, understands the midfield position, in all its various forms, more than most managers would in most leagues. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
youllneverwalkalone Posted February 6, 2014 Share Posted February 6, 2014 Pridham is carrying a knock from the combine. Apparently, Mezquida was very highly rated when he played for Uruguay at the U17 World Cup. Penarol apparently turned down a few transfer offers from European clubs. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ivanovski94 Posted February 6, 2014 Share Posted February 6, 2014 I love seeing SImon Thomas on trial. so they release him then he goes on trial with them. I find that counter productive Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheKottonmouthed1555362307 Posted February 6, 2014 Share Posted February 6, 2014 I love seeing SImon Thomas on trial. so they release him then he goes on trial with them. I find that counter productive Along with Daigo, who was also released. As for the Charleston Loan agreement do the 4 have to be from the MLS roster or would Fisk have counted last year? As it definitely will impact players coming in, if there is indeed 4 extra spots on our senior roster. It opens the door for a guy like Pridham to make the club. From reading tweets today, it sounded like the friendly against SSFC was a good game. There was a few comments about the partnership of Alderson and Daigo. Lots of praise for Hurtado playing at centre forward, scored the lone 'caps goal. Fernandez and Mezquinda were all over the ball today, as well. Seems like the two South American's will bring plenty of attacking pressure to their games. Hurtado and Salgado look like they surely will make an impact at the MLS level. Mitchell was a beast in the air, per usual. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
canadianfoot Posted February 7, 2014 Share Posted February 7, 2014 Seattle Sounders 2 - 1 VWFC Highlights: http://m.youtube.com/watch?v=kGE6BC7CeZc# Post Match Erik Hurtado: http://m.youtube.com/watch?v=_8_0Vi7gr3M Post Match Carl Robinson: http://m.youtube.com/watch?v=6jj-Yi_fBok Scoring Summary 8' - SEA - Fabio Pereira (Chad Barrett) 17' - SEA - Kevin Parsemain (Dylan Remick) 46' - VAN - Erik Hurtado (Matt Watson) Match Stats: Shots: Vancouver 13 - Seattle 8 Shots on Goal: Vancouver 2 - Seattle 4 Saves: Vancouver 3 - Seattle 1 Fouls: Vancouver 11 - Seattle 5 Offsides: Vancouver 1 - Seattle 1 Corners: Vancouver 5 - Seattle 2 Cautions: 48' - VAN - Jordan Harvey Vancouver Whitecaps FC 1.David Ousted (44.Marco Carducci+ 45'); 13.Solomon Kwambe* (33.Steven Beitashour 45'), 6.Jay DeMerit (24.Carlyle Mitchell 45'), 16.Johnny Leveron (40.Andy O'Brien 45'), 3.Sam Adekugbe (2.Jordan Harvey 45'); 7.Sebastian Fernandez (8.Matt Watson 45), 20.Nigel Reo-Coker (27.Ethen Sampson^ 67'), 29.Nicolas Mezquida (12.Daigo Kobayashi* 45', 32.Marco Bustos+ 83'), 28.Gershon Koffie (36.Bryce Alderson 45'), 38.Kianz Froese+ (17.Omar Salgado 45', 25.Andre Lewis 74'); 11.Darren Mattocks (19.Erik Hurtado 45') *Trialist +Whitecaps FC Residency ^Whitecaps FC U-23 Seattle Sounders FC First Half: Marcus Hahnemann, Michael Azira (David Estrada 45'), Zach Scott (Damion Lowe 45'), Jalil Anibaba (Tarek Morad 45'), Dylan Remick (Aaron Kovar 45'), Sean Okoli (Long Tan 45'), Andy Rose (Michael Azira 69’), Fabio Pereira (Dzenan Catic 45'), Stefani Rijssel (Miguel Gonzalez 45'), Chad Barrett (Kenny Cooper 45'), Kevin Parsemain (Eriq Zavaleta 45') Sorry no Jeffrey playing Today Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nolando Posted February 7, 2014 Share Posted February 7, 2014 ^Where are Teibert and Manneh? Didn't feature in either preseason match. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VWFC Posted February 7, 2014 Share Posted February 7, 2014 Manneh is carrying a knock. Not sure about Teibert, he was practising in Van? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
canadianfoot Posted February 8, 2014 Share Posted February 8, 2014 Manneh is carrying a knock. Not sure about Teibert, he was practising in Van? Teibert is with the team on the trip. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
canadianfoot Posted February 9, 2014 Share Posted February 9, 2014 VWFC vs Seattle Sounders Sunday 9th Feb @ 1030am PST//130pm EST LIVE http://www.whitecapsfc.com/news/2014/02/watch-live-whitecapsfc-vs-soundersfc Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
canadianfoot Posted February 9, 2014 Share Posted February 9, 2014 So the VWFC vs Seattle Sounders just ended I will spare my comments for those interested here is the link to the Video: Not sure how long the link will be kept alive by the admin. We got lots of work ahead of us still Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nolando Posted February 9, 2014 Share Posted February 9, 2014 Teibert played (phew) but missed a PK. Hurtado sounds like the breakthrough player of camp. Carducci, Fisk and Sam got 45 or close to it but minutes will be hard to come by for Canadians again this year if preseason is any indication. This team looks to me like it (not unlike Montreal atm, come to think of it) will struggle to make the playoffs with their pure best 18 never mind by sacrificing something by making this the year to bleed young residency grads. Still some missing pieces up front and perhaps on the wings. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VWFC Posted February 9, 2014 Share Posted February 9, 2014 Teibert played 90 (phew) but missed a PK. Hurtado sounds like the breakthrough player of camp. Carducci, Fisk and Sam got 45 or close to it but minutes will be hard to come by for Canadians again this year if preseason is any indication. This team looks to me like it (not unlime Montreal atm, come to think of it) will struggle to make the playoffs with their pure best 18 never mind by sacrificing something by making this the year to bleed young residency grads. Still some missing pieces up front and perhaps on the wings. Preseason. Expect 2-3 more players in and some leaving, not to mention two of our best forwards (Miller & Manneh) haven't played. Small note Teibert only played 45 and played as one of the 2 with NRC in a 4-2-3-1. New role for him, don't think you'll see him on the wing with Robinson. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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